Public

South Course

BlackHorse Golf Club

Cypress, TX, USA
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18 holesPar 727,191 yds74.9/135

About this course

The South Course at BlackHorse Golf Club in Cypress, Texas, was designed by the firm Jacobsen Hardy and opened in the late 1990s as part of a 36-hole daily-fee facility northwest of Houston. The course occupies former ranchland in the Cypress Creek watershed, where the design works with subtle elevation changes and natural drainage corridors typical of the Gulf Coast prairie landscape. The routing incorporates stands of native hardwoods, open meadow areas, and several water features that come into play on multiple holes. Jacobsen Hardy's design emphasizes strategic variety, with holes that reward both placement and distance control. The course features generous fairway corridors but protects greens with bunkers and water hazards, requiring golfers to think through their approach angles. Several holes play along or across wetland areas, while others move through tree-lined sections that provide definition and shade. The greens are moderately contoured, with enough movement to challenge putting without becoming severe. BlackHorse operates as an accessible public facility serving the growing northwest Houston suburbs, and the South Course complements its companion North Course by offering a somewhat different character and challenge level. The property has hosted various regional amateur events and remains a popular option for daily-fee golfers in the Houston area seeking a well-maintained course with solid design fundamentals rooted in the natural Texas landscape.

Quick facts

Location
Cypress, TX, USA
Access
Public
Year built
2000
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
7,191 yards
Difficulty
74.9/135
Course Vaults score
6.9

Getting there

BlackHorse Golf Club is most readily accessed via Houston's two major commercial gateways - either Houston Hobby Airport (HOU), situated roughly twenty miles southeast, or the larger George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) to the north - both offering straightforward drives of thirty to forty-five minutes depending on traffic patterns and your point of origin within the sprawling metropolitan area. For those arriving by private aircraft, Houston Executive Airport (EFD) in Brookshire provides a closer, more discreet alternative just northwest of the club's Cypress location. The final leg of the journey carries you northwest from Houston's urban core through the transitional landscape of suburban Harris County, where the terrain gradually opens into the quieter, more spacious reaches of greater Cypress - a fitting prelude to the refined seclusion that awaits at BlackHorse Golf Club.

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Common questions about South at BlackHorse Golf Club

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

South at BlackHorse Golf Club has a Course Vaults score of 6.9 out of 10 based on 22 logged golfers.

South was designed by Jacobsen Hardy.

Yes. South at BlackHorse Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at South is 72.

South plays 7,191 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at South is 135.

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