The Player course was the last of the three layouts to debut at the The Woodlands Country Club's 63-hole golf complex in 2002. It’s by far the most difficult track here, carrying a slope rating of 151 from the back tees.
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The Player course was the last of the three layouts to debut at the The Woodlands Country Club's 63-hole golf complex in 2002. It’s by far the most difficult track here, carrying a slope rating of 151 from the back tees.
The Woodlands (Player)
The Woodlands Country Club of Houston features 63 holes of golf. The most celebrated route is the Tournament Course, but the Player course — designed by The Black Knight — is quite the fallback plan for members. Player added his self-titled course 15 years after Robert von Hagge and Bruce Devlin laid out the original 18.
Although it relies less upon open water as a hazard than the Tournament course does, Player features a number of creeks that provide the most noteworthy hazard during a round. Player himself uses both as the centerpiece of a short par four, however.
The green at No. 4 may be out of reach for most non-PGA players at 340 yards, however those who aim for the left band of fairway will receive a much better angle in than those who play to the right of the creek that divides the hole. At No. 17, players must carry a pond off the left and guide their tee shot into a skinny, vertically-aligned green if they hope to take an eagle putt.
The course measures more than 7,100 yards from the back tees.