Tee Times at Highland Pines
WELCOME GOLFERS & GUESTS
Welcome to Tour 18 Incorporated’s newest addition, Highland Pines Golf Club!!!
Highland Pines Golf Club is the first public access golf club in the Houston area to open in more than a decade. Nestled on the banks of the San Jacinto River, Highland Pines winds through the river basin, then travels up through tall pines and hard woods to stunning views of lakes, meadows and valleys. The course stretches more than 7,200 yards from the back tees and has five sets of tees in all, each offering their own unique challenge. Highland Pines features Zeon Zoysia fairways, rough and tee boxes. Once reserved for the exclusive private facilities, this premium surface is now available to everyone. Highland Pines is also the first and only club in the world to offer Lazer Zoysia greens.
We are conveniently located off Grand Parkway in Porter, Texas. Highland Pines Golf Club is an easy commute from its sister courses, Augusta Pines and Gleannloch Pines.
THE HIGHLANDS BY CALDWELL COMPANIES
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The Highlands Community in which this golf course is located, developed by award winning Caldwell Communities, offers 13 premier builders with 17 model homes open daily. The Highland Pines, developed by Tour 18 Inc., offers a social membership for residents of The Highlands and a special resident initiation fee.
To learn more about The Highlands by Caldwell Communities visit TheHighlands.com!
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Hole 1
The 1st hole is a par 4. The tee shot drops some 30’ from the ridge to the river basin. The fairway sweeps right with the ideal shot favoring the right side, but not too much – you’ll want to avoid the bunkers & lake. The green is guarded by a bunker right and collection areas deep on both sides. The safe play will leave you below the hole with an uphill putt for birdie. Before heading to #2, take a moment to look back down the fairway to the ridge where the clubhouse will sit.
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Hole 2
The 2nd hole sits entirely in the river basin and relatively flat from tee to green. The fairway turns slightly left with a touch of slope down to a pond protecting the front and left sides of the green. A good tee shot from the chute will leave a short iron to the green. Your second shot needs to be “spot on”, distance control is key. Any shots long might find the one bunker on this hole. From back there, the odds you’re staring into the pond are pretty good. Anything short and the slope kicks you left and possibly wet. “Bail out” right? Safe for now, but par is no easy task as the green runs away and you’re looking into the pond again. Left is dead, no need to explain that. The middle of the green is a good shot any day.
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Hole 3
The 3rd hole is a par 4. With five sets of tees, the hole plays anywhere from 320 to 475 yards. There’s just the one greenside bunker on this hole, so tee it high & let it fly. The second shot has most of the elevation change, take that into consideration when choosing clubs. When you get to the top, you’ll see the one bunker back left and collection areas everywhere else. The green sits in a little bowl, anything offline might get a favorable “kick” off the sideboards - don’t be short though, the ball could run back down the hill. You’ll need two well struck shots to have peek at birdie.
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Hole 4
The 4th hole is our first par 3 and plays back down the hole we just climbed on #3. If you want to “tempt the tips”, then its 243 yards. The green is set at angle from the tee. The front of the green will see most of the birdies, middle & back pins will bring the bunker into play and bigger scores too. Like the first three holes, collection areas will grab any wayward shots. Once again, nothing wrong with the middle of the green and a two-putt par.
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Hole 5
You’re back up the hill off the tee on #5, but the fairway flattens out once you clear the mound on the left. This par 4 is 40+ yards shorter than #3, so with a mid-iron into the green and you might be looking at a birdie putt. Once again, the green slopes from back to front – key is to stay below the hole.
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Hole 6
You saw this hole from the Grand Parkway, this par 5 is long - 610 yards from the tips. The key is to avoid the bunkers off the tee. With a good drive in the fairway and a well placed second shot, you should have a wedge to the green. The green will hold your second shot if you can reach it, but don’t be long. The green slopes back to front and like the first five, there’s plenty of pace.
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Hole 7
One of the prettiest holes on the course and it’s drivable. There’s plenty of room left, so no need to provoke the lake on the right. The green runs at an angle, short left to long right. Depending on the pin position, it could be up to three clubs from one side to the other.
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Hole 8
This par 3 may not be an island green, but there’s no going around. You’ll have to take on the water & rocks to find dry land. The tee box is the largest on the course, so pick your club carefully. If you’re thinking par, it’s best to avoid the bunker that protects the middle & back of the green.
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Hole 9
This par 5 plays shorter than the yardage on the scorecard. One of the friendlier tee shots so far, this fairway sits in a valley. The second shot is downhill, but stay focused – there’s still plenty of golf to be played. Balls gravitate to the lake, so if you’re not going for it in two - stay right. This is another green that slopes back to front, a touch towards the lake too.
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Hole 10
Downhill all the way, you may not need your driver on this par 4. The lake is closer than you think down the right side, so pick the right club off the tee to lay up or aim left with the big stick. The green is protected by bunkers left and the lake right, middle of the green is always a safer bet.
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Hole 11
Our Director of Golf's favorite, this par 4 swings to the right. You might get a glimpse of the green through the trees, but don’t be fooled – that’s not your line. The tee shot needs to be played down the middle and if you miss it – miss it left. The fairway bunker is in play and if you find it, par will be a victory. A swale sits between you and the green, don’t be short. The bunker protects the front of the green. If you can find any part of the putting surface, then it’s a win.
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Hole 12
The easiest hole on the golf course, this par 3’s challenge starts on the green. There’s plenty of slope and a couple bumps to negotiate once you get there. If the pin’s left, be left and if right, be right.
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Hole 13
You wouldn’t think from the tee this is the #2 handicap hole on the course, but it is. The drive must be in the fairway, right side is better than left, to have a shot at the green. The green is protected by a bunker right and lake left & short. As if that wasn’t enough, the green has three tiers – from right to left...low, high, low. You’ll need distance & direction to keep your ball out of trouble here.
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Hole 14
This par 4 gives you a little break after #13. The fairway is generous on this par 4, even left & right shots can find the green. This is the first green to slope from front to back though. If you have a wedge in your hand, then attack the flag. If not, then land your ball on the front third of the green and be happy. There’s room behind the green, so long isn’t all that bad. Remember, the green slopes front to back so the pace of your putt is key.
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Hole 15
A split fairway par 5 from an elevated tee box, you have a choice to make – left or right? The right-side narrows down the longer you go and brings the lake into play, but saves you a couple clubs into the green on your second shot. The left side sets up nicely for three shots to the green – maybe two, but it’s probably a headcover if you do. Either way, there is a good chance for birdie here.
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Hole 16
This par 4 swings from right to left. If you can clear the bunker on the left, then you’ll have a wedge into the green. If you don’t though, then getting to the green in two will be a task. The bunker on the right is in play too, but your chances of getting to the green from there are better. Like every hole, the fairway is a good place. This green sits up - any shots right, left or long will carom away from the hole.
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Hole 17
On this par 3, landing safely on the green isn’t enough. Even though you avoided the bunkers left & right and water up front, the battle just started. If you’ve found the same section of the green as the pin for the day, then there’s a chance for par. If not, then negotiating the tiers and keeping the ball on the green is the challenge now. Believe us, you have to see it to believe it.
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Hole 18
Its back up the hill on the final hole. You must carry the lake to find the fairway – tip, the left side is shorter than the right. It’s definitely driver, but grab your range finder to see how much to want to bite off. There’s plenty of fairway to lay up on your second shot and lots of room around the green to go for it. The green sits low in the front, high in the middle and the back falls away – stay out of the bunker protecting the right side. Just like the rest of the greens at Highlands Pines, these Lazer Zoysia putting surfaces make you earn birdie.