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Tierra Verde Golf Club
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About
Located in a remote southwest part of the city, Tierra Verde is the successful result of Arlington’s Parks and Recreation Department’s effort to provide an upscale, daily fee municipal to complement the other public golf options in town.
Labeled with the new and prestigious Audubon International Signature Certification, this course was the first in Texas and the first municipal course in the world to achieve that honor. The certification signifies that the course was “designed, constructed, and maintained using wildlife conservation and habitat enhancement, water quality management, and water conservation.” What this means for the inconsistent hack is that sprayed shots are not out-of-bounds, but instead buried in a “protected environment.” Unfortunately, the penalty still applies and you’ll need to take your drop. The opening hole is a good example–it’s a basic 355-yard hole, but anything sliced right will find a plum tree thicket, which is the same as hitting it into a lake.
In terms of strategy, you’ll be able to enjoy the generous fairways, but the approaches will require much more precision. Look at the scorecard and get your pars in on the shorter holes, then manage your game to avoid huge numbers on the more difficult holes.
One of the better holes on the front is No. 8, a 518 yard doglegger left that bends hard enough to favor a severe hook. Watch out for the multi-level green and its deceptive turns.
Water is more prominent on the back, as you’ll see on No. 9, a short par 4 that requires a tee shot over water. The narrow fairway squeezes toward the green, and it’s nice to know that the green widens on the back side. The par 5 No. 13 is a birdie hole if you pay attention to the flag position on the huge figure 8 shaped green. This one has water off the tee, as does No. 12. In fact, if you’re short on balls at the turn, you should stock up. Water impacts play time and time again. No. 18, a long par 4 at 437 yards, involves a creek in the fairway that must be carried on the approach.
Other notes: Another bonus at Tierra Verde is the club’s three-hole practice course and lighted driving range.
Getting there : Take US 287 south off of I-20. Find Eden Road and turn right. The entrance is on the left.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6975 yards | 73.3 | 129 |
| Gold | 72 | 6534 yards | 70.9 | 122 |
| Silver | 72 | 6085 yards | 68.6 | 120 |
| Green | 72 | 5578 yards | 72.7 | 131 |
| Burgandy | 72 | 5111 yards | 70.5 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.8/135 | 355 | 578 | 172 | 366 | 434 | 193 | 423 | 518 | 469 | 3508 | 354 | 229 | 432 | 513 | 138 | 480 | 587 | 297 | 437 | 3467 | 6975 |
| Gold M: 71.8/130 | 331 | 544 | 160 | 344 | 409 | 176 | 396 | 494 | 439 | 3293 | 335 | 209 | 402 | 476 | 126 | 444 | 553 | 278 | 418 | 3241 | 6534 |
| Silver M: 70.7/125 | 306 | 510 | 150 | 328 | 386 | 160 | 366 | 467 | 411 | 3084 | 309 | 186 | 370 | 446 | 104 | 414 | 524 | 255 | 393 | 3001 | 6085 |
| Green M: 67.4/120 W: 73.4/132 | 284 | 476 | 130 | 300 | 351 | 144 | 334 | 442 | 371 | 2832 | 267 | 163 | 344 | 416 | 101 | 374 | 490 | 229 | 362 | 2746 | 5578 |
| Burgundy M: 65.9/114 W: 70.8/124 | 254 | 435 | 125 | 280 | 312 | 135 | 298 | 417 | 338 | 2594 | 239 | 145 | 310 | 380 | 94 | 351 | 462 | 210 | 326 | 2517 | 5111 |
| Handicap | 17 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by Mc7wVg9MQ0LBEcKhfbxU on 05/04/2026
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Photo submitted by amorey on 10/29/2020
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14th Hole Par 3 "what water?" Photo submitted by Myrtle2021 on 05/24/2018
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Hole #4 ? Photo submitted by u619737543 on 03/30/2016
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At each hole Photo submitted by u619737543 on 03/30/2016
What a great course
This is a great course..the architecture design and the conditions are unique around the area. The greens were areated and that made putting difficult but overall the greens ran through! The sand traps were a bit hard but manageable.
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Tough course, but in great condition
The course was in great condition, but it is definitely a tough layout, particularly for someone who has not played it a lot. It was possibly the nicest course we have played this summer in terms of the quality of the cart, greens, fairways, etc. overall. I will say that the GPS-equipped carts are almost more annoying than they are valuable, but I understand why some people who do not use a rangefinder / GPS app combo might prefer them.
My 2 main reasons for not rating this a 5 overall are this:
1. The range balls are not included at what is a fairly expensive base priced round. We got this as a "hot deal" at $37, and at normal rates, it's closer to $50. Other courses in the area (Southern Oaks for one) that are in this price range include range balls. Now, Tierra Verde is a nicer overall course, but still, this seems to be something that should be included.
2. The practice greens (putting and chipping) were both closed. Given how fast the greens are, we definitely would have played better had we been able to spend time learning the greens speed and receptivity to wedge shots.
Thank you for the 4-Star review. We appreciate your feedback and management will review accordingly. We look forward to your return visit in the near future.
Great First Time Out
For early August, the course was in excellent condition. Only the traps needed a bit of attention but otherwise the course couldn’t have been any better.
A terrific golf course with great conditions especially for this time of year! A MUST play if you love golf...definitely worth the visit..
Greens Big Disappointment
This is a course I used to play every month if not week. The price has gotten too expensive for a husband and wife to both play on the weekend. And to go today and the greens be horribly inconsistent and bumpy and slow was a huge disappointment.
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Course is in great shape
They need to have water on the course. We all get everything going on with COVID-19 but it’s absolutely insane not to have water out on the course & have a cart girl who shows up once during the round. Unacceptable that they don’t have water out on the course. Texas summers are way too hot to not provide water!
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nice day
Great course, covid secure and friendly staff...live far but try to play this track once a month...
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Great Round
The course is in fantastic shape except the greens were a little discolored. The round was up and down 40 or the front, 36 on the back but lots of missed putts.
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Great experience
First time playing this course, the golf course conditions were excellent as well as the pace of play, considering a brief rain delay. I look forward to playing this course again.
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Everything good....
Tierra Verde is one of the nicer munis in DFW. Everything was good - tees, bunkers, fairways, greens. The greens had been aerated about 2 weeks back but had healed up nicely. A few bare spots where carts enter and exit fairways. The course does not have a single house on it, which is a nice respite from most courses in town. I played like crap, but it wasn't the course's fault. our threesome did have to move along a sloooowww foursome for the last 4-5 holes.
For those of you that don't play here much.... Audubon course with several wetlands and native areas. LOTS of lost ball potential. Lots of wildlife, forced carries, tight lies, and doglegs. A very challenging course from the proper tees.
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Best course in the Dallas/Fort Worth area
The course is in perfect condition and the layout is outstanding. Always love to hear the birds.
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Well worth the money
This was my first time playing this course and it will not be my last I have used the driving range and the practice course many times and have always wanted to play but wasn’t able to play the course until today. This course well exceeded my expectations even though it was a crappy weather day I can’t wait to play on a nice sunny day this summer
Nice course
Rained the day before and part way through the night so was a little wet (cart path only) well kept with nice greens. Staff was very friendly
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