Golfer’s Guide Houston Golf Courses Stories

General Manager of The Battleground at Deer Park, Louis Gantz, is fully aware of the challenges his golf course faces in an overbuilt market and a tepid consumer climate.

Houston has an amazing assortment of championship golf courses, but perhaps more than can be fully supported with the economy as it is. Gantz knows that golfers have plenty of courses to choose from and will more than likely be playing less this year, so he is adamant about offering those who visit his course the best possible value on their dollar.

Houston has a rich golfing tradition dating back to the early 1900’s that continues today as the nation’s fourth largest city hosts a number of prestigious amateur and professional tournaments, in addition to the PGA Tour’s Shell Houston Open.

A number of the oldest and most renowned layouts in the state of Texas lie within the Space City’s limits, including the venerable courses operated by the city itself.

The tiny community of Mont Belvieu, Texas, home to a population of slightly more than 3,000 and exactly one post office, made its name as a fountain of natural resources.

Originally named Barber’s Hill for its founding settler, rancher and cattleman Amos Barber, who built the first home in the area in 1849, Mont Belvieu is now home to the Eagle Pointe Golf Club & Recreation Complex.

Designed by noted Houston golf architect Rick Forester, Eagle Pointe is known for its undulating topography, which is a rarity among typically flat Houston area courses. The rolling terrain and interesting elevation changes are present throughout the course as the ground rises and falls as much as 40 feet.