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Tom Kirkendall
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A great, old Houston golf course that was designed in 1926 by John Bredemus with help from Jimmy Demaret, who went on to become one of the founders of Champions Golf Club with Jack Burke, Jr. Brademus designed BraeBurn shortly after his more well-known Houston masterpiece, Memorial Park Golf Course.
In 1992, BraeBurn underwent a significant renovation that was partly funded through a contribution from the Harris County Flood Control District, which now uses BraeBurn as a temporary flood control area during periods of heavy rain. The late Carlton Gipson, a well-known designer of golf courses throughout the coastal plain of Texas, designed the renovation and moved substantial amounts of earth in creating interesting elevation changes that were not a part of the original design. The result was a more interesting and delightful course that places a premium on shot-making.
In 2021-22, the club hired Tripp Davis of Norman, Oklahoma to update and renovate the course again. Davis used the same routing of the original course, but he and his firm rebuilt and reshaped the greens, contoured the fairways, rebuilt and shifted tee boxes, and rebuilt the bunkers in a more classic style. The course was reseeded with NorthBridge Bermudagrass and a new irrigation and drainage system was installed.
The result is spectacular. Although not as well-known as the courses at Houston's two most prominent country clubs -- River Oaks and Houston Country Club -- BraeBurn's course is every bit the equal of those courses. If you get a chance to play BraeBurn, I highly recommend it.
In 1992, BraeBurn underwent a significant renovation that was partly funded through a contribution from the Harris County Flood Control District, which now uses BraeBurn as a temporary flood control area during periods of heavy rain. The late Carlton Gipson, a well-known designer of golf courses throughout the coastal plain of Texas, designed the renovation and moved substantial amounts of earth in creating interesting elevation changes that were not a part of the original design. The result was a more interesting and delightful course that places a premium on shot-making.
In 2021-22, the club hired Tripp Davis of Norman, Oklahoma to update and renovate the course again. Davis used the same routing of the original course, but he and his firm rebuilt and reshaped the greens, contoured the fairways, rebuilt and shifted tee boxes, and rebuilt the bunkers in a more classic style. The course was reseeded with NorthBridge Bermudagrass and a new irrigation and drainage system was installed.
The result is spectacular. Although not as well-known as the courses at Houston's two most prominent country clubs -- River Oaks and Houston Country Club -- BraeBurn's course is every bit the equal of those courses. If you get a chance to play BraeBurn, I highly recommend it.