Louisiana
East Texas Golf Courses & Tee Times in Louisiana
East Texas golf is Piney Woods golf: tall pines, lakes and small towns from Tyler south to Beaumont and across the Sabine into Louisiana. The oldest public story is in Beaumont, where the Civilian Conservation Corps built the city course in Tyrrell Park in the late 1930s. That course hosted the PGA Tour's Beaumont Open in 1961 and 1962, and it now carries the name of Henry Homberg, the caddie-turned-pro who ran it until 1982 and taught juniors like Dave Marr Jr. and Bruce Lietzke.
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Who runs public golf in East Texas
Municipal golf here is thin, so most public tee times are at daily-fee and resort courses. Beaumont's parks department lists one golf course, Henry Homberg in Tyrrell Park, with senior (60+) and junior (under 18) green fees on its rate page. Diboll, just south of Lufkin, owns Neches Pines and hires an outside manager to run it as a public course. Around the big lakes, Rayburn Resort on Sam Rayburn and Cypress Bend on Toledo Bend sell stay-and-play packages.
Public courses worth knowing in East Texas
- Henry Homberg Municipal Golf Course: Beaumont's city course in Tyrrell Park, built by the CCC in the late 1930s. It hosted the PGA Tour's Beaumont Open in 1961 and 1962 and was renamed for its longtime pro in 1983.
- Neches Pines Golf Club: Diboll's city-owned 18, run as a public course under a management contract.
- Rayburn Resort - Rayburn Resort Golf Course: 27 holes with 150 feet of elevation above Lake Sam Rayburn. The nines come from Jay Riviere (1968), Robert Trent Jones (1972) and Robert von Hagge (1979).
- Pine Dunes Resort: A Jay and Carter Morrish par 72 cut through old pines near Frankston, with lodging by the 18th green.
- Cypress Bend Golf Club: Just over the Louisiana line on Toledo Bend Lake. Jeff Blume's redesign opened in 2024 with 10 waterfront holes, and it sits on Louisiana's Audubon Golf Trail.
1 course in East Texas
Why tee times in East Texas are hard to get
In East Texas, the busiest months are spring and fall. In summer, everyone wants to finish before the heat, so early tee times go first.
Each course releases its tee times on its own schedule, commonly a week or two out, with residents of town and county courses often booking first. Leagues, outings and members claim chunks of the sheet in advance, and whatever prime weekend times are left tend to go on release day.
When tee time cancellations happen
A full tee sheet rarely stays full. Many courses let you cancel without a fee up to 24 or 48 hours before your time, so spots tend to reappear in the last couple of days. A bad forecast shakes more loose, and a foursome that drops to three opens a single. None of it is announced. The time just shows up again on the booking page, and whoever looks first gets it.
How to get a tee time in East Texas
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Let Yoink watch the tee sheet in East Texas
Yoink watches the course in East Texas for you. The open tee times sit in one place instead of a dozen booking pages, and your phone buzzes the moment one fits your day, time window and group, cancellations included.
Doing it by hand? Here's what works.
- Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
- Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
- Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
- Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in East Texas: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in East Texas?
Set a watch in Yoink for the courses you want, the days you can play, a time window and the number of players. Yoink checks those tee sheets every few minutes and sends a notification as soon as a matching time appears, cancellations included. You book it directly with the course.
When do tee time cancellations usually show up?
Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the weather forecast changes. They appear without notice and tend to be rebooked quickly.
How far in advance can you book a tee time in East Texas?
It depends on the course. Many public courses open bookings 7 to 14 days ahead, and town or county courses often give residents an earlier window. Each course's own booking page has its policy.
When is golf busiest in East Texas?
Demand is highest in spring and fall, and early in the morning in summer. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Does Yoink book the tee time for me?
No. Yoink tells you when a time opens; you book it with the course on its own booking page, at the course's price, with no extra fee.
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Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- beaumonttexas.gov · government
- henryhomberggolfcourse.com · official
- henryhomberggolfcourse.com · official
- henryhomberggolfcourse.com · official
- en.wikipedia.org · wikipedia
- texasgolfhof.org · museum
- en.wikipedia.org · wikipedia
- cityofdiboll.com · government
- rayburnresort.com · official
- pinedunes.com · official
- cypressbend.com · official
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