Keeping it on the short grass at Moody Gardens Golf Course in Galveston
GALVESTON, Texas -- Moody Gardens Golf Course is anything but your typical muni. Sure, it's fairly inexpensive to play, but course conditions, views and weather are hard to beat on the island's only public facility.
The course was renovated in 2008 by Peter Jacobsen and Jim Hardy, who raised the greens and fairways to give it more depth, but perhaps more important, planted it wall-to-wall with paspalum grass, which is saltwater tolerant. That's important since the course is only a few hundred yards from the Gulf of Mexico.
Today, the course and the grass thrive as Moody Gardens Golf Course has become a favorite among locals and those in the southern suburbs of Houston.
Moody Gardens Golf Course - hole 13
With water on the majority of holes, Moody Gardens Golf Course in Galveston can be a pretty good test, especially with wind.
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Moody Gardens Golf Course - hole 3
The par-4 third hole at Moody Gardens Golf Course is just 368 yards, but with water off the tee and left of the green, it calls for precision.
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Moody Gardens Golf Course - hole 5
The par-5 fifth hole at Moody Gardens Golf Course can play as long as 570 yards.
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Moody Gardens Golf Course - hole 6
The par-3 sixth, which plays 232 yards from the tips, can be one of the toughest holes at Moody Gardens Golf Course in Galveston.
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Moody Gardens Golf Course - hole 7
The VOR from the neighboring Galveston airport makes a good target on the par-5 seventh at Moody Gardens Golf Course in Galveston.
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Moody Gardens Golf Course - hole 9
The par-3 ninth at Moody Gardens Golf Course, which plays over water, can be especially difficult into a strong south wind.
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Moody Gardens Golf Course - hole 14
Many approach shots at Moody Gardens Golf Course, like this one at the par-5 14th, carry over water.
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Moody Gardens Golf Course - hole 16
Not only is there water, but there are also some pretty formidable bunkers at Moody Gardens Golf Course in Galveston.
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