River Oaks Country Club
Houston, TX
River Oaks Country Club is a private 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Houston, Texas, playing 7,125 yards with a course rating of 74.9 and slope of 137. It is ranked #26 on Golf Digest's Best in Texas (2025-26). It was designed by Donald Ross.
🏛 Designed by Donald Ross; A.W. Tillinghast (renovation, 1936); Joseph S. Finger (renovation, 1969)
Accolades
- Ranked #26, Best in Texas (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 1600 River Oaks Boulevard, Houston, TX 77007
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 10, 578 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 6, 171 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 5 (par 4, 375 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 3, about 35 ft downhill from tee to green
- Doglegs: 5 left, 3 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 356 | 13 | dogleg left, 2 bunkers |
| 2 | 4 | 384 | 3 | 4 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 3 | 3 | 221 | 7 | 2 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 4 | 5 | 555 | 11 | dogleg right, 5 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 5 | 4 | 375 | 1 | dogleg left, 2 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 6 | 3 | 171 | 15 | 1 bunker |
| 7 | 4 | 431 | 5 | dogleg left, 3 bunkers |
| 8 | 5 | 512 | 17 | dogleg left, 4 bunkers |
| 9 | 4 | 390 | 9 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers |
| Out | 36 | 3,395 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 578 | 12 | 6 bunkers |
| 11 | 4 | 451 | 4 | 2 bunkers |
| 12 | 4 | 393 | 10 | 2 bunkers |
| 13 | 4 | 322 | 18 | dogleg right, 2 bunkers |
| 14 | 3 | 248 | 6 | 1 bunker, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 15 | 5 | 568 | 16 | 5 bunkers |
| 16 | 4 | 490 | 2 | 4 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 17 | 3 | 223 | 14 | 1 bunker |
| 18 | 4 | 457 | 8 | dogleg left, 2 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,730 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,125 |
Scorecard from the Tips 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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