Colonial Country Club
About
Colonial Country Club, located in Fort Worth on the southern banks of the Trinity River and near TCU, is one of the most historic golf clubs in Texas. The club was founded in 1936 by Marvin Leonard, who sought to have a north Texas club with smooth, bent grass greens (unheard of at the time, as many courses had either sand or Bermuda turf). The course was originally designed by Texan John Bredemus and Oklahoma architect Perry Maxwell, who formally worked with Dr. Alister Mackenzie. Holes no. 3-5 are nicknamed the “Horrible Horseshoe” and represent the strongest stretch on the course, featuring a 247-yard par-3 4th hole bookended by long and demanding par 4s. Colonial Country Club hosted the 1941 U.S. Open, won by Craig Wood and was the first time the event was staged in Texas. Despite now playing over 7,200 yards, Colonial maintains a reputation to this day as a ball-striker’s playground. Ben Hogan won the Colonial golf tournament five times. Other multiple winners of this longstanding PGA Tour event include Lee Trevino, Billy Casper, Nick Price and Ben Crenshaw.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7375 yards | 75.7 | 137 |
| Blue | 72 | 6541 yards | 71.7 | 129 |
| Blue/White | 72 | 6300 yards | 70.6 | 127 |
| White/Blue | 72 | 6159 yards | 69.9 | 125 |
| White | 72 | 5928 yards | 68.8 | 123 |
| White/Gren | 72 | 5490 yards | 66.6 | 116 |
| Green | 72 | 5170 yards | 65.5 | 110 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5170 yards | 70.4 | 120 |
| Green/Red (W) | 72 | 5014 yards | 69.5 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4564 yards | 66.9 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 76.3/139 | 384 | 464 | 627 | 468 | 209 | 584 | 207 | 388 | 417 | 3748 | 485 | 453 | 593 | 222 | 439 | 424 | 451 | 168 | 369 | 3604 | 7352 |
| Blue M: 71.5/135 W: 78.0/145 | 341 | 441 | 570 | 398 | 184 | 516 | 151 | 338 | 344 | 3283 | 459 | 403 | 514 | 209 | 367 | 365 | 381 | 152 | 351 | 3201 | 6484 |
| Blue/White M: 70.2/132 W: 76.4/142 | 341 | 381 | 509 | 398 | 162 | 516 | 151 | 338 | 344 | 3140 | 459 | 403 | 482 | 166 | 367 | 365 | 367 | 152 | 351 | 3112 | 6252 |
| White M: 68.7/130 W: 74.8/138 | 306 | 381 | 509 | 344 | 162 | 491 | 134 | 297 | 329 | 2953 | 447 | 376 | 482 | 166 | 320 | 334 | 367 | 135 | 284 | 2911 | 5864 |
| White/Green M: 67.2/121 W: 72.9/130 | 258 | 340 | 441 | 308 | 123 | 491 | 134 | 297 | 302 | 2694 | 414 | 335 | 482 | 133 | 320 | 334 | 318 | 135 | 284 | 2755 | 5449 |
| Green M: 65.2/111 W: 70.2/123 | 258 | 340 | 441 | 308 | 123 | 430 | 118 | 250 | 302 | 2570 | 414 | 335 | 443 | 133 | 278 | 296 | 318 | 100 | 240 | 2557 | 5127 |
| Green/Red M: 63.4/109 W: 68.1/117 | 258 | 340 | 387 | 308 | 123 | 430 | 118 | 250 | 302 | 2516 | 414 | 299 | 443 | 103 | 278 | 296 | 282 | 100 | 240 | 2455 | 4971 |
| Red M: 62.4/105 W: 65.9/113 | 247 | 275 | 387 | 292 | 101 | 389 | 108 | 206 | 256 | 2261 | 365 | 299 | 390 | 103 | 246 | 257 | 282 | 82 | 212 | 2236 | 4497 |
| Handicap | 12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 11 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2014 #11)
Reviews
Great course, a must if your visiting this area
This course has become one of my favorites in South West Florida.
Nice place to visit
Colonial has a good variety of holes. If you decide to play from the back tees you will find 7400 yards of water hazards, sand hazards and an assortment of trees waiting to snag your ball. The par threes on this course are very solid. The entire course is impeccably groomed. There are flower beds and fountains. You will have multiple tee options. Water is available to drink at a couple of spots on the course but if it is a really hot day you might want to bring extra. We didn't see the beverage cart much.
Great Day of Golf
This was one of the best tracks I played. Wind was up so a few holes played specially hard. Fairways and greens were pristine and resulted in a very enjoyable day. Would definitely go back and play it again.
Must say course was very busy but got better on the back nine when some of the groups stopped after nine.
Excellent course , very challenging the staff was very nice
Excellent course , very challenging the staff was very nice
Excellent Course
This is a very nice layout and the course is extremlly well maintained. There are various tees so I am sure this track wil offer everyone the challenge they desire. A fun course to play!
This is a higher end course and priced accordingly but the Golfnow redhot price was a steal.
Great Shape - Very true greens
We have golfed here a few times - never a disappointment - challenging, beautiful, and fun. Great value
very well laid out -
Enjoyed the golf experience and would play there again
very good experience, beautiful shape, friendly and attentive staff. aqua range!
very good experience, beautiful shape, friendly and attentive staff. aqua range!
excellent service
this course was a 9 hole special booked on golfnow. the field of play was in great shape and all the staff was super friendly. clubhouse dinner after golf was superb. the only drawback was
the course was very crowded but that is to be expected in febuary in florida.
This course has great greens.
Only played the front nine and was impressed. Would like to return and play 18.
Back nine was a tad slow
Course was in excellent condition. Have 5 sets of tees so can be challenging for any handicap. Back nine is tighter than front nine. That may be reason for the slower pace on the back nine.
Wonderful, challenging...
Only downside, I wish Golf Now would have indicated that the tee time we purchased was part of a shotgun tournament, played as a scramble. We arrived for our tee time unaware of the format which took away from our overall experience.
a beautiful golf course
I have played here a few times and in my opinion this is a great golf course!
Great layout, nice facility.
The course is well maintained, the design is fun, challenging and different on each hole. Greens have some very interesting shapes and sizes. A course you need to play once or twice to figure it out.
excellent course to play
Great course,It is fair but challenging to play very freindly staff have to play this course to really appreciate it.
Wonderful experience on and off the course.
My wife and I played on a sunday afternoon, which I wasn't sure if we would complete play before darkness set in. Everyone teed off at the same time, like in a tournament. The practice tee had plentiful and free balls to hit. The facility was in great shape. We played the round in under 3 hrs. The carts do not have gps, so I was glad I had downloaded it to my personal gps. Highly Recommended.
Eminently playable.Good greens,excellent value
Shotgun start threw us off a bit. Course was well maintained,staff great,good food at grill,challenging but fair,very fair price.
Great Time and enjoyable for all golfers
Front Nine was open and Driver friendly but the back nine was more target golf and much more difficult. Greens were in very good shape and it was a GREAT value for the money and hope to play there again soon. Didnt like the shotgun start in the afternoon and starting on hole 6 was not how I expected to play the course.
Great layout and forces the golfer to be accurate with his shot or can get in a lot of trouble. But, tests lots of clubs in your bag and fun to play.
You may need extra balls as water hazards are plentiful and unforgiving. Fairways have lots of slope, if you don't hit center.
Pace was excellent and people extremely friendly and helpful.
We played in a shotgun format which turned out to be perfect and got to meet a lot of first timers such as ourselves.
Will definitely recommend this course and play it again.
Quality layout and conditions,
I really enjoyed Colonial CC. The clubhouse is very nice, the staff was friendly and enthusiastic, and the course layout and overall conditions were great.