Sugar Hill Golf Course

Built atop the site of the former Doty Landfill, which was originally covered by 4 feet of dirt and then molded with an additional 2,000,000 cubic yards of earth, Sugar Hill is a mounded, roller-coaster-like links-style track set amid the flatlands of Houston. The challenge here is dealing with the uneven lies. In fact the hills are so prominent that it's often impossible to see the adjoining holes. Water comes into play on only 4 holes, and while they've incorporated the use of bunkers, it's not as prominent a feature as you might expect for a Scottish-like track.

No. 2 is the number one handicap-a 406-yarder that bends right around a lake and requires a perfect tee shot to set up for the approach

Getting there : Nestled close to the Galleria area and the Beltway 8.