Woodforest (Front & Back) - Texas - USA

Woodforest about an hour north of Houston is a 27 hole complex with quick greens. Let me repeat, quick greens. The first few holes are good scoring oppties, so you have a chance to start low. The first hole is a welcoming par four with a fairway bunker right. The 2nd is the shortest par three to a green that is protected by three bunkers front and one rear. The 3rd is straightaway par five that is reachable. Trees left and a water hazard that starts about 160 yards out also on the left. The green has a bunker front middle and one back right. The fourth leans a little right but the fairway runs out about 150 yards out. Consider laying up. The 5th has a tight landing area. Ideal drive will be over the right fairway bunker. The 6th is also a reachable par five that leans right. Ideal tee shot is a high fade right of the left fairway bunker. It is a green light 2nd and/or third shot other than trees right and left and a huge front right greenside bunker. The 7th is perplexingly the number one handicap hole. Yes, it is a dogleg left with water all the way, but a decent drive left of the right fairway bunker leaves you with an attack wedge. Heck, even I birdied it. The 8th is the shortest par four and the only defense are the two cross bunkers. Clear those and you will be about 110 yards out. Good thing I called PBFU as my lousy drive ended up in the left one. The front closes out with another short par three, this one with a small water carry.

The back starts with a strong par 5. It is a reverse S starting right. Ideal drive is to the right of the left fairway bunker. The green is tucked behind a left water hazard with a bunker in front of the water about 120 yards out. Play it is a 3 shotter and have your favorite yardage for the approach. The 11th leans a little bit to the left. Trees both sides with a long fairway bunker on the right starting at about 160 out. Also, the fairway ends about 70 yards in front of the green as a brook meanders across. The 12th is the longest par three. The last par five is pretty straight and treelined. There is a fairway bunker right about 150 out and another left inside of that. The 14th is a good birdie oppty, the fairway bunkers left should not come into play. Favor the right side, a decent drive will leave you with a flip wedge. However, there is a creek that runs in front of the green. The 15th is also a birdie hole that is dogleg left. High draw off the tee will leave you with another flip wedge. The 16th is a short par three, you guessed it, flip wedge. The 17th is a long par four tilting left. There are small fairway bunkers on each side in the landing zone and greenside front right and left. The 18th is a good finishing hole. Straightaway off the tee with fairway bunkers where you would expect them to be. The approach is a water carry.

What makes this course are the greens, they are faster than teenage sex. Good not great.