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Moody Gardens Golf Course

1700 Sydnor Lane, Galveston, Galveston Island, TX 77554
409-683-4653
Ranked #17 of 41 attractions in Galveston
4.0 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Type: Golf Courses
Activities: Golfing
Owner description: Introducing the Moody Gardens® Golf Course, formerly the Galveston Municipal Golf Course, featuring a $16 million comprehensive renovation by the...... more » Owner description: Introducing the Moody Gardens® Golf Course, formerly the Galveston Municipal Golf Course, featuring a $16 million comprehensive renovation by the renowned golf course architects of Jacobsen Hardy Golf Course Design. Revealed in June 2008, the Moody Gardens® Golf Course still features the best historical aspects of the original layout, while significantly improving certain holes and overall course flow. The renovation included new turf grass, green complexes, elevations, irrigation, drainage, cart paths, greens and a full clubhouse renovation. « less
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Groesbeck texas
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2012

this was fun but for the price you have to pay not worth it in my book. More

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Houston, Texas
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

Avid golfer and have played some of the top courses in the world. This course is NOT a Torrey Pines but the location, greens, and fairways are great...Steady southern breeze on a links course is challengine. More

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Oslo, Norway
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5 reviews 5 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012

After spending a week at the beach, this was a fantastic day out. Really enjoyed ourselves- next time we would do it over two days as there was so much to do. More

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See 4 more reviews by bobkare for Galveston
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72 reviews 72 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 August 2011

We had the best time playing!! Staff was really friendly! Was nice weather when we played! More

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Galveston
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48 reviews 48 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2011

What was Galveston Island Municipal Golf Course is now Moody Gardens Golf Course, now under the management of the resort of the same name. It has been completely redesigned with better hole layouts, great fairway grass and very good bunkers. The greens putt true and are of medium speed. There is a nice practice area with driving range, chipping and... More

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Houston
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 September 2006
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A wonderful layout with a wetlands surrounding the course, it provides an excellent venue for watching birds. Sandhill cranes roam the fairways on some days with rosetta spoonbills fishing close to the greens. Heavy crosswinds allmost every day. But this inexpensive municipal golf attraction has seen better days. It needs serious renovation. Upkeep on the course has been very sparse... More

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St. Charles, Il
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2004
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Prices were good, it was challenging with water on every hole...wind is constant also and the upkeep was not great. Lots of bare spots on greens and fairways. More

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