Champions Golf Club, founded in 1957 by golf legends Jimmy Demaret and Jackie Burke Jr., is a premier private golf club in the Champions area of northwest Houston. It features two 18-hole courses — Cypress Creek and Jackrabbit — and has a distinguished tournament history, having hosted the 1967 Ryder Cup, the 1969 U.S. Open, the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open, and multiple PGA Tour and collegiate championships.
Houston, TX · Private · Established 1957 · 13722 Champions Dr, Houston, TX
What people are saying across the web
Public sentiment · ★★★★★ 4.5/5
Golfers hold Champions in high regard, praising its purist, golf-first culture rooted in founders Jackie Burke Jr. and Jimmy Demaret, and its championship pedigree (U.S. Open, Ryder Cup, PGA and Women's U.S. Open events). The Cypress Creek course is consistently described as a demanding but fair championship test with firm fairways and true greens, and conditions are frequently called excellent. Some note the club is intentionally exclusive, with a low-handicap requirement reviewers frame as part of its serious-golfer identity.
Excellent course conditions and true greens
Prestigious championship history
Authentic golf-first culture
Course seen as very difficult for casual players
Handicap requirement makes it exclusive (member opinion)
Traditional, golf-only focus not for everyone
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Ownership & Operator
Family-owned. Founded in 1957 by Jack Burke Jr. and Jimmy Demaret; Burke became sole owner after Demaret died in 1983. In 2021, Jack Burke Jr. (then 98) sold the club to his son Mike Burke, with grandson Dean Burke as club president. Sources: FirstCall Golf; The Golf Wire.
Services & Amenities
Cypress Creek CourseJackrabbit CoursePractice facilitiesGolf instructionClubhouse dining
Pricing
Private, golf-focused membership. Dues are not publicly disclosed — contact the club.
What it costs — from public sources
Private, member-owned; not daily-fee. Guest play only with a member. Reported figures vary widely by source.
Green fees: guest play reportedly ~$125 weekday / ~$150 weekend (with a member)
Initiation: reportedly ~$17,000 resident (+ ~$8,000 stock); other sources cite up to ~$50,000
Dues: reportedly ~$670–$1,000/month
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Official Inspection Records
No public inspection records have been posted for this club yet. When posted, each entry links to the official government record it came from — we only publish verified records, never claims.
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