Dallas/Ft Worth Area Courses

[North Texas]

Where are seeing this report that golf courses need to close on 4/8 at 11:40?

[cjblake09]

 

Can't tell if it is just the city of Alice or not..

[Simp]

Must be just Alice as I just finished playing at Sherrill Park.

[phil75070]

"Golfing" is now considered an "essential activity" in Dallas County.

[North Texas]

This was in the article I linked to in another post which included what the City of Alice said.

 

However, in an announcement on his website, the governor did not mention courses in noting state parks would close temporarily. We reached out to Governor Abbott's media office for clarification.

Ultimately, state parks -- and golf courses therein -- must close. However, golf courses can otherwise remain open throughout the state.

Courses can close voluntarily or could be ordered closed by a more specific ordinance at a local level. In a number of Texas counties and cities, golf courses had already been required closed. Various governments in the state had closed their owned-and-operated courses as well.

[North Texas]

Here are some numbers from the March 2020 of Avid Golfer in their ranking of private courses. Disclaimer: I cannot vouch for the accuracy of any of these numbers.

Mira Vista - Fort Worth $40,000 $667 month

Stonebriar - Frisco $35,000 $840 month

Lakes at Castle Hills - Lewisville $$27,000 $672 month

Timarron - Southlake $20,000 $750 month

Denton CC - Denton $20,000 $485 month

Ridglea - Fort Worth $15,000 $650 month

Trophy Club - Trophy Club $5,000 $750 month

Lantana - Lantana $5,000 $465 month

Diamond Oaks - Fort Worth $2,000 $332

 

 

[cjblake09]

Old American is around 4-5k and 300 i believe but only golf.

[cjblake09]

And The Bridges is back open. Guess they were confused as well.

[dfwgolf123]

Old American is $550 now and gets you Tribute as well since they merged. Includes cart and on course non alcohol beverages. Initiation around $3k. Only 300 members or so. By far the best deal in the area.

The Avid Golfer March 2020 report had some gross misrepresentations. As a member of one of the clubs on the list, I emailed the editor when it came out and never heard back. It's about as accurate as the "best steakhouses" list in the back of airline magazines.

[ShakeyT]

I've spent the past week buying the stuff to build a sim in my garage in case they do close the courses, but man I hope they don't. April & May are 2 of the top months to golf in North TX IMO.

[ShakeyT]

Yep. Got this in an email.

[Lefty_3Jack]

Wow I haven't seen either course, but if only 300 members for that cost is a good deal. My main reason for wanting a private club was to avoid 2.5 hour 9 hole rounds after work, etc.

[callawayjay]

Some of the higher end courses here that are public have 10 minute tee times which helps pace of play considerably. Old American is a bit of a haul for anyone who doesn’t live in either the Colony or Frisco. Home sights in the neighborhoods around OA feed into a solid school district and both those and frisco have the higher tax rates to fund that.

[hardpan1]

Despite being declared nonessential, Texas golf courses are doing their own thing during the pandemicNear the end of a conference call with county judges and mayors Tuesday, Abbott was asked if golf courses could stay open. His response, according to two judges who were on the call, was, “No. They should practice in their own backyard.”

On Thursday, Abbott spokesman John Wittman told The Dallas Morning News that a golf course can’t operate as a business with employees on the premises serving customers.

“That doesn’t mean, though, that individual golfers or even small groups of individual golfers can’t go out and play on their own,” Wittman said.

That might allow country club members to play at their courses, but it would not apply to daily fee public courses.

 

[Simp]

Sherrill is closing tomorrow.

[RichardsonTX]

Everyone in my neck of the woods (Richardson) was doing either Sherrill Park, Pecan Hollow, or Ridgeview.

All 3 are closing tomorrow.

Will be interesting to see what Canyon Creek does. Clubcorp basically closed all the nearby tier 2 clubs (Hackberry, both prestonwoods, brookhaven) and told them all that Canyon Creek will stay open so if you want a cart go play there. I doubt they will be open come monday

Duck Creek is weird because it's been the only public course that I know of in Dallas County that has remained opened. 2 weeks ago they closed the practice range but have been doing tee times ever since. There website as of right now is still accepting tee times. Place it kinda of a dump and the owner is burning money so I doubt they can afford to close (long story short it was a country club that failed during the recession and then someone paid cash for it and tried to re-open it as a public course even though everyone including neighborhood homeowners knew it was an awful idea).

[cacophony82]

Prestonwood creek is still open(played Wednesday). Played bridges as a three some (solo carts) in 3hr

[North Texas]

After reading the entire article, it sounds like until there is a clearly written directive from the Governor's office, that County Judges will continue to make the determination as to whether or not golf courses can remain open. Obviously they are not all interpreting things the same way.

[HitEmTrue]

Duck creek isn’t private any more? And the name has been changed back to Duck Creek?

( edit )

read the rest of your post. All that stuff happened since we moved from Garland to Ft worth

[cacophony82]

does anyone know if the tribute is closed?

 

[RichardsonTX]

From 1986 to 2010 (2010 was the year it foreclosed) it was called Oakridge country club and was private club only (even had tennis courts and pool). The neighbhorhood in Garland that surrounds the course is still called Oakridge.

It was purchased and then re-opened in either late 2013 or early 2014 with a new name (Duck Creek). Duck creek name most likely came from the adjcent neighbhorhood in Richardson that's called Duck Creek

It had moderate success in the 80s and 90s but when it was sold to a managmenet company in 2001 (IRI golf) it went completely downhill.

The people who bought it in 2013 where trying to convince home owners to pitch it to help it re-open but nobody wanted to, that should of been the first sign that making it a public daily fee course was an awful idea (if local home owners aren't really motivated by the club re-opening then your not going to make a profit)

[dfwgolf123]

Closed since 3/25 or so. My buddy is a member at Old American which now includes Tribute and he went over today and walked a few holes. Flags are gone.

[HitEmTrue]

@RichardsonTX There was a golf course called Duck Creek before it was Oakridge...that’s the name of the creek running through there. That was long-long time ago, and I don’t remember if it was private or public or even if it was 18-holes.
We moved from right next to Oakridge to Fort Worth in 2003.
Thanks for the info!

[Simp]

I believe Brookhaven is letting members walk still.

[RichardsonTX]

Yeah that's what I was referring too when I said that "prestonwood/brookhaven was telling members to go play canyon creek if they want a cart" (both don't have carts, are walking only).

[cacophony82]

Prestonwood creek had carts on 4/8

[RichardsonTX]

Yeah creeks changes on a weekly basis. First it was closed but people still walked. Week later people can still walk but employee was at the starting block checking people in/out and now supposedly they just recently got carts back. Denton County completely shut down Hills from what i've been told

[cacophony82]

Hills is totally shut down - From what I know Gleneagles, Prestonwood creek, Timeraron, Stone Bridge Ranch - are open

[healthyscratch]

Our group usually plays Pecan Hollow every Sunday am, but because it’s closed indefinitely, we made a trek out to Waterchase. Only ones there when we arrived at sunrise, and the rain stopped just before we teed off.

Fantastic course! First time any of us had played there and it beat us up bad; we all shot at least 10+ more than we’re used to. And not an easy course to walk, either...

But we really enjoyed it, and will be back again for more punishment maybe until Pecan Hollow opens back up.

[callawayjay]

You have to pick the right tees there at Waterchase. It’s one of my go to’s and now the only course this side of town still open. I’ve probably played there more than anything in the plex.

the drive again to pine dunes was totally worth it. I love that place and I love playing alone