IF THERE’S ANYTHING GOLFERS LIKE MORE THAN PLAYING GOLF, it’s talking about great golfers or great golf courses. How many times have you heard it? At some corner table in the 19tb hole you and your regular golf group are discussing the day’s conditions, your play, or who was “lucky” enough to win all the bets. Talk moves in the direction of other great courses-the aura, the challenge, the setting, or the condition of this or that course. The question moves around the table: Who has played the most courses in the Top 100? Then the discussion digresses like this:
“Okay, okay, but what’s the best course in the whole country?”
“Pine Valley.”
“Winged Foot.”
“Pebble Beach.”
“No, no, no, nothing beats the setting of Cypress Point on the Overall Rating
Overall Rating
1 Preston Trail Goif Club 95.9
17201 Preston Trail Dr. Dallas, Texas 75248 Phone: 380-0669
2. Brook Hollow Golf Club 93.0
8301 Harry Nines Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75235-3099 Phone: 637-1900
3. Colonial Country Club 89.2
3735 Country Club Cir. Fort Worth, Texas 76109 Phone: 817-927-4200
4. Stonebridge Country Club 83.2
7003 Beacon Hill Rd. McKinney, Texas 75070 Phone: 529-5992
5. Dallas Athletic Club 79.6
4111 La Prada Rd. Dallas, Texas 75228 Phone: 279-6517
6. Royal Oaks Country Club 79.58
7915 Greenville Ave. Dallas, Texas 75231 Phone: 691-6091
7. The Sports Club at
the Four Seasons Resort 78.6
4200 MacArthur Blvd. Irving, Texas 75038 Phone: 717-2526
8. Northwood Club 78.0
6524 Alpha Rd. Dallas, Texas 75240 Phone: 239-1366
9. Shady Oaks Country Club 77.5
320 Roaring Springs Rd. Fort Worth, Texas 76114 Phone: 817-732-3333
10. Mira Vista Gotf Club 76.7
6600 Mira Vista Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76132 Phone: 817-294-6600
11 Gleneagles Country Club 76.1
5401 W. Park Blvd. Piano, Texas 75093 Phone: 867-6666
12. Las Colinas Country Club 72.7
4900 N. O’Connor Rd. Irving, Texas 75062 Phone: 541-1141
13. Bent Tree Country Club 72.2
5201 Westgrove Dr. Dallas, Texas 75248 Phone: 931-7326
14. Stonebriar Country Club 71.1
5050 Country Club Dr. Frisco, Texas 75034 Phone: 625-5050
15. The Ranch Country Club 70.8
5901 Glen Oaks Dr. McKinney. Texas 75070 Phone: 540-2200
16. Hackberry Creek
Country Club 70.0
1901 Royal Ln. Irving, Texas 75063 Phone: 869-2631
17. Lakewood Country Club 68.8
6430 Gaston Ave. Dallas, Texas 75214 Phone: 821-1491
18. Ridglea Country Club 67.5
3901 Ridglea C.C. Dr. Fort Worth, Texas 76016 Phone: 817-731-1827
19. Dallas Country Club 65.6
4100 Beverly Dr. Dallas, Texas 75205 Phone: 521-2151
20. Trophy Club Country Club 64.5
500 Trophy Club Dr. Trophy Club, Texas 76262 Phone: 817-4300444
21. Oak Cliff Country Club 63.8
2200 W. Red Bird Ln. Dallas, Texas 75232 Phone: 331-4338
22. Denton Country Club 60.0
1213 Country Club Rd. Denton, Texas 76202 Phone: 817-382-2041
23. Diamond Oats Country Club 58.6
5821 Diamond Oaks Dr. N. Fort Worth, Texas 76117 Phone: 817-834-6261
24. Brookhaven Country Club 55.7
3333 Golfing Green Dr. Farmers Branch, Texas 75234 Phone:243-6151
25. River Crest Country Club 52.9
1501 Western Ave. Fort Worth, Texas 76107 Phone: 817-738-9221
26. Prestonwood Country Club 52.7
15909 Preston Rd. Dallas, Texas 75248 Phone: 239-7111
27. The Shores Country Club 52.5
2600 Champion Dr. Rockwall, Texas 75087 Phone: 771-5827
28. Canyon Creek Country Club 45.7
625 Lookout Dr. Richardson, Texas 75080 Phone: 231-1466
29. Oakmont Country Club 43.6
1200 Clubhouse Dr. Corinth, Texas 76205 Phone: 817-321-5599
30. Eastern Hills Country Club 36.0 3000 5. Country Club Rd. Garland, Texas 75043 Phone: 840-3484
Desig
1. Colonial 94.2
2. Brook Hollow 91.3
3. Preston Trail 89.1
4. Stonebridge 83.6
5. Royal Oaks 81.7
6. Shady Oaks 80.0
7. Dallas Athletic Club 79.2
8. Mira Vista 77.8
9. The Sports Club 77.1
10. The Ranch 76.7
11. Las Colinas Country Club 76.3
12. Stonebriar 75.6
13. Northwood 75.0
14. Gleneagles 72.6
15. Hackberry Creek 71.3
16. Ridglea 71.3
17. Oak Cliff 70.0
18. Trophy Club 70.0
19. Bent Tree 68.7
20. Lakewpod 66.3
21. Diamond Oaks 62.9
22. Denton Country Club 60.0
23. Dallas Country Chib 57.8
24. Brookhaven 57.1
25. The Shores 52.5
26. Oakmont 50.9
27. Prestonwood 50.9
28. River Crest 48.6
29. Eastern Mils 48.0
30. Canyon Creek 45.7
conditioning
1. Preston Trail 98.2
2. Brook Hollow 92.2
3. Dallas athletic Club 87.2
4. The Sports Club 83.8
5. Shad? Oaks 80.8
6. Las Colinas Country Club 80.0
7. Stonebriar 80.0
8. Stonebridge 80.0
9. Northwood 78.0
10. Gleneagles 77.4
11. Dallas Country Club 76.7
12. The Ranch 76.7
13. Bent Tree 75.7
14. Hackberry Creek 75.0
15. River Crest 74.3
16. Mira Vista 73.3
17. Colonial 70.8
18. Lakewood 70.0
19. Royal Oaks 68.3
20. Ridglea 68.1
21. Trophy Club 63.6
22. Oak Cliff 62.5
23. Brookhaven 61.4
24. Denton Country Club 55.0
25. Prestonwood 54.5
26. Diamond Oaks 54.3
27. The Shores 50.0
28. Canyon Creek 42.9
29. Oakmont 38.2
30. Eastern Hills 36.0
Memorable
Features
1. Colonial 88.3
2. Stonebridge 80.5
3. Brook Hollow 79.1
4. Stonebriar 77.8
5. Preston Trail 75.9
6. Mira Vista 75.6
7. The Sports Club 75.2
8. Royal Oaks 75.0
9. Shady Oaks 74.8
10. Gleneagles 74.8
11. Dallas Athletic Club 74.0
12. Las Colinas Country Club 69.1
13. Northwood 69.0
14. The Ranch 68.3
15. Bent Tree 66.1
16. Ridglea 62.5
17. Dallas Country Club 61.1
18. Lakewood 60.0
19. Trophy Club 60.0
20. Oak Cliff 59.4
21. Hackberry Creek 58.8
22. Brookhaven 54.3
23. Diamond Oaks 54.3
24. River Crest 48.6
25. Prestonwood 47.3
26. Denton Country Club 45.0
27. The Shores 45.0
28. Oakmont 43.6
29. Canyon Creek 32.0
30. Eastern Hills 32.0
Challenge
1. Stonebridge 95.45
2.Colonial 93.3
3. Royal Oaks 90.8
4. Preston Trail 90.0
5. Brook Hollow 86.1
6. Hic Sports Club 83.8
7. Gleneagles 82.6
8. Stonebriar 82.2
9.Dallas athlete Club 81.6
10. Las Colinas Country Club 80.0l
11 Ridglea 80.0
12. Mira Vista 77.8
13. The Ranch 76.7
14. Northwood 76.0
15. Shady Oaks 75.0
16. Hackberry Creek 73.75
17. Bent Tree 72.2
18. Trophy Club 70.0
19. Lakewood 68.75
20. Diamond Oaks 68.6
21. Oak Cliff 67.5
22. Denton Country Club 60.0
23. Prestonwood 60.0
24. The Shores 57.5
25. Brookhaven |57.1
26. Canyon Creek 57.1
27. Oakmont 54.5
28. Dallas Country Club 51.1
29. Eastern Hills 44.0
30. River Crest 42.9
Chip Shots
Some of our experts added comments on certain courses. A sampler:
Northwood: “Generally overrated-great trouble with greens over the last several years and is just now getting in good condition.”
Brook Hollow: “A. great traditional course designed by A.W. Tillinghast. The recent face lift is a great improvement. The location is the only negative.”
Brookhaven: “It. simply has too much play and is in ragged condition. The design is boring.”
Mira Vista: “Since June of 1994, when the state amateur competition was held here, the condition or the course has gone downhill.”
Bent Tree: “I am not a fan of courses in housing developments, but Bent Tree would be tops in that category.”
Lakewood: “An older club with a classic look.”
Oak Cliff: ’’An older club that at times has trouble with conditioning. Not very long, but some good holes on this course.’’
Preston Trail: “Far and away the best course in Dallas and Fort Worth, Politics have kept it from being one of the top 100 courses in the world.”
Stonebriar: “A terrible course. The greens are like putting on elephant graves. There’s too much water and the greens are too difficult for the average player to enjoy his playing experience.”
Colonial: “Easy course to shoot 72. but difficult to shoot under 70. Greens suffer terribly during the summer because of high traffic, small greens that were built in the Trinity River bottom with large trees resulting in very little air circulation and intense heat.”
Gleneagles: “A fun course to play if you’re playing well. Gotta watch out for the water!”
Dallas Country Club: “Poor practice facility, good greens. It’s an easy course, but eight through 13 are challenging holes.”
Dallas Athletic Club: ” Demands a nice variety of shot-making skills. As the courses continue to mature, so will the aesthetics. I think #5 and #11 are two of the most memorable holes in the area. The overall design is excellent: however, the severe mounding on some of the greens limits pin placement and creates course drainage problems.”
The Shores: “It’s more like a high-end municipal course.”
Las Colinas Country Club: “Offers a variety of uphill, downhill, and side-hill lies that you typically see in the Northeast but rarely in our area. The golfer enjoys a wide variety of elevation changes and interesting views of Dallas.”
THE JUDGES
Dean OVERTURF, 1995 Texas Mid
Amateur Champion
ROGER FINE, 1995 Dallas City Champion
JOHN GRACE, 1993 & 1994 Texas
Amateur Champion; 1991, 1992, 1993 & 1994 Texas Mid Amateur Champion Dr. Jim Savage, USGA Committeeman; Board of Directors-Southern Golf
Association & TGA
FRANK ANGLIM, USGA Committeeman
JlM MARTIN, noted competitive golfer; Past
Champion-Prestonwood Country Club
RANDY SMITH, Head Golf Professional-Royal Oaks Country Club
GENE AUBE, noted competitive golfer; former professional golfer
CHIP STEWART, 1992 Texas Amateur Champion
HARRISON FRAZAR, former University of Texas player
TRIP KUEHNE, OSU player; Runner-up–1994 U.S. Amateur
KELLI KUEHNE, University of Texas player;
1995 U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion;
1994 U.S. Junior Amateur Champion
VERS SPURLOCK, noted competitive golfer
JUSTIN LEONARD, PGA Tour player; 1991, 1992, 1993 & 1994 Southwest Conference Champion; 1992 U.S. Amateur Champion; 1994 NCAA Champion
TIM GAMSO, Chairman–1997 U.S. Mid Amateur; former USGA Committeeman BINK MITCHELLA, former tour player; former Texas A&M player; 1993 Texas Senior Champion
MIKE MCCLWG, former OU player; 1987 Texas Mid Amateur Champion
BILL TROMBLEY, 1984 World Senior’s Champion; five time TGA Senior Champion
MIKE HOYLE, 1986 Texas Mid Amateur Champion
RALPH HAMM, noted competitive golfer
BETSY CLIFFORD, USGA Women’s Committeeman
WOODY THAMES, former Captain-Texas Mid-South Cup Matches
MARK BROOKS, five-time winner, PGA Tour; former University of Texas player ALAN Abney, noted competitive golfer Jerry Grable, Salesmanship Club of Dallas
BILL PENN, Executive Director-Texas Golf Association
BOB PACKER, noted competitive golfer
Aesthetics
1. Preston Trail 94.5
2. Brook Hollow 91.3
3. Colonial 89.2
4. Shady Palis 83.3
5. Dallas athletic Club 81.2
6. North-wood 80.0
7. Royal Oak 79.2
8. Stonebridge 79.1
9. The Sports Club 77.1
10. Gleneagles 76.5
11. Dallas Country Club 73.3
12. Mira Vista 72.2
13. Stonebriar 71.1
14. Las Colinas Country Club 70.9
15. Lakewood 70.0
16. Bent Tree 66.95
17. The Ranch 66.7
18. Hackberry Creek 63.75
19. Trophy Chub 63.6
20. Ridglea 58.8
21. Oak Cliff 58.1
22. River Crest 57.1
23. Denton Country Club 55.0
24. Brookbaven 51.43
25. Diamond Oaks 51.43
26. Prestonwood 50.9
27. The Shores 47.5
28. Canyon Creek 45.7
29. Oakmont 45.5
30. Eastern Hills 44.0
Player
Amenities
1. Preston Trail 97.3
2. Gleneagles 88.7
3. Brook Hollow 87.8
4. The Sports Club 86.7
5. Shad?Oaks 83.3
6. Bent Tree 80.0
7. Stonebriar 80.0
8. Mira Vista 78.9
9. Dallas Athletic Club 78.4
10. Colonial 78.3
11. Dallas Country Club 78.3
12. Northwood 78.0
13. Stonebridge 77.3
14. Las Colinas Country Club 72.7
15. Royal Oaks 72.5
16. The Ranch 71.7
17. Hackberry Creek 71.3
18. River Crest 67.1
19. Lakewood 63.7
20. Ridglea 58.8
21. Brookhaven 58.6
22. Trophy Club 58.2
23. Prestonwood 54.5
24. Oak Cirri 52.5
25. Denton Country Club 50.0
26. Canyon Creek 45.7
27. Diamond Oaks 45.7
28. Oakmont 45.45
29. The Shores 45.0
30. Eastern Hills 36.0
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