designed
by John Bredemus (1935)
Reworked by Tom Doak & Brooks Koepka (2019)
Price: more than $100
Walker-friendly / GPS
In 2019, the Astros Golf
Foundation pledged to refurbish Memorial
Park Golf Course to make it a world-class playing field for all
Houstonians. With the renovations, the Astros Golf Foundation ushered
in the return of the PGA TOUR's Houston Open to Memorial Park for the
first time since 1963. Now, Memorial Park Golf Course is known as one
of the best municipal courses in the nation and is visited by more than
60,000 patrons each year.
To make sure the renovations were top of the line, the Astros Golf
Foundation enlisted world-renowned golf course architect, Tom Doak to
design the course. With help from four-time major winner Brooks Koepka
serving as the PGA TOUR player consultant and Don Mahaffey, president
of Greenscape Methods, overseeing construction, Doak rose to the
challenge of creating a municipal golf course that could be played by
both professionals and the general public alike.
One of the most intriguing features of the course is the
state-of-the-art storm water irrigation system that was designed to
capture and retain 80 million gallons of storm water for irrigation
purposes removing the golf course's irrigation from the city's potable
water system. The grounds also house a two-tiered 84-bay hitting
structure, a new maintenance facility, and additional parking.
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PAR
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72
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TEES
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TOURNAMENT
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COURSE |
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Blue:
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6344 / 124 / 70.3
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White:
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5799
/ 119 / 68.0
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| Gold: |
5254
/ 114 / 65.5 |
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Forward:
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4786 / 110 / 66.6
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Year
built:-
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1936
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