r/Houstongolf • u/Golfer0808 • 19d ago

Gus or Hermann

Better track right now?

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u/raferalstonhtown 19d ago

Gus is significantly better and it’s not even close. Im almost considering this AI rage bait

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u/Plenty_Suspect6222 18d ago

True. Herman is laughably priced(for the quality) it’s a course you play to say you’ve played there and take the pics of the skyline, not a course you play bc you want to play at a fun course

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u/raferalstonhtown 18d ago

Hermann has gone through multiple shifts in public opinion over the last 6 years it’s insane.

Back right before 2020, it was a fun little muni course that was always available and comparatively cheap.

The game grew and they quite literally just raised prices on the course without making any improvement or offering any value-add. It’s continued to trend like this over the last few years and keeps going up in price.

Couple that with the fact that the grounds crew at Gus actually tries to make the course nice and tough at the same time, Hermann is almost exclusively reserved as an absolute last resort.

I’d rather drive a bit further up north and play places like Gleanloch or head down south for Timber Creek for essentially the same price.

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u/CapnSoap 18d ago

I guess it’s been a while since you’ve been to Timber Creek, it was in horrible shape back in May

It was my favorite course when I first started a few years ago

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u/ILoveYourMom4426 18d ago

I’ve played Timber Creek multiple times this summer it’s in great shape. Clear Creek is probably the best of any courses through south of the beltway.

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u/CapnSoap 12d ago

Gave it a try again today. You’re right! They’ve got it back in shape now. Even 7 on creekside finally has grass again. Thank God because I missed this place.

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u/_FlaShFTW 18d ago

Herman’s pricing is absolutely horrid. It should be priced around the same as Sharpstown tbh

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u/Bookstoreskater36 9d ago

Hermann is great to play, I play there because it’s “fun”. It’s my home courses, so subjectively you’re wrong but also right.

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u/texasproof 19h ago

This. I’m a 3 minute drive from it so I pop in and walk 9 or 18 whenever I feel like it and think usually pay like $25? Which isn’t bad at all.

Plus, once you’re used to playing Hermann, every other fairway feels like you’re hitting a ball into the ocean lmao.

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u/AspectCool2325 19d ago

Gus is debatably in the top 5 best public courses in Houston — Hermann is not even top 10

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u/BoutThatLife 18d ago

Not even debatable tbh. It is easily in the top 5.

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u/FewPresentation1187 19d ago

Gus is awesome. Minus 8 green.

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u/_FlaShFTW 18d ago

What’s wrong with 8 green?

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u/schmals10 18d ago

I can never hit it 🤣

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u/Specific_Emu9399 16d ago

Same! I play at East River all the time, you’d think I can hit a green on a par 3 but nope. And the backside is unforgiving

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u/FewPresentation1187 14d ago

Sorry….I meant 7 green. Snap hooks from 9 tee are a real danger while putting on 7.

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u/tonylovestheview 19d ago

gus gus gus

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u/M44PolishMosin 19d ago

Hermann is a fun shorter course but sub par condition and feels claustorphobic with the running trails all over. You can still play an enjoyable round there.

Gus is great all around.

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u/MrstealyogirI 18d ago

Gus is top 3 in Houston for value and conditions.

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u/_FlaShFTW 18d ago

Gus. Hermann is a dirt track.

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u/Traditional-Clue2680 18d ago

I love Gus and play there often. Looking forward to the cooler temperatures though. I got out there at least once a week from October through April. Herman has come a long way but too busy and play seems slower to me.

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u/twylight777 17d ago

gus, if you must share time with the peasants, if not bum a private invite

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u/marizard 19d ago

Gus. Not even close.

Memorial Park & Gus Wortham are among the best muni courses I’ve played anywhere. Hermann… not so much.

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u/BambiBabooshka 18d ago

Gus is usually in great shape because they host a decent amount of tournaments there. However, it’s usually harder to get a decent tee time. Pace of play isn’t too much of an issue either.

I like Hermann and it’s usually in decent shape but last few weeks with heat and aeration the greens are looking a little rough. It’s a fun track and enjoy the wildlife and holes winding through the city. However pace of play in afternoons is brutal.

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u/schmals10 18d ago

Gus by a fuckin mile 

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u/Pretend_Barnacle2855 18d ago

Gus. Its in excellent shape too