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Review of Magnolia Creek - Scotland Golf Course
Magnolia Creek in League City is home to three 9 hole courses (Scotland, England, and Ireland) that were designed by Thomas E Clark and are about as authentic as you can get to St. Andrews, North Berwick, and Royal County Down. Each of the three nines - England, Scotland, and Ireland - are truly unique to Texas and they capture the best of the British Isles. Even the flag poles are wooden like you'll find across the pond. The Magnolia Creek Courses are characterized by dramatic mounding, deep entrenched bunkers, spacious rolling contoured fairways, native grasses, challenging green complexes, and at times, strong winds. Read our review of the England Course at Magnolia Creek.
If you like a links style course, you're going to love the Scotland Course at t Magnolia Creek. It's fun, demanding but fair, unique, and a blast to play thanks to dramatic mounding, interesting holes, challenging greens, rolling fairways, and lots of bunkers. Each of the holes is a little different from the others and you'll encounter something that will force you to focus if you want to score well, for example:
When we played in November 2012 the fairways were in very good shape. The Scotland fairways range from ample to tight and from flat to heavily contoured roller coasters. Plus you'll need to avoid the dramatic and challenging mounds lining all of the holes and all the fairway bunkers on 4 of the 9 holes. The roughs are wide and somewhat thick, but playable. You'll also need to manage the wind which at times can be a howling.
The greens on the Scotland course were also in very good condition with an ample fringe. The ran fast and true and held the ball well. They range in size from average to huge and they are demanding thanks to significant slope, tiers, and undulation. Pin placement can be a killer. A lot of the greens are raised and bump and run shots work well if you can hold the green.
The bunkers are excellent and most are oval pot type bunkers with some nasty faces. The sand is soft, thick, and fluffy. A joy to hit from.
Bottom line - Magnolia Creek is home to three excellent links style courses which are the best and most authentic we've found in Texas - a must play if you like links courses.
The slope and rating is based on playing the Scotland and England golf courses.
Tee Box | Yardage | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 3,385 | 71.3 | 121 |
White | 3,086 | 68.8 | 116 |
Gold | 3,669 | 74.5 | 128 |
Red | 2,755 | 71.9 | 120 |
Initiation Fees: Under $10,000
Monthly Dues: $201 to $400
The service is good, the pro shop is well stocked, and the 22 acre practice facilities are excellent. The grill has a wide variety of choices and a pint of Irish ale waiting for you after your round.
Here's How Texas Outside Determines the Scorecard RatingThe Texas Outside rating scale ranges from 1 to 10 – a perfect 10 course would be something like this: links along a cliff overlooking the Pacific ocean and bordered by tall trees; lush fairways on rolling hills with lots of natural hazards; water (which is crystal clear) on most of the holes; immaculate greens (but they are undulating and tough); lots of variety and character (each hole is completely different and includes blind shots, elevation changes, doglegs, and significant challenges); perfectly manicured traps with the whitest and prettiest sand you’ve ever seen; a nice club house with great food and a 19th hole; a GPS; plenty of beverage carts or your own cooler and ice; and it only costs $40 bucks! What this means is that you probably won’t find any 10s in Texas – try Cabo San Lucas, Pebble Beach, or some of the Hawaii courses!
All of the above determines the overall score for the golf course. In other words, we like courses that are pretty, fun, very challenging with a lot of variety, and fairways and greens in excellent condition – all for $40. We also tend to play the courses that are affordable for the masses, which means in the $30 to $80 range. We rate hard and we haven’t found a 10 in Texas yet – don’t worry we haven’t given up and we’re still looking.
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