Gus Wortham Park Golf Course

I love gus ! It's the best public course in Houston and I always recommend it if anyone wants to come out to the east side

Price:
The prices are low and reasonable. If you come regularly like I do, I highly recommend joining their membership! It'll make your golf budget a bit better

Course:
The course is really enjoyable and diverse. There is some challenge with the holes that line the fence (and there for the street), so beware of wild balls going into the road.
They have a great driving range and putting practice green. Unfortunately there's no where to practice chipping though

Club House
The club house is nice with driving range buckets by the door and the restaurant in back. They primarily have menswear items for sale. I once needed a new golf glove and they didn't have a women's small, so ladies be aware if you need last minute things like that.

Other things to note:
-They have the friendliest and most chill staff AND players ! Everyone is very open and welcoming if you're a newbie
-There are days when a lot of students are practicing
-they don't always clear post their schedule places (I've shown up and it was closed for a tournament or the driving range was closed). I wish they would use their instagram stories or posts more for this, but until they do I recommend calling ahead.
- you can book a tee time online I think, but I have found it challenging to use my membership when doing that so I just call in to book it

Most miserable golf experience I've ever had. I've played 20+ courses in the Houston area and have never had such a terrible time. $55 during the week for aerated greens and fairways, basically concrete bunkers, & being attacked by hundreds of mosquitoes the whole time. It was impossible to focus or play any golf while being attacked by swarms of blood suckers. Couldn't take it anymore and left after 9 holes. Won't be going back. And would recommend the same to anymore else

TLDR version - a no raincheck policy. Don't waste your time going to the course if there is a threat of rain.

I can only recommend this course if weather is perfect with no threat of rain. My foursome tried to play on a day with potential inclement weather. Our 7am tee time was pushed to 830 am due to lightning delay. We waited and teed off at 830 am. It was not raining at that time (Which is an important distinction). We played three holes and then the heavens opened up as we walked to the fourth tee box. Radar no longer looked favorable so we decided to head to the club house for a raincheck. The manager denied us a raincheck because we "knew the risk of rain" when we teed off at 830 am. He said nobody forced us to play golf. This was also communicated by the manager in a very combative manner.

I've been playing golf for twenty years and not once has anybody ever forced me to play. I show up rain/shine and hot/cold because I want to play. My understating of a golf course is they need golfers to attempt to show up even if weather forecast doesn't look so great. A no raincheck policy is very shortsighted by the course and management.

Management does not follow it's own published policies. The following is copied from the Gus Wortham Golf Course policies.

Rainchecks
In the case of inclement weather during a round, a rain check may be issued. The amount of the rain check will be a prorated amount based on the number of holes that have been played.

Please note, a raincheck will not be given after Twilight begins

Sunday, May 5, 2024 our foursome teed off with management's blessing. It was not raining. On the third hole, the skies opened up with heavy rain and lightening, so we returned to the pro shop to learn that we would be denied a rain check. So the policy must depend on the mood of management at the moment. Be aware and don't bother playing here if there is any chance of rain. They do no honor their own policy. There are plenty of courses in Houston that issue rain checks.

For the price this is a great park. Relatively newly remodeled this course has really nice greens. Challenging course the first hole has a dog leg left but really fun course.

One of my favorite courses to play and would be 4 or 5 stars, but they absolutely got it wrong with their new Priority Booking that allows access to book a tee time 8-10 days in advance for an additional nonrefundable upfront fee of $20 per person. Sounds great, and I can accept it being nonrefundable if I had made any changes or backed out of the tee time. But when the weather causes the course to be closed, then that fee should be refunded or placed as a credit. C'mon people, let's get this right.

Great amenities for a public park.

Balls are always ready, green is kept well and the people are nice. For a beginner this is a comfortable course and driving range to practice and play at.

Course is in amazing shape, and arguably the best rolling greens in Houston. Would never hesitate to play here.

Great course in excellent condition. Will play it again when I am Houston. They lay out of the course is challenging but fair and the greens were in great condition.

Best value in Houston! They take such great care of this course, and the greens are always running fast and in perfect shape.

Gus is the new gold standard for public golf courses. Everyone else take note