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Bay Forest Golf Course
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About Bay Forest Golf Course
Bay Forest Golf Course is a municipal layout in La Porte, on the Texas coast southeast of Houston. The course winds through a natural bayside landscape of mature trees and waterways fed by the surrounding bayous.
With facilities suited to both casual rounds and more competitive play, the course presents a genuine test of golf in a setting shaped by its waterfront surroundings.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,814 yards
- Tees
- 4 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 73.9 / 139 slope
- Opened
- 1988
- Difficulty
- Harder than most
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 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 37 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Blue | 406 | 402 | 184 | 499 | 418 | 171 | 516 | 187 | 376 | 521 | 510 | 436 | 180 | 542 | 451 | 383 | 180 | 452 | 3159 | 3655 | 6,814 | 72 | 73.9/139 |
| White | 389 | 368 | 158 | 459 | 390 | 151 | 480 | 161 | 353 | 486 | 482 | 396 | 148 | 503 | 420 | 360 | 155 | 415 | 2909 | 3365 | 6,274 | 72 | 71.1/131 |
| Gold | 364 | 354 | 135 | 428 | 311 | 135 | 424 | 140 | 341 | 444 | 453 | 359 | 138 | 461 | 355 | 306 | 145 | 368 | 2632 | 3029 | 5,661 | 72 | 68.2/120 |
| Red | 336 | 339 | 120 | 402 | 270 | 130 | 396 | 127 | 321 | 409 | 412 | 321 | 111 | 397 | 327 | 266 | 135 | 313 | 2441 | 2691 | 5,132 | 72 | 65.5/107 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Bay Forest Golf Course
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 73.9 | 139 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 46 |
| White | 71.1 | 131 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 41 |
| Gold | 68.2 | 120 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 34 |
| Red | 65.5 | 107 | -7 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 28 |
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