Gus Wortham Golf Course
Houston, TX
Gus Wortham Golf Course is a municipal 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Houston, Texas, playing 6,388 yards with a course rating of 71.2 and slope of 126. It was designed by A.W. Tillinghast and opened in 1936.
🏛 Designed by A.W. Tillinghast (renovation, 1936)
📍 7000 Capitol Street, Houston, TX 77011
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 11 par 4s, 3 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 3, 519 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 8, 146 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 3 (par 5, 519 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 2, about 15 ft uphill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 7, 8 and 18
- Doglegs: 2 left, 1 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 339 | 15 | dogleg left, 4 bunkers |
| 2 | 5 | 472 | 3 | 4 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 3 | 5 | 519 | 1 | 8 bunkers |
| 4 | 4 | 454 | 7 | 4 bunkers |
| 5 | 3 | 201 | 13 | 3 bunkers |
| 6 | 4 | 460 | 5 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers |
| 7 | 4 | 393 | 9 | water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 8 | 3 | 146 | 17 | water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 9 | 4 | 325 | 11 | 3 bunkers |
| Out | 36 | 3,309 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 153 | 18 | 2 bunkers |
| 11 | 4 | 447 | 4 | 3 bunkers |
| 12 | 4 | 302 | 16 | 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 13 | 4 | 317 | 12 | dogleg left, 4 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 14 | 4 | 387 | 6 | 6 bunkers |
| 15 | 4 | 376 | 10 | 5 bunkers |
| 16 | 3 | 230 | 14 | 3 bunkers |
| 17 | 5 | 497 | 2 | 4 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 370 | 8 | water in play, 4 bunkers |
| In | 35 | 3,079 | ||
| Total | 71 | 6,388 |
Scorecard from the Back tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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