Dallas/Ft Worth Area Courses

[North Texas]

8 minutes ago, cjblake09 said:

Surprised at all the low scores in that wind yesterday.  

 

I was out there and the wind was brutal. One thing that helped scores was that 3 of the par 5's played downwind. Know of one guy that hit lob wedge for his 2nd shot of one of the par 5's. 

 

Wesley Bryan had 9 birdies and didn't even birdie the par 5 that played as the easiest hole on the course. 

Edited May 10, 2022 by North Texas

[North Texas]

7 hours ago, cjblake09 said:

Surprised at all the low scores in that wind yesterday.  

 

We're also hosting a US Open qualifier next Monday but it's not a particularly strong field. Nothing like yesterday. 

[cjblake09]

Frisco Lakes punched their greens this week so i would give it another week or so. 

[cjblake09]

The Bridges was nice today and the greens were rolling well.  The fairways could be cut a little more if i had one complaint.  I will say that if you are off the fairway by more than 15 yards or 5 yards to the bad side of the cart path you are in 2 foot high weeds.  Not the best for pace of play but that and the wind are the courses only defense.  

[cjblake09]

Catching up a bit:

Frisco Lakes, still rebounding from punching but should be fine this week

Rockwood, Tight fairways but greens great

Gentle Creek, All very nice

Lakewood, so good.  Can't believe how they shot so low in the US Open qualifier

 

[North Texas]

12 hours ago, cjblake09 said:

Catching up a bit:

Frisco Lakes, still rebounding from punching but should be fine this week

Rockwood, Tight fairways but greens great

Gentle Creek, All very nice

Lakewood, so good.  Can't believe how they shot so low in the US Open qualifier

 

 

Up until about 5 years ago, the club I'm a member at had a reciprocal agreement with Gentle Creek. Love that course. Be interesting to see how things go over the years with Arcis Golf owning it now. 

[steeler08]

In town from Utah for the week for my wedding. I'm looking for recommendations on courses near Lewisville that could get me on tomorrow morning. Any suggestions welcome! Thanks in advance 

[cjblake09]

4 hours ago, steeler08 said:

In town from Utah for the week for my wedding. I'm looking for recommendations on courses near Lewisville that could get me on tomorrow morning. Any suggestions welcome! Thanks in advance 

The closest are:

Coyote Ridge

Indian Creek

 

Others not too far away that are better

The Tribute

Grapevine Muni

Cowboys

Bridlewood

[steeler08]

8 minutes ago, cjblake09 said:

The closest are:

Coyote Ridge

Indian Creek

 

Others not too far away that are better

The Tribute

Grapevine Muni

Cowboys

Bridlewood

Thanks! Snagged a tee time at Indian Creek (Creek course) tomorrow morning

[Is Golf Fun or Work]

Creeks course is a lot of fun to play.  Can't go wrong with Grapevine either....maybe you'll get to play both.

[cjblake09]

22 minutes ago, steeler08 said:

Thanks! Snagged a tee time at Indian Creek (Creek course) tomorrow morning

Report back on the condition as it had been a while since i played it.  Fun course with a couple of really good holes.  Still hate 18 though. 

[Is Golf Fun or Work]

1 minute ago, cjblake09 said:

Report back on the condition as it had been a while since i played it.  Fun course with a couple of really good holes.  Still hate 18 though. 

Played Creeks once with Asst Pro there.....he went way left, into adjacent fairway on 18.  It's a hard hole unless can carry lake on left.

[TexasTurf]

6 hours ago, Is Golf Fun or Work said:

Played Creeks once with Asst Pro there.....he went way left, into adjacent fairway on 18.  It's a hard hole unless can carry lake on left.

I'm a huge fan of playing into adjacent fairways. I'll take a better angle for 20 more yards every shot.

[gs1184]

Anyone played Colonial? I am going to move to Fort Worth at the end of the year and a future colleague is a member there.

[North Texas]

Looking for some input. Another couple and the wife and I are looking for somewhere to play the weekend of June 11th and 12th. Both ladies are single digit high handicappers so they can get it around okay. But I'm still interested in how lady-friendly these courses would be. 

 

The choices are either The Tempest and the Links of Lands End or Split Rail and Sugar Tree. We have played The Tempest and Links of Lands End but have never played Split Rail or Sugar Tree. 

 

Looks like, per person, it's $168 for the weekend at Tempest/Links versus $113 for Split Rail/Sugar Tree but beyond that what are the pros and cons of both options. And, no, Pine Dunes is not a consideration due to their higher weekend rates of $119. 

Edited May 27, 2022 by North Texas

[TexasTurf]

13 hours ago, gs1184 said:

Anyone played Colonial? I am going to move to Fort Worth at the end of the year and a future colleague is a member there.

No, but I want to. About to go though a renovation though so if you join now expect a huge assessment.

[cjblake09]

On 5/26/2022 at 9:50 AM, gs1184 said:

Anyone played Colonial? I am going to move to Fort Worth at the end of the year and a future colleague is a member there.

I was out there yesterday and it looks great.  I have played it 4 times and it is fun for sure.  So may good private clubs in Ft Worth though.  Shady Oaks, River Crest, Mira Vista, Regela to name them.  I saw the plans somewhere so i will see if i can find the link again and post it.  I also believe they pushed the renovations to 2023 but not 100%.  

[cjblake09]

On 5/26/2022 at 5:23 PM, North Texas said:

Looking for some input. Another couple and the wife and I are looking for somewhere to play the weekend of June 11th and 12th. Both ladies are single digit high handicappers so they can get it around okay. But I'm still interested in how lady-friendly these courses would be. 

 

The choices are either The Tempest and the Links of Lands End or Split Rail and Sugar Tree. We have played The Tempest and Links of Lands End but have never played Split Rail or Sugar Tree. 

 

Looks like, per person, it's $168 for the weekend at Tempest/Links versus $113 for Split Rail/Sugar Tree but beyond that what are the pros and cons of both options. And, no, Pine Dunes is not a consideration due to their higher weekend rates of $119. 

I would go wet then if i were yall.  I have not played the ones on the west side but have heard good reviews.  

[cjblake09]

19 hours ago, TexasTurf said:

No, but I want to. About to go though a renovation though so if you join now expect a huge assessment.

https://www.colonialfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/GC-MP-Revised-Hole-Plans-2-5-21.pdf

[TexasTurf]

On 5/27/2022 at 6:42 PM, cjblake09 said:

https://www.colonialfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/GC-MP-Revised-Hole-Plans-2-5-21.pdf

Wow, I had not seen that yet, thank you so much for sharing! Exciting times for those members, looks like an awesome plan. Thanks again!

[callawayjay]

On 5/28/2022 at 11:26 PM, TexasTurf said:

Wow, I had not seen that yet, thank you so much for sharing! Exciting times for those members, looks like an awesome plan. Thanks again!

Thanks for joining us today!  We played Tierra Verde and the greens are still slow but the bunkers need serious work. 
 

charging what they charge they need to figure it out 

[cjblake09]

25 minutes ago, callawayjay said:

Thanks for joining us today!  We played Tierra Verde and the greens are still slow but the bunkers need serious work. 
 

charging what they charge they need to figure it out 

Are they going to close it down as some mentioned?

[callawayjay]

35 minutes ago, cjblake09 said:

Are they going to close it down as some mentioned?

I didn’t ask but it sure wouldn’t hurt. 

[TexasTurf]

1 hour ago, callawayjay said:

Thanks for joining us today!  We played Tierra Verde and the greens are still slow but the bunkers need serious work. 
 

charging what they charge they need to figure it out 

Thank you for the invitation. It really is an awesome property. 

[560ti]

On 5/26/2022 at 9:50 AM, gs1184 said:

Anyone played Colonial? I am going to move to Fort Worth at the end of the year and a future colleague is a member there.

Elite club and fun course to play. I would for sure try to get as much play time with your colleague as possible. 

 

On 5/27/2022 at 6:01 PM, cjblake09 said:

 I also believe they pushed the renovations to 2023 but not 100%.  

They did push it to 2023. There using this year (may 2022-May 2023) as a buffer to order all the supplies, do portions of the renovation that don't require closing the course, and get all the required permits. They said they would of been cutting it too close if they tried this year. 

 

From what I heard it will only take 5-6 months on this new timeline (May 2023-November 2023) then will take about 4-5 months for everything to fully come in. Course will close after Colonial 2023 tournament. 

 

21 million dollar price tag is the rumor which is crazy, Brook Hollow just finished there renovation recently (even have the same sub terrain green cooling/heating system that Colonial will have) but they only spent 11 million. 

[968cab]

No Laying Up podcast had an episode last week (#560) with Jim Wagner and Gil Hanse.  They spend a bit of time talking about the Colonial project, including details of the sequencing/timing.  It’s a very good listen if you’re interested in the architecture space. 

[cjblake09]

On 5/30/2022 at 9:40 PM, callawayjay said:

I didn’t ask but it sure wouldn’t hurt. 

Jay,

You seem to know the West side courses better than I so wanted a suggestion.  Thinking of making a run out west on Saturday and of the 3 which would choose.  Squaw Creek, Sugar tree, or Split Rail?

[ElGatoGrande]

TXGA North Texas Am at Harbor Lakes in Granbury. Never heard of the course, is it worth entering? It’s an hour drive for me. 

[callawayjay]

3 hours ago, cjblake09 said:

Jay,

You seem to know the West side courses better than I so wanted a suggestion.  Thinking of making a run out west on Saturday and of the 3 which would choose.  Squaw Creek, Sugar tree, or Split Rail?

CJ depends on what you’re looking for. Sugar Tree is a treat for sure. But really tight and short-ish. 
 

squaw valley is more traditional. A lot like split rail. I would probably go to the brazos and play sugar tree. 
 

but I am a split rail homer for sure. 

[cjblake09]

2 hours ago, callawayjay said:

CJ depends on what you’re looking for. Sugar Tree is a treat for sure. But really tight and short-ish. 
 

squaw valley is more traditional. A lot like split rail. I would probably go to the brazos and play sugar tree. 
 

but I am a split rail homer for sure. 

Thanks for the advice.  They are wide open for some reason.  Will let you know if i make the trip.  Tempest is also an option or i might get lazy and play close.