Golf Course Information
Galveston Country Club golf course hours of operation Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Fridays - 7:30 to dusk
Saturday, Sunday & Holidays - 7:00 to dusk
The golf course is closed on Mondays for maintenance. GCC golf course maintenance crew perfrom all cultural practices on Mondays. These tasks include aeration, verticutting, topdressing, venting, fertilizer/pesticide applications and many others. It is very important to observe the club hours of operation so these tasks can be performed without interruption and for your safety.
Periodically pesticides are applied. All laws and regulations must be followed as stated on each product label and is enforced by Texas Department of Agriculture and EPA. For questions regarding any maintenance practices, please contact: Jeff Smelser, CGCS: 409.737.9826
Information about current course conditions and tournament information is posted daily on the information board outside golf shop.
Course Designer
- Scotsman Mungo Parke 1898 (Original location near 53rd Street)
- Ralph Plummer 1947 (Current Location)
- Jacobsen – Hardy 2003 (Redesign)
Golf Course Superintendent
Course Facts
- Tee Boxes – Sea Isle Paspalum
- Greens – Sea Dwarf Paspalum
- Fairways & Roughs – Sea Isle Paspalum & Common Bermuda
- 54 Bunkers
- Practice Areas
- Driving Range
- Chipping Green
- Putting Green
- 2 bunkers
Distance Indicators
- Markers on cart paths and fairways
- 100 - Red
- 150 – White
- 200 – Blue
- 250 – Gold
Pin Placements
- Pin placement according to daily map, located on all golf carts
- Walkers may request pin placement map in golf shop
- Separate pin placement sheets provided to each player for tournaments
U.S.G.A. Rules Governs All Play - Local Rules Apply
- Out of Bounds defined by white stakes/lines and boundary fences
- Water hazards defined by yellow stakes/lines
- Lateral water hazards defined by red stakes/lines
- Ground under repair includes the following
- Areas defined by white lines
- Drainage ditches
- Ruts made by course equipment
Care for the Golf Course
- Observe 90 degree rule
- Carts to remain on paths on all par 3's
- Carts to remain on paths within 25 yards of greens
- Replace all divots
- Repair all ball marks
- Rake all bunkers
