The Woodlands Resort

2301 North Millbend Drive,

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

  • Office

    +1 (800) 433 2624 (toll free)
  • Pro shop

    +1 (281) 882 3000
  • Fax

    +1 (281) 364 6331
  • Golf pro

    Roland Thatcher (Director of Golf).

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland and residential areas.

  • Designer:

    North course (formerly Panther course): designed by Joe Lee and Robert von Hagge (1975); renovated by Roy Case (2002).
    West course (formerly Oaks course): designed by Joe Lee and Robert von Hagge (1975); redesigned by Jay Morrish (1999).

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7120
6201
4896
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
73.6
69.3
69.1

At the same location:

The five 18-hole courses at Woodlands CC are (at the Trails/resort location): North course (par-72; 7120 yds from back tees; rating 73.6) and West course (par-72; 7054 yds; rating 73.3).
Across Grogans Mill Road from Trails/resort location: Tournament course (par-72; 7025 yds from back tees; rating 74.4); Palmer course (King, Deacon & General-nines; all par-36; all c.3,500 yds; 6.5 mi NW of Trails/resort location); Player course (par-72; 7162 yds; rating 74.7; 8 mi NW of Trails/resort location).

Location

Latitude:

30.145257

Longitude:

-95.472854

How to get there:

2 mi SW of The Woodlands Mall / 30 mi N of downtown Houston.

The Woodlands Resort (North and West courses at The Trails location) is complemented 2 miles to the east on the other side of Grogans Mill Road, by The Woodland's Country Club's top-rated Tournament course. The Country Club's Palmer course (30.189006, -95.518888) is located 6.5 miles northwest of the Tournament course, while the Player course (30.193889, -95.565881) is located 8 miles northwest of the Tournament course.

The Woodlands Resort

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.

Est. 1975

The Woodlands Resort is home to two championship golf courses, located at its Trails property (formerly known as The Golf Trails at the Woodlands). Now part of The Woodlands Country Club offering of five courses, the resort's North course (previously known as the Panther course) heads "out-and-back" from the resort centre, as does its neighbour, the West course (formerly known as the Oaks course).

In addition to The Woodlands Resort courses (North and West), The Woodlands Country Club also operates the private Tournament, Player and Palmer courses. These are also located in the outer-Houston suburb of The Woodlands.

The often higher-rated North course was originally laid out by Joe Lee and Robert Von Hagge, and substantially renovated by Roy Case in 2002. The course is characterised by large greenside and fairway bunkers, gently rolling fairways and tall Carolina pine lining every hole. There's plenty of water to be avoided on the challenging back-nine, not least at the island green par-4 18th.

Complementing the North course is the also championship length West course, which features generous fairways, and large rolling greens with substantial greenside bunkering. Bordering Lake Harrison, the par-4 18th hole epitomises the natural beauty and inherent challenges of West course.

Stay&Play at The Woodlands Resort: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.

List of courses: Around Houston, TX

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes (North and West courses): $173 (all days). Golf cart $23.

Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play rates and packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].

Practice facilities

Excellent

Did you know?

The Woodlands Resort is located at the southern end of The Woodlands, Texas, a master-planned community that sits within the nine-county Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area (also known as Greater Houston).

The Woodlands area is home to several corporate campuses of major oil companies and oilfield service companies, as well as the private Woodlands Country Club, the home of the PGA Tour's Houston Open from 1985 to 2002.

Where2Stay

  • The Woodlands ResortAAA Four Diamond

    2301 N Millbend Dr, The Woodlands, Texas 77380.

    +1 (800) 433 2624

    Visit website

    Originally founded in 1974 as the more modest Woodlands Inn, over the next several decades the property transformed into a premier meeting and vacation destination. Today the Woodlands Resort boasts 406 deluxe rooms and suites, four restaurants, Spa and fitness center, two championship golf courses, pools and whirlpools, outdoor and indoor tennis courts, conference center and a host of outdoor activities.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      The Woodlands Resort (North and West courses)

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      The Woodlands CC (Tournament course)

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      The Woodlands CC (Palmer and Player courses); Carlton Woods (Nicklaus and Fazio courses); Augusta Pines; Woodforest; Cypresswood; Champions GC.

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