A view of a lake near the 18th hole, one of the toughest on the course.
March 25, 2012
PGA TOUR staff
| Fast facts |
| Course Superintendent | Randy Samoff | | Original architect | Rees Jones with player consultant David Toms (2004) | | Par value | 72 | | Number of TOUR events as host venue | 7 (including 2012) | | Course ranking | Ranked 29 (out of 51) in difficulty on the PGA TOUR in 2011 | | Yardage history | 7,457 (2006-present) | | Grass | Bermudagrass overseeded with perennial ryegrass (tees, fairways, rough); Bentgrass; bermudagrass; perennial ryegrass all overseeded w/ Poa trivialis; ryegrass (greens) | | Tournament Stimpmeter | 13 ft | | Sand bunkers | 60 | | Water hazards | 13 | | Course tour | Click here | |
| Course record |
| Player
Adam Scott
Johnson Wagner
Phil Mickelson
Jimmy Walker | Year
2008
2008
2011
2011 | Round
1st
1st
3rd
1st | Finish
Withdrew
WON
WON
T30 | |
| Holes-in-one |
| Brandt Jobe | No. 7 | 2011 | | Woody Austin | No. 7 | 2010 | | Lucas Glover | No. 16 | 2010 | |
| 2011 Rankings |
| Most Difficult Hole |
 | The par-4 488-yard 18th A challenging and dramatic finishing hole. With a lake bordering the entire left side of the hole, the tee shot challenges the golfer to carry as much water as possible, while also avoiding the large sculptured bunker along the left of the fairway landing area. The approach leaves little margin for error, with water on the left and a sand bunker on the right. With the tournament on the line, attacking the left-back hole location is a gutsy proposition.
2011: 0 eagles, 32 birdies, 276 pars, 100 bogeys, 27 double bogeys, 4 others. | |
| Easiest hole |  | The par-5 557-yard 8th A definite birdie and potential eagle opportunity, as two well-played shots will reach this deep and receptive par 5 green. However, bogey is also a possibility, as the fairway approach narrows considerablly into the green and is flanked by the lake on the right and a cluster of deep sand bunkers on the left.
2011: 12 eagles, 222 birdies, 166 pars, 28 bogeys, 7 double bogeys and 4 others. | |
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| Redstone GC | 2011 rankings | Last 6 years | | 1 | 4 | 397 | 3.845 | 14 | 3.893 | 13 | | 2 | 4 | 429 | 4.034 | 11 | 4.046 | 11 | | 3 | 4 | 398 | 4.093 | 7 | 4.060 | 10 | | 4 | 5 | 566 | 4.904 | 13 | 4.862 | 14 | | 5 | 4 | 480 | 4.194 | 2 | 4.225 | 2 | | 6 | 4 | 464 | 4.05 | 9 | 4.185 | 3 | | 7 | 3 | 174 | 3.096 | 6 | 3.072 | 7 | | 8 | 5 | 557 | 4.567 | 18 | 4.661 | 18 | | 9 | 3 | 238 | 3.116 | 5 | 3.147 | 5 | | 10 | 4 | 380 | 3.932 | 12 | 3.932 | 12 | | 11 | 4 | 441 | 4.089 | 8 | 4.067 | 9 | | 12 | 4 | 338 | 3.708 | 17 | 3.761 | 16 | | 13 | 5 | 590 | 4.713 | 16 | 4.710 | 17 | | 14 | 3 | 216 | 3.164 | 3 | 3.169 | 4 | | 15 | 5 | 608 | 4.74 | 15 | 4.841 | 15 | | 16 | 3 | 204 | 3.05 | 9 | 3.070 | 8 | | 17 | 4 | 489 | 4.139 | 4 | 4.119 | 6 | | 18 | 4 | 488 | 4.305 | 1 | 4.339 | 1 | |
| Course origins |
| Redstone Golf Club is a relatively new course with a history, since it's located on the site of the former El Dorado Country Club. Designed by Jay Riviere, El Dorado Country Club opened in the 1960s, but was closed in the early 1990s as a victim of a suffering Houston economy following the oil bust. | |
| Redstone Golf Club is located just 16 miles from downtown Houston, 5 miles from George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in a natural wooded terrain surrounded by wetlands, lakes and native wildlife. Redstone Golf Club is the proud home of Houston's only PGA TOUR stop, the Shell Houston Open. The first Course (The Member Course) is private, designed by Jacobsen Hardy Golf Design and opened December 2002. The second course (The Tournament Course) was designed by Rees Jones with PGA TOUR player David Toms as course consultant, is now open to the public and has served as the home to the Shell Houston Open since April 2006. | |
| The facility has a state-of-the-art practice range with a 100,000 square foot double-ended teeing area with seven target greens ranging from 100-300 yards and an extensive short game practice area. | |
| For additional information visit Redstone Golf Club online at www.redstonegolfclub.com. --Source: Golf Course Superintendents Assocation of America | |
| Tournament course history |
| River Oaks CC | Houston, Texas | 1946 | | Memorial Park GC | Houston, Texas | 1947, 1951-1963 | | Pine Forest CC | Houston, Texas | 1949 | | Brae Burn CC | Houston, Texas | 1950 | | Sharpstown CC | Houston, Texas | 1964-1965 | | Champions GC | Houston, Texas | 1966-1971 | | Westwood CC | Houston, Texas | 1972 | | Quail Valley GC | Missouri City, Texas | 1973-74 | | Woodlands CC | The Woodlands, Texas | 1975-1984 | | TPC Woodlands | The Woodlands, Texas | 1985-2002 | | Redstone GC (Member Course) | Humble, Texas | 2003-2005 | | Redstone GC (Tournament Course) | Humble, Texas | 2006-present | |
The TOUR heads west for the Shell Houston Open in Humble, Texas. Learn more about the Redstone GC (Tournament Course).
