Thorntree Country Club
About
Thorntree opened in 1984, and while it has changed ownership multiple times over the years,it remains one of the toughest courses in the DFW area. The course features six lakes and three spring-fed creeks that spice up the layout, as well as immaculate fairways and challenging bent-grass greens.
On the front, No. 5 stands out as one of the most difficult holes – a 400 yard-plus par 4 that runs through a chute of trees and doglegs right into a green sided by a pond.
The back is a bit more difficult, which you’ll realize quickly due to the 666-yard double dogleg No. 10. The next hole is only a 382- yard par 4, but the approach is dicey into the shallow green. No. 13 is another nice hole–only 338 yards with another challenging approach into a green that’s guarded by an old thorn tree.
Getting there : From I-35 south, take the Wintergreen Road exit and turn right. Drive 4 miles to the course, and the entrance is on the right side.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 72 | 7042 yards | 74.9 | 144 |
| Players | 72 | 6767 yards | 73.3 | 140 |
| Members | 72 | 6454 yards | 71.3 | 137 |
| Regular (W) | 72 | 5764 yards | 73.7 | 133 |
| Regular | 72 | 5764 yards | 68.1 | 128 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 5241 yards | 71.1 | 127 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship M: 74.9/146 | 375 | 115 | 476 | 510 | 435 | 375 | 170 | 460 | 566 | 3482 | 667 | 419 | 370 | 338 | 225 | 525 | 180 | 459 | 377 | 3560 | 7042 |
| Tournament M: 71.9/140 | 355 | 108 | 443 | 486 | 414 | 350 | 160 | 384 | 548 | 3248 | 603 | 382 | 338 | 319 | 152 | 496 | 160 | 400 | 356 | 3206 | 6454 |
| Mens M: 70.3/136 | 355 | 108 | 376 | 486 | 337 | 350 | 160 | 384 | 462 | 3018 | 522 | 364 | 338 | 319 | 152 | 496 | 134 | 365 | 356 | 3046 | 6064 |
| White M: 69.2/130 W: 74.3/134 | 324 | 81 | 376 | 472 | 337 | 326 | 139 | 336 | 462 | 2853 | 522 | 364 | 312 | 297 | 125 | 472 | 134 | 365 | 320 | 2911 | 5764 |
| Ladies W: 71.1/128 | 324 | 81 | 285 | 472 | 337 | 320 | 115 | 336 | 385 | 2655 | 430 | 287 | 312 | 297 | 125 | 394 | 105 | 290 | 320 | 2560 | 5215 |
| Handicap | 16 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
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Don't waste your Money
The only thing positive is the greens are good, after that it's terrible. Tees and fairways are gone and when I mean gone there is nothing but dirt and earth crack's you can break an ankle in literally (no grass that's even brown). I cannot believe they are charging $50 to play this during the week with the course in such bad shape. I will not be back and wish I had read the reviews before I played. They are accurate and spot on, save your money and go somewhere else.
Gone bad
Why would a course have places for water coolers but bo water provided. Very slow play. No Marshall.
Downhill
First of all, shouldn’t a course have water coolers on the course especially since we have 100 plus temperatures. Overall, this course is going downhill.
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us, u221898850. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop at (972) 296-2146. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing Thorntree Country Club!
$65 for this?
$65 dollars to play here during the current conditions is absolutely absurd. Funny thing is, I think they know this. They know exactly what the course looks like right now and they still choose to charge prices that other courses in dfw charge but are in far far better shape. If you know your course is crap and not living up to its standards do the right thing and lower your prices until you get it where it needs to be. Never playing here again unless I see pages of recent good reviews. Only reason why the pace of play was excellent because no one was there. I should of read the reviews before booking.
Dried out tee boxes and fairways
Tee boxes and fairways are not being watered. Too hard to press in a tee without lots of effort. No or very little grass on the fairways and rough. Greens are watered and left long to not burn out. Bunkers are not maintained. It has been a long time since playing there and it has lost it luster…many others to play instead
Hello Kunkel20, thank you for taking the time to review us. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Thorntree Country Club.
Crispy Bacon
No water on the course to drink and no water for the fairways all year long it looked like. Terrible conditions.
Hello, Scott8749456. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.
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Not worth the price
Understanding there hasn’t been much rain, this course was still significantly under-maintained. $65 to play was unacceptable for the conditions
Hi tdodd314, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.
Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.
Always enjoy playing Thorntree, the fairways are completely burnt up to to the lack of rain but the greens were phenomenal.
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Meh
My plays here frequently so I decided to give it a shot. First off, what golf course shuts down at 7pm when the sun doesn't even set until 8:30pm? That was frustrating. Then to suggest we walk the course in the heat instead of offering to return another day to play the remaining holes was a bit annoying. Then the course itself could use a little TLC. Disappointed to say the least.
Hello, Jaybow2288. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Thorntree Country Club.
Golf Course is Burnt Up
Sad to report that Thorntree is crispy and brown just about everywhere except the greens. I heard a couple of locals the putting green talking about the course being out of water and that they can basically only water the greens (which are pretty good). If you like a hard and fast course that looks like many of the british open courses, then this is your place. I'm really suprised they have not lowered the rates with the conditions being so poor. I know we are in a drought and I feel for them, but come on. I won't be back anytime soon, I hope they are able to recover and get some grass back once we get some rain in the fall, I can't imagine what's going to happen to the course in August if this drought continues.
Hi, u314163006513! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Great greens but course in poor shape.
One of my favorite courses to play but they’ve absolutely lost the tees and fairways due to the heat. The greens are true and the layout is great. It’s too bad they aren’t spending money on watering during the summer.
Hello u000005845048, thank you for taking the time to review us, and for the 3 stars. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Thorntree Country Club.
Dry
I love the layout…great bones
Greens are pretty good and roll true
However, the rest of the course is burned and no water at all…
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no water?
i have played Thorntree 18 times over 4 years. I love it. it is tough and interesting. today it was great. but it was also 100 degrees by noon when we finished. we drank two large bottles of water by hole 12. NO WATER ON THE COURSE? It is Texas Summer Thorntree. I called the pro shop and nicely they said they would send the cart. The cart lady finally found us on 15. When I said it’s a bit dangerous not to put out jugs of water she said, “a lot of courses have no water.” then she blamed me for not being prepared. I JUST PLAYED IN NEW ENGland AND THEY HAD WATER OUT! I will return in the Fall when the heat subsides and we aren’t being told to get our own liquids figured out.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u6625288. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Thorntree Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Disappointed
Hate to give a bad review of a local course, but need to be honest. Tee boxes were in bad shape and hard as a rock. Could barely put a tee in the ground. Fairways are burning up, need some water bad. However, the greens are in great shape. There was no drink cart on the course and no water coolers on the course. The grill was closed and no ice was available for drinks. I have played this course before and was a good experience, but has really gone downhill.
Hello, pwwright55. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Thorntree Country Club.
nice course
nice course, greens in great shape, fairways good. some rough spots off the fairway but overall ok. pace of play was good,. main complaint is that for a hot summer day --we teed off 8a--there was no drinking water on the course at all, and we didnt see cart girl till 17th hole, which was about noon. NOT acceptable in TX weather in summer time!
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Thorntree is a nice value for the price
Although the greens were slow, they were kept long to keep them from dying in the heat. The course is very dry and will only get worse as the summer goes on. The speed of play was excellent. One group actually let us play through as they were slower than we were. This courtesy is unheard of at a public course. All things considered it was a good value. The course is in overall fair shape and shows minimal maintenance. You get what you pay for. Thorntree is an excellent layout and when it is in good shape, it is well worth playing. An excellent course to play when you want to plan a last minute tee time.
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Avoid.....Out of Water!!!
As per other reviews on this course, the green are pretty good. Now the not so good... I went and started asking questions around the clubhouse and the staff after my round as to why you need a hammer to put a tee in the ground on the tee boxes, the bunkers are all hard pan and all the fairways are turning brown, with earth cracks big enough to loose your golf ball or ankle into. Short answer, they are out of water. I was told they had to quit watering fairways 2 weeks ago and are now down to only being able to water the greens with the limited amount of water they have left. Sorry, but not gonna pay nearly $70 out the door to play a course with tee's and fairways in such poor condition and only getting worse by the day. Maybe in the fall after several inches of rain, but not going back anytime soon....
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A little pricey for what it is.
I’ve played here many times. Love the course layout and staff. My biggest two things have never changed over the years. 1, the brakes on the carts never lock easily. It seems like it’s always a battle to get the parking brake to engage. The other big complaint is the green management. While the greens are beautiful, if I go in the morning, they’re a soggy mess, so much that I’m worried my shoes will pull a big chunk out. Putts shoot up rooster tails of water and the ball skirts along for the first 3 ft. Also, pin placement is consistently horrible. Call it what you will, but pins shouldn’t be 3ft from the fringe on every green on every day. Admittedly I’ve never played a Mon-Wed round, but have several Thurs-Sun rounds and they’ve always been like this. Maybe I’ve just had a bad draw.
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback of your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced at the course with us. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon!
Times are hard, understandable
I guess this golf course could be a great place, greens were the only thing up to par, drought and hot days the reasons I guess for fairways very dry, tee box hard to tee up balls and sand bunkers were very hard and compact. After the 9th hole went to go and get something to eat very quickly and the person there said it would be a 15-20 minute wait , that’s after looking for her for around 5-10 minutes, but it’s ok. Not having anyone in sight all day in front of us or behind us made this a pleasant day, I’ll take playing golf without being pushed is GREAT. Partnered up with two amazing, soon to be father who knew the course like the back of their hands, made for a pleasant day. Oh well! Mahaloz, Connor and Mike, for putting up with us, ALOHA!
Hello, Kauboy79. Thank you for visiting us at Thorntree Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hello, u314160664602. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Thorntree Country Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
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