Bridges - The Tradition at Firewheel Golf of Garland

About
The Bridges at Firewheel Golf Park is a 27-hole layout that has been a regular host of U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur qualifying tournaments. The course is comprised of three nines that can be played in different 18-hole combinations. The Tradition nine is the shortest of the three at just over 3,200 yards from the back tees. What it lacks in length, it makes up for with the rolling terrain. Golfers will face tricky uneven lies in addition to strategically placed bunkers and towering oak and pecan trees. There are also two creeks that crisscross through the entire golf course. They come into play on several holes. Not only does the Bridges provide three 18-hole courses, there is also Firewheel's original 18-hole Old Course, which was followed soon after by the 18-hole Lakes Course.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Gold | 35 | 3202 yards | 35.5 | 130 |
Blue | 35 | 2985 yards | 34.6 | 127 |
White | 35 | 2801 yards | 33.9 | 122 |
Red (W) | 35 | 2529 yards | 35.8 | 129 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
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Gold M: 72.4/130 W: 78.4/138 | 360 | 192 | 325 | 430 | 257 | 445 | 578 | 550 | 416 | 3553 | 6755 |
Blue M: 70.9/127 W: 76.4/135 | 341 | 170 | 302 | 413 | 205 | 420 | 550 | 530 | 389 | 3320 | 6305 |
White M: 67.9/123 W: 73.0/129 | 298 | 134 | 272 | 383 | 164 | 342 | 510 | 487 | 356 | 2946 | 5747 |
Red M: 64.6/113 W: 68.8/118 | 249 | 105 | 247 | 312 | 120 | 314 | 444 | 430 | 308 | 2529 | 5058 |
Handicap | 16 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
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I would play again
I really like this course and it was a great value. Greens were a little slow, but not too bad and there were some really wet areas on the course especially around the greens. Other players need to learn how to rake the bunkers. They were footprints everywhere. The two gentlemen in the pro shop were average at best but the starter was awesome .
I did enjoy playing it and will definitely play it again
Got a great deal
I normally do not play golf when it is over 90 degrees, so basically June thru September here in DFW. I made an exception to go play Bridges Firewheel when I saw a deal for $35 on a Sunday morning. Good golf, good course, friendly folks, good conditions. Bad decision on my part. Finished birdie, birdie, par and then got sick walking off the 18th green. A special thank you to the 11:10 tee time group that came up and found me in heat exhaustion and gave me ice, a cool towel, and made sure I was OK.
Well done
The course is in great shape. The price for weekend play was outstanding. Great value. People are super nice. Warm up facilities are great! 4 hour round on a weekend is outstanding.
Great Course
Favorite local course near firewheel area. The layout is excellent, the greens are well kept, price is great. Better than woodbridge, waterview, & sherril park overall. So best course in this area.
First time to play today. Course is in great shape. Will return!
Who's Fault?
It seems that nobody rakes bunkers at this course. While it's true that isn't really the course's fault, I do think that they could do more by including more than one rake per bunker. Some might not bother walking around to get the single rake you find at each bunker. I also think that a little reminder at check-in to all players would help; reminder to rake bunkers, repair ball marks, fill divots with sand...basically to do what everyone who cares about the game should be doing. I think a roaming marshal would help, to monitor here and there and make folks do what they should be doing.
So yes, it's the golfers but the course could do more to encourage people to do what they should be doing and kicking those who don't off the course!
Better than Some
3 Nines With different personalities. Greens are hard And often small, making a difficult to hold the elevated greens. GPS In the carts Is nice but the Yardage accuracy is only mediocre so bring your own rangefinder. Other than that was a nice day
Deceptive greens
Played the champions and masters courses, and the starter advised that the champions course greens were slow and the masters course greens were really fast. However, I found both very slow. Better to have stomp reading and put up the green speeds on a board.
Greens recently aerated
Customers should not have to pay full price when playing on greens recently aerated and sanded!
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