#6 of 20 in Houston
Royal Oaks Country Club
Atmosphere5th of 20 in Houston
Clubhouse food5th of 20 in Houston
Views & scenery5th of 20 in Houston
Course conditions6th of 20 in Houston
Layout & design7th of 20 in Houston
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About Royal Oaks Country Club
Royal Oaks Country Club is a private club in Houston with an 18-hole golf course that has undergone a comprehensive redesign by architect Beau Welling, who trained under Tom Fazio and has collaborated with Tiger Woods.
The reworked layout emphasizes strategic options and varied shotmaking, pairing traditional design principles with demands suited to the modern game.
At a glance
- Access
- Private
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,007 yards
- Tees
- 10 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 74.7 / 139 slope
- Opened
- 2000
- Difficulty
- Average
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 | |||||
| Medal | 382 | 470 | 364 | 535 | 401 | 180 | 462 | 240 | 491 | 353 | 450 | 586 | 205 | 388 | 407 | 158 | 508 | 427 | 3525 | 3482 | 7,007 | 72 | 74.7/139 |
| Championship | 346 | 440 | 353 | 519 | 392 | 172 | 452 | 225 | 483 | 346 | 424 | 574 | 193 | 378 | 367 | 152 | 498 | 419 | 3382 | 3351 | 6,733 | 72 | 73.4/136 |
| MGA | 346 | 413 | 353 | 519 | 392 | 172 | 422 | 216 | 483 | 346 | 391 | 542 | 193 | 378 | 367 | 152 | 498 | 401 | 3316 | 3268 | 6,584 | 72 | 72.6/135 |
| Tournament | 338 | 413 | 331 | 498 | 372 | 160 | 422 | 216 | 475 | 330 | 391 | 542 | 182 | 355 | 349 | 138 | 471 | 401 | 3225 | 3159 | 6,384 | 72 | 71.7/131 |
| MGA Senior | 338 | 401 | 331 | 498 | 372 | 160 | 401 | 184 | 475 | 330 | 361 | 514 | 182 | 355 | 349 | 138 | 471 | 379 | 3160 | 3079 | 6,239 | 72 | 71.1/130 |
| Regular | 315 | 401 | 324 | 483 | 356 | 156 | 401 | 184 | 444 | 318 | 361 | 514 | 158 | 345 | 317 | 128 | 443 | 379 | 3064 | 2963 | 6,027 | 72 | 70.3/128 |
| Ladies Championship | 280 | 358 | 296 | 404 | 330 | 116 | 374 | 161 | 405 | 264 | 335 | 471 | 137 | 311 | 284 | 108 | 402 | 332 | 2724 | 2644 | 5,368 | 72 | 67.1/121 |
| WGA | 280 | 327 | 296 | 404 | 330 | 116 | 328 | 132 | 405 | 264 | 253 | 430 | 137 | 311 | 284 | 108 | 402 | 260 | 2618 | 2449 | 5,067 | 72 | 65.7/119 |
| Ladies | 244 | 327 | 276 | 377 | 299 | 95 | 328 | 132 | 379 | 224 | 253 | 430 | 120 | 279 | 232 | 103 | 371 | 260 | 2457 | 2272 | 4,729 | 72 | 63.9/118 |
| Short Course | 110 | 95 | 95 | 135 | 70 | 40 | 140 | 55 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 900 | 27 | 26.0/83 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Royal Oaks Country Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal | 74.7 | 139 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 |
| Championship | 73.4 | 136 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 45 |
| MGA | 72.6 | 135 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 44 |
| Tournament | 71.7 | 131 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 41 |
| MGA Senior | 71.1 | 130 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 41 |
| Regular | 70.3 | 128 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 39 |
| Ladies Championship | 67.1 | 121 | -5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 34 |
| WGA | 65.7 | 119 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 32 |
| Ladies | 63.9 | 118 | -8 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 |
| Short Course | 26.0 | 83 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
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