Grand Oaks GC
A view of from a fairway at Grand Oaks Golf Club
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3.5
853 Reviews (853)
5 Stars
188
4 Stars
350
3 Stars
131
2 Stars
90
1 Stars
94
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.3
72.2%
Recommend this course
617 out of 853 reviews
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3.5
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
82.4%
Recommend this course
14 out of 17 reviews
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3.9
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.3%
Recommend this course
62 out of 71 reviews
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Course Highlights
This course delivers outstanding value with a fun, strategically engaging layout that rewards thoughtful shot-making. Consistently welcoming staff and well-managed pace of play make every round run smoothly.

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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6953 yards
Slope 125
Rating 73.1

Grand Oaks Golf Club enjoys a peaceful, tranquil setting among century-old oak trees and an abundance of wildlife. The course is as challenging as it is scenic with tree-lined fairways and small greens that will test your accuracy. It may have a traditional design but there is still some bite to this round. There are several strategically placed bunkers that lurk greenside to challenge you even further. Two meandering creeks weave along the golf course as well, coming into play on a few holes. The layout has a nice mix of holes from reachable par 5s to tough par 3s. Grand Oaks Golf Club is a fair test that is player friendly enough to appeal to players of all skill levels. There are some birdie opportunities available if you play it smart and it's forgiving enough for high handicappers to approach with confidence.

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Course Details

Year Built 1972
Fairways 328 Bermuda
Greens Tiff-dwarf Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Don January

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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3.5
853 Reviews (853)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 19
Watching the Game 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 37
Narrow Fairways 19
Forced Carries 18
This course/club is great for:
Locals 25
Seniors 16
Beginners 15
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 26
Worth the Drive 12
In the 'Burbs 11

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

This course needs work

Needs a lot of work. No grass on fairways. Greens inconsistent slow and bumpy ,ball couldn’t hold its line. Rough so thick couldn’t find your ball. Has a lot of water that’s nasty and smelly lots of trash washed in. No handicap flags available.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/10/2019

Hello. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Course For The Money ...Waiting On Irrigation System

I have played this course for many years....even when it went by several different names, and saw several different pros and management teams. It has always been a fun course with amazing potential. I am grateful to the Mai family for saving this old course, by adding false fronts to the greens, res-sodding areas that desperately needed it, and getting the drainage up to par. Sadly, the old irrigation system is crapping out, but they are already on this issue as well. They need to speed things up though, because one good Texas Summer with sub par irrigation has literally destroyed more than one local course. I would truly hate to see Grand Oaks go th way of The Ft. Worth Boat Club which was another fun little Don January Design that died a sad death due to a broken irrigation system and a real scorcher of a Texas Summer.

This course has a fun layout, and they have already improved the sand in the bunkers. It’s good quality golfing sand, not the best ok filled playground stuff so many local courses use when times get tight. I agree with others who say they could use more yardage markers, though my Garmin works fine out there. Not everybody else has a Garmin, or something of similar quality that already has this course loaded onto it. Once the irrigation is back, I expect the hardgreens to soften, and the thin fairways to grow plush again. This course has always been.....a course with potential. I believe. This is the management that could put it back on the map. It is going to take yet even more TLC, but as I said.....nice layout, fun design, the bunkers are there, and they’re just a season or two away from 5 stars if they get the irrigation back online, and the trashy areas and hard pan cleaned up. I’ll be back for sure.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/10/2019

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we appreciate the great feedback regarding our course conditions, especially after the maintenance we have received. We are working on the irrigation system and hope to get everything up to standards before the summer heat. Thank you for giving Grand Oaks another try after all of the different managements, we really appreciate it! Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Surprisingly Great

It was our first time playing this course, which we chose to do after reading so many great reviews recently. The course lived up to the reviews and my golfing buds and I will definitely be back. When we rolled into the parking lot we thought we had made a mistake ( I get now that they are under renovation ) but once we looked out over the course we knew we had found a hidden gem. My only suggestion would be for the course to post more yardage markers as today was windy and a pure guessing game as to what club to hit. Most fairways had the 150 marker but other yardage markers were scarce. Honestly though that was the only fault which wasn’t anything to keep us from coming back soon.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/10/2019

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we appreciate the great feedback regarding our course conditions, especially after the maintenance we have received. We are so pleased to be considered your hidden gem and can't wait to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/02/2019

Thank you for the 4-Star review!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/02/2019

We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. Thank you for coming out and we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 71
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Give it another chance

This place used to be a real barnyard. It closed for a while and reopened in better shape, especially as relates to drainage.

The greens are small and challenging, the fairways aren't terribly wide and there's plenty of water and sand.

Fantastic value for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/02/2019

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we appreciate the great feedback regarding our course conditions, the course has come a long way since being temporarily closed. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great value.

Took some friends out for their first time playing golf ever and it was great fun! A few holes are tough for the beginners with the bunker/water layout, but we all had a blast.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/22/2019

Thank you for the 4-Star review! We appreciate you coming out and hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Yes its has a good features

It's old golf course. Yes it's need more maintenance and need some improvement

Of course will attract more golfer in the future!!!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/22/2019

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we appreciate the great feedback. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love this course!

Haven’t played here since they reopened. It was cart path only. It was in fantastic shape!!! I had a great time!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/15/2019

Thank you for your 5-star rating! Book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Best Golf in Dallas, bar none

Course was closed for a good while when some county agency had to put in pipes. Open now and improved (new cart paths, etc) and wonderful scenery with giant oak trees. Not too difficult, extremely beautiful and fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/13/2019

Thank you for the 5-Star review, we appreciate the great feedback regarding our course conditions, especially after being closed for so long. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

This course has a friendly staff

The course was a little wet but playable. The green is in good shape. I enjoyed playing at Grand Oaks golf course and will definitely come back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/13/2019

Thank you for the 4-Star review! We appreciate you coming out and hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

we like grand oaks

very easy to get on. inexpensive. course is challenging. easy to walk in lieu of riding. the only big compaint i have is the trash in the gully's and the riverbeds. its awful.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/13/2019

Thank you for the 4-Star review, we appreciate the feedback regarding any materials left on the course. We will take a closer look and see if what we can do to clean this up. Thanks for pointing this out and we hope to see you again in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Potential gaming resource.

I like the abundance of water and sand hazards to test your accuracy and club choice. The greens were in fair condition for winter play but the fairway were in bad shape. Very short grass or no grass at all and very hard compacted. Forget about getting a divot because it was like playing on cement.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/20/2019

Thank you for your honest review. The course has received a large amount of rain this past month, we appreciate you patience if parts of the course were not up to your expectations. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/04/2019

Thank you for the 5-Star review!

Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Course needs help, Staff great.

The new clubhouse and staff are great. Very friendly staff. The course has flat greens and rock hard fairways. Blind water hazards criss cross the course. Some do not even show up on GPS. If you do not know about them, it will be a problem.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/04/2019

Thank you for the great review, we are so glad that you enjoyed the new clubhouse! The course has come along way and we appreciate the feedback.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs work

Decent layout but the course is in really poor shape. I’m afraid I wouldn’t go back if it was still in the same shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 02/01/2019

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recovery parts of the course. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. Thank you for playing Grand Oaks Golf Club, we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/01/2019

Thank you for the 4-Star review!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Not At All My Favorite Place To Play

To me, this course is average. I say that, in part, because this course can be quite challenging unless you are a low handicap golfer as there are quite a few trees, water in abundance with several carries from the tee, and several greens are slightly elevated, adding to the challenge, but I also say this because we found several of the fairways grass to be somewhat thin in spots and the greens with a little to be desired, and there is nothing really aesthetically pleasing to see as you move through the round. The main issue with the water is: if you are not familiar with the course, you can't see many of the water hazards so you have to know they are there. I feel that this course is a player's course and it is hard to enjoy the golf if you aren't. On the positive side, the carts were nice, clean and in good condition and the guy who took our fees was outgoing and very cordial. Bottom line, if you are a player, you might like this course. If you are a mid to high handicap golfer it will beat you up hole after hole.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/28/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to see if we can make any changes. Thanks for visiting Grand Oaks Golf Club, we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/31/2018

Thank you for your 5-star rating! Book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

TLC needed

You arrive in the parking lot that needs some TLC. And it is a perfect sign of things to come on the course. Very flat course with somewhat of a boring layout. Not the biggest problem. Fairways are either bone dry and rock hard, or muddy and semi flooded in quite a few places. Sticking a tee in the ground on the tee boxes is impossible. Greens are very slow and bumpy. Ball skips around, forget about rolling. Roughs not maintained well either, lots of litter everywhere.

Overall a poor experience even for winter golf, will not be coming back.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/31/2018

Hi, thank you for reviewing the course. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recovery the fairways and tee boxes. We are glad to see you rated the rest of your visit to be great during your game. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Grand Oaks Golf Club, we hope to see you again soon.

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