Memorial Park Golf Course brings the woods to downtown Houston
Memorial Park Golf Course brings the woods to downtown Houston. Smack dab in the middle of an industrial area, near the skyscrapers, an old course that traces its history back into the 1920s draws Texas duffers today.
This is a muni that people enter a lottery to get prime tee times on.
It looks like no other golf course in Houston. The trees are old, forbidding and moss-draped. A number of have big branches that creep into the edges of fairways to play with your shot - and your mind.

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
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Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
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Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
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Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com

Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Memorial Park Golf Course - Houston, Texas - golf course
Chris Baldwin / GolfPublisher.com
Related Links
- Houston golf destination feature
- Wildcat Golf Club review
- Texas golf course guide
- Course review: Old Memorial Park in Houston
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