Moody Gardens Golf Course

Nice course. Rented clubs and played 5 holes for $ 23 with a cart. Not bad for after work fun. I will def come again.

First, the staff was very friendly and helpful. GolfNow screwed up my tee time, but they took care of it. Of course, it was cold and windy and they weren’t busy, but they got me out early and didn’t worry about GolfNow screwing up.
Course was in fantastic shape. Fairways are wide and nice to hit off of, and there are quite a few holes where water can easily come in to play. Greens were in as good a shape as I have seen anywhere and do roll true. Very clean with great views.
Fun course, but challenging in spots. Will definitely play again when in town.

The best public course in Galveston County. Course is always in excellent condition. Greens roll true and are consistent. Located next to small airport with mostly helicopter traffic which can be fun to watch during your round. Course can be brutal on days with high wind. Highly recommend.

this is a beautiful course, but it would be nice if the staff weren’t so unfriendly, bording on rude.

Great course! Excellent greens and great views. My son and I played 18 with a cart for $ 84 which isn’t too bad considering the quality of the course. Lots of birds but fortunately the ones aiming for Tim J. never hit us.
Some cool views of the Moody Gardens Pyramids.
Spoiler alert: it’s hot and humid in July. Stay hydrated.

Played today, 5÷9÷14
Pros: Course is in amazing shape! Greens, fairways, tee boxes, bunkers, everything perfect.
Cons: The employees are not the friendliest. The «pro» in the pro-​shop was rude. The «marshal» was very unfriendly when I asked if I could start on 10 since there were 8 people standing on the first tee waiting to hit! He reluctantly showed me to the 10^th tee. It took me a little over 1 hour to play the back nine since only one 2some was in front of me.
The back nine took me almost 2.5 hours to play… so you’re looking at a 5 hour round. Now, this was on a Friday so it’d make sense it would take a little while, except for the fact the course wasn’t that busy!!! The issue, this course allows walkers on Friday! And of course these guys sucked but refused to let anyone play through. So… there were 4 groups backed up behind this one 4some. You’d think that «marshal» would have come around to speed things up… nope, never saw him the entire round. I will not drive to play this course again. It was in great shape, but I don’t care how great the course is I will not play a 4.5+ hour round on an almost empty course (when I say empty there were about 25 cars in the parking lot when I left).

Tee ‘em high, let ‘em fly! This is a municipal golf course that went under major renovations a few years back. Lots of water hazards and great views of the island and Moody Gardens pyramids. The course and greens are kept in pristine condition. All golfers in Galveston who aren’t members of the country club play at the Moody Gardens course.

Moody is a really nice course. I was pleasantly surprised. Played on a Sunday (yesterday) and the 90 degree cart rule was in effect. Unfortunately there was a tournament playing ahead of us so play was slow. And it was also the last day to use their Groupon so the course was super slow yesterday. I didn’t have anywhere to be so I didn’t mind. The only thing I did mind was the wind. It was blowing 15+mph while we were out there. From what I understand it’s always windy which makes sense b/​c its so close to the ocean.
They’ve got a menu at the 8^th hole tee box along with the number to the grill at the turn which I thought was pretty cool. They ask that you not stop for more than 5 minutes between the front & back nines. The course hugs the driving range on a few different holes so look out for range balls to be in a few fairways. There’s water and sand on every hole so bring your A game or extra balls. The course condition was excellent. Greens and fairways were well kept and sand was raked.

Great course, great location, great layout. Tee boxes and greens are in A+ shape, employees are very friendly. This course is pricey if non-​resident, but still worth it if it is a nice day! I cannot say that I have played on a better course!

Course still beautiful, but a warning.
The birds here shitted on my golf clubs. So wear a hat!
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The course was in almost perfect condition, Interesting layout. Tee boxes and fairways were in top notch shape. The greens were medium slow; Putts didn’t seem to roll smoothly, probably due to being recently aerated. I thought it was a pretty challenging course. Most fairways aren’t tight though there are numerous water hazards and the greens are well protected by some serious bunkers. Seabreeze is a constant factor.
Play was well paced. The marshalls do a good job keeping up the pace of play; we never got pinched by the groups in front or behind even though it was a BUSY Saturday. The employees are super polite from the folks in the cluhouse to starters. It’s a little pricey to play weekends but considering it’s in private club condition, I thought well worth the cost and the hour drive from Houston. I’ll be back.

Great course. Greens and fairways excellent shape. Pace was just fine. Played on groupon coupon, which made the day a greater bargain. Staff was friendly and grass cutters even turned off the engines if you were on the green or nearby.
Worth the hour or so drive from
Houston.