I am going to be in the DFW area in a few weeks and want to get a game togather with a few of my friends but none of them know the local courses. I would like to keep green fees w/ cart under $50 (weekend rate). Also i will be staying in either downtown Ft. Worth or Arlington and would like to keep the drive time under 30 minutes or so. Any suggestions? Thanks
I'm a big fan of the Dallas city courses because they are all well-maintained and very affordable. Weekend green fee w/cart will run you right around $30. Tennison Park - Just East of downtown. Two courses, The Glen and the Highlands. The Highlands was recently renovated, so they charge more for this one, I think about $50 weekend w/cart, but it's super-nice from what I hear. I've played the Glen several times and like it a lot. Not overly long, but a challenging layout, with a creek that runs through the course and somehow always manages to run along the right-hand side of the fairway on every hole it touches, so if you slice much it can be trouble. Keeton Park - East from Downtown to Jim Miller Road, then South. This is the one I've played the most. Solid, average-lenght course. Lots of trees on the first 5 holes, but it opens up after that. Lot of water on this course. Stevens Park - In the Kessler Park section of Oak Cliff. Very short, but very fun course. Lots of hills and extreme doglegs to make up for the short length.
