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BlackHorse
Golf Club
It
contains two golf courses 18 holes drawn by Peter Jacobsen and
Jim Hardy, The North and The South,
nested in the heart of a green campaign decorated with lakes and
with majestic trees. The first golf course is characterized by
the presence of swampy zones, hundred-years-old oaks and rippling
prairies, whereas the second offers big lakes lined with magnificent
trees and an authentic sandpit which allows to test its competence.
Six different departures make the golf courses accessible to any
level players. The club was classified America's Top Ten Best
Courses for $100 or Less" by Travel and Leisure Golf Magazine.
The club house offers at disposal a pro shop, a restaurant and
a bar, complete golf lessons are proposed by a professional PGA.
Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes: from $50 to $85
Information:
Blackhorse Golf Club
12205 Fry Road
Cypress, TX 77433
Phone: (281) 304-1747
Cypresswood
Golf Club
Situated
on more than 300 hectares of hilly and wooded field which extends
along Spring's confluence and Cypress creeks, Cypresswood appears
on the list of the renowned golf courses of the region for its
quality and its rates. It is made up of three golf course 18 holes.
The golf course Tradition, which opened in 1997,
was drawn by Keith Foster, architect known for its work at Walking
Stick, Bighorn, and at The Quarry. During the last 4 years it
was classified n°1 golf course of the region by the Houston
Chronicle.
The golf courses Creek and Cypress were classified
"Best New Course" in 1988 and 1989 by the Golf Digest.
Due to their impressive topography consisted of vast forests they
offer a provocating and exciting experience of golf.
The club can welcome up to 800 players on the three golf c ourses.
It offers at disposal two club houses which propose a complete
restaurant service. Complete golf lessons are proposed by a teacher
considered in the region for his experience with professionals
of the PGA. Two wide practices are at disposal.
Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes: from $37,50 to $60
Information:
Cypresswood Golf Club
21602 Cypresswood Drive
Spring, TX 77373
Phone: (281) 821-6300
The
Falls Golf Club Resort
In
1984, the architect Jay Riviere and Dave Marr had the opportunity
to be able to build an international golf course on a hilly and
wooded ground situated at approximately 96 km West of Houston
and at 141 km east of Austin. With several lakes of clear water
which follow the natural plan of the ground, the golf course possesses
a spectacular arrangement. It gains moreover his name from the
series of waterfalls created by the rise changes. It is decorated
with big forests, with fairways lined with trees, with magnificent
points of view, and the water, of course, which comes into play
on several holes. The club house offers at disposal a well supplied
pro shop, a driving range, a putting and a chipping green, training
bunkers, vehicle with refreshments on the golf course. Possibility
of renting material. Golf lessons are proposed.
The club is specialized in organization of golf tournaments for
small or big groups.
Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes: from $50 to $65
Golf course 9 holes: from $26 to $36
Golf package are proposed on the site.
Accommodations:
The
Inn hotel proposes comfortable rooms for one or two persons
with sight on the departures of the 10th hole, on the swimming
pools or on the putting green. From $60 per night.
The Villas several villas full equipped for an
independence stay are proposed:
' Resort Villas ' Deluxe Villas ',' Big Villas ',' West
Villa ', with a surface from 62 to 83 m ². From $120 per
night, and $35 for an extra person.
Information:
The Falls Golf Club
Resort Community
1750 N. Falls Dr.
New Ulm, TX 78950
Phone: 979-992-3123 - Fax: 979-992-3126
Gleannloch
Farms Golf Club
He
is situated at the northeast of Harris County, at approximately
32 km from Houston's business center and easily accessible by
highway. Recently classified as one of the best public golf courses
in Houston by the Houston Chronicle, Gleannloch is situated on
the old domain of a famous stud farm of Arabic horses. The architect,
Jay Riviere, knew how to get the rural charm of the place such
as it was previously on all the three 9 holes, the Loch,
the Paddock, and the Gleann.
The hilly ground, the lakes and majestic pines offer a unique
experience to golfers. Four different departures make the golf
c ourse accessible to any level players. The club proposes a complete
pro shop, a practice, wardrobes, a luxurious club house with snack
bar, grill, porch. A conference center is at disposal for groups,
as well as training sessions and seminars. Possibility of banquets,
receptions, etc. …
Green fees:
Golf course 27 holes: from $40 to $65
Information:
Gleannloch Farms Golf Club
19393 Champion Forest
Spring, TX 77379
Phone: (281) 225-1200
High
Meadow Ranch Golf Club
It
appears among the first golf clubs proposing dayly rates in the
region. Built on a spectacular field in the southwest of Montgomery
County, the golf course is situated in the heart of a rustic environment
consisted of moor which contains vast woody pines zones, big oaks,
dense wood and natural ravines, all in a peaceful context.
The golf course, rich in history and in natural beauty was created
by Tim Nugent and David Ogrin. The first 6 holes twist among the
natural ravines, through a forest of majestic oaks and immense
pines. The following 6 holes take place on the heights of the
property, on the field which was formerly an iron mine, with wide
fairways and fast greens. The last 6 holes offer a combination
of level changes, deep wood and wild zones. The 18th hole, raised,
is in front of a creek and protected by an impressive stony wall,
what makes it a final spectacular hole.
Green fees:
Golf c ourse 18 holes: from $45 to $69
Information:
High Meadow Ranch Golf Club
37300 Golf Club Trail Magnolia,
TX 77355
Phone: (281) 356-7700 - Fax: (281) 259-2727
Meadowbrook
Farms Golf Club
Drawn
by the famous champion of the International PGA Greg Norman, this
golf course 18 holes Par-72 extends over a 6492 meter length from
the championship departures. Created along a multitude of tight
wood, creeks, lakes and swampy zones, Meadowbrook Farms offers
the opportunity to admire a design which contains rippling fairways
surrounded with prairies and wild flowers, wave-like greens and
bunkers of herb. This quality arrangement is highlighted by exceptional
conditions of game and personalized services, what allows to live
a memorable golfic experience. The golf course was classified
" Best Golf Courses in Texas " by the Golf Digest Magazine
in 2001. The club house offers a complete quality service, among
which a restaurant, a snack bar bar and a lounge accessible to
the public. Golf lessons proposed by professionals.
Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes from $60 to $85
Information:
Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club
9595 South Fry Road
Katy, Texas 77494
281-693-GOLF -- Bookings
281-693-5733 -- Fax
Old
Orchard Golf Club
In
1997 and 1998, the club was classified in the Top 10 daily fee
golf courses" of Texas after to the vote of professional
golfers by the Gulf Coast Golfer magazine. In 2002, it was classified
4th best golf course of Texas by Houston Chronicle and 7th by
Dallas Morning News. It is to say that during these last years
it was constantly classified as one of the best golf courses opened
to the public of the state. Situated at approximately 30 minutes
from the southwest of Houston, the golf course was created on
the site of the former Lazy " C " ranch, one of the
best breedings of horses during the 50s. Because of the ground's
quality, the architect Carlton Gipson was finely able to select
the natural places of the ground for the departures and the greens.
The golf course is decorated with former trees, with hilly zones,
with strategically placed lakes, creating then water traps on
17 holes.
Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes: from $50 to $65
9 additional holes: from $12 to $15
Information:
Old Orchard Golf Club
13134 FM 1464
Richmond, Texas 77469
Phone: 281/277-3300
Woodlands
Resort & Conference Center
The Resort:
Situated
in the heart of the forest at the North of Houston, at 20 minutes
from the Intercontinental George Bush airport, this resort represents
one of the most prestigious destinations of the Houston's region.
It offers at disposal 490 rooms and luxury suites, full equipped.
Activities, services: business center, 5 restaurants, bar, 5 swimming
pools including the new aquatic park Forest Oasis Waterscape,
17 outside tennis courts and 4 inside, outside and internal Jacuzzis,
spa, fitness center, approximately 190 km of cycle track, 2 international
golf courses 18 holes.
The Golf:
Established
among the big pines of the southeast region of Texas, Tournament
Players Course is classified in the Top 10 of the resort
golf courses to be discovered in the region. It was drawn in 1985
by Von Hagge and Devlin. Spreading out on a length of more than
6400 meters, the golf course is at the same moment provoking and
amusing. Having been a stage of the PGA Tour, it welcomed the
Shell Houston Open for 17 years. The enjoyments of the golf course
include a stage drawn by Von Hagge and end holes classified among
the most difficult 18 holes of Texas. The training field includes
a driving range with target greens and wide chipping and putting
greens.
Panther
Trail ™ was initially drawn in 1975 by Robert Von
Hagge and completely renewed in 2002 by Roy Case. It is a smooth
golf course with new outlines, water traps and fairways which
are lined with a big number of wild flowers of the region. With
4 different departures, the golf course offers an experience of
golf for any level golfers.
Green fees:
TPC: from $85 to $125
Panther Trail: from $63 to $83
Information:
Woodlands Resort & Conference Center
2301 N. Millbend Drive
The Woodlands, Texas, 77380
Phone: 800.433.2624 - Fax: 281.364.6345
Hilton
Houston Southwest
This hotel is situated in the prestigious region of Galleria,
at approximately 12 km from the ' Exchange Business district '
of Houston. It offers at disposal rooms and spacious suites, luxuriously
fitted out, soundproofed to assure a totally quiet environment.
Services, activities: restaurant, bar, business center, lecture
hall, swimming pool, fitness center, shops. Nearby: tennis, squash,
horse ridding, bowling, beach, jet ski, fishing, golf. The hotel
proposes the transport on a distance of 8 km around.
Information:
Hilton Houston Southwest
6780 Southwest Freeway, Houston
TX 77074-2102
Phone: 1-713-977-7911 - Fax: 1-713-974-5808
Radisson
Suite Hotel
Situated
on the West of Houston, Radisson Hotel offers at disposal rooms
and magnificently ordered suites, possessing all the modern comfort,
among which one microwaves, a refrigerator and a coffee machine.
Suites, spacious, are particularly convenient for families. A
team of professionals offers a personalized service of quality.
Activities, services: business center, restoring, bar, swimming
pool, fitness center, shops. Nearby: numerous activities among
which several golf courses.
Information:
Radisson Suite Hotel Houston West
10655 Katy Freeway, Houston Texas 77024
Phone: (713) 461-6000 - Fax: (713) 467-2357
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