Houston National Golf Club
Houston, Texas · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Von Hagge, Smelek & Baril, opened 2000.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 140 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 1, where the green sits 11 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 6 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 9 holes and on the right on 4: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 13 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 381 | 362 | 325 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 560 | 528 | 490 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 162 | 140 | 120 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 420 | 392 | 352 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 410 | 388 | 316 |
| 6 | 5 | 11 | 540 | 508 | 471 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 189 | 164 | 139 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 384 | 349 | 314 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 365 | 356 | 315 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 368 | 339 | 293 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 383 | 364 | 309 |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 596 | 542 | 505 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 382 | 351 | 316 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 169 | 146 | 120 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 378 | 349 | 307 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 184 | 160 | 135 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 401 | 359 | 310 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 521 | 468 | 426 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Male | 7337 | 75.3 | 139 |
| Blue | Male | 6793 | 72.8 | 134 |
| White | Male | 6265 | 70.3 | 126 |
| Red | Female | 5563 | 73 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 385+11 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 366 · 381 · 393front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 247
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 229 to reach, 260 to carry
- Bunker left: 280 to reach, 293 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 229 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 229 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 247 and narrows to 22 at 217.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 559-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 553 · 560 · 573front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 41yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 6 ydswide at 201
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole: 61 to reach, 132 to carry
- Bunker left: 175 to reach, 199 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 451 to reach, 467 to carry
- Bunker right: 492 to reach, 508 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 546 to carry
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 61 to reach, 132 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 426 to reach, 546 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 175 to reach, 199 to carry. Drives that finish short of 175 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 6 yards wide at 201.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 165+10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 148 · 162 · 164front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 55 to reach, 69 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 55 to reach, 69 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 60 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].