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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 amorey on 10/29/2020
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Photo submitted by ragannon on 10/06/2020
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Bring Your Own Photo submitted by 209995 on 08/12/2019
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Photo submitted by crock532 on 03/29/2019
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14th Hole Par 3 "what water?" Photo submitted by Myrtle2021 on 05/24/2018
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Photo submitted by TxChive on 12/27/2016
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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
Awesome track
This is a must play for any DFW golfer. The greens have seen better days but for the most part are great. The layout is fantastic and will certainly leave you wanting to come back for more. Bunkers are well-kept. Staff is always great and the practice facility is one of the better ones around. Give it a try! You won’t regret it.
Thank you for your recent 5-Star review. Happy to hear you enjoyed your round at Tierra Verde Golf Club. Please visit www.arlingtongolf.com for the best rates available.
Thank you for your recent 5-Star review. Happy to hear you enjoyed your round at Tierra Verde Golf Club. Please visit www.arlingtongolf.com for the best rates available.
Great course.
Great course. Friendly staff. The pro shop attendant was very helpful, great information about the course. Overall, the course was in great condition for the “winter” part of the season. The greens were nice and rolled true. I would definitely recommend this course.
Thank you for your recent 5-Star review. Happy to hear you enjoyed your round at Tierra Verde Golf Club. Please visit www.arlingtongolf.com for the best rates available.
Thank you for the 5-Star review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your round at Tierra Verde Golf Club. Please visit www.arlingtongolf.com for the best rates available.
Very Nice layout
One of the best value quality price. Very Nice layout.
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Amazing layout
Best layout of any course I’ve played in DFW. Greens were in good shape and rolled true. Some weeds on the greens and fairways but not enough to take away from the experience
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WE AINT SCARE'T
It was Jan 1, 2019 here in the DFW (TX) metroplex and it was chilly. A great GN "Hot Deal" could not be passed up for that price. So my partner and I teed of early from our scheduled time (there was nobody there) and had a leisurely cart path only round of golf. We did see another twosome later in the round but that was it. I golf in any weather and the cold weather gave us peace and serenity rarely found in a round of golf in this area. After all golf is golf !!!!!! GO FIND YER GAME AND DON'T BE SCARE'T of the weather all you fair weather Texas golfers...............
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Well worth the $$ and drive...
Before I start, you need to know that we got nearly 2in. of rain the night before. We had already been contacted by the Club House that it would be Cart Path ONLY and the range was closed. Incredible that they would reach out and let us know this before we arrived. Being that we wanted to play the course we came out anyway. The course was in great condition considering the rain. There were quite a few areas of standing water along the cart path and some soft spots, but still was very impressed. The greens are showing spots of other grass blending in, but still rolled pretty smooth. Layout was nice, tight with narrow landing areas on some holes, but rewarded straight drives giving you short irons into the green. We played the Gold Tee’s, which made the round fun and challenging at times. Can’t wait to go back in the Spring, to see the course again. I would definitely recommend this course, in my opinion well worth the $55 Green Fee.
Great golf course
Definitely want to visit again. Great staff members, great condition
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Thank you for your recent 5-Star review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your round at Tierra Verde Golf Club. Please visit www.arlingtongolf.com for the best rates available.
Good golf
I enjoyed playing this course today. The course was in good shape and played very well. The weather was not the best, it drizzled rain most of the day. But it could not dampen my spirits. I recommend this course to any one looking for a great place to play golf.
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Good layout
Course was in good shape and a very good layout. Marshals were around and with the exception of one, didn’t do much. With a 1:30 starting time, we barely finished before dark.
Thank you for your review/feedback regarding your visit to Tierra Verde Golf Club. Thanksgiving week is always a busy time at the course. We are happy you spent your holiday with us, and hope you are able to return in the near future for another round.
One of the best public courses in DFW
Tierra Verde is a real jem in DFW. It is located in an area that feels like pure wilderness and is recognized for its low environmental impact as compared to other courses. The design and layout is exceptional. It is just tough enough to be a real challenge but not unfair to any good shot. The greens roll true and smooth. Current conditions are soft with all the rain so there is a low amount of roll out but the greens are soft enough to create a large ball mark and stop quickly. The GPS system in the carts is one of the best I have seen. It measures to the day’s flag position and offers all the information you need. Overall value for quality in much better than some of the Texas “stars” out there. Highly recommended.
Hello dreamster, thank you for the 5-star review. We are glad you had an excellent experience at Tierra Verde Golf Club. Thank you for playing our course and we hope to see you again soon!
Great course
We played a round on 11/1/18 and the course was in great shape. I was worried because of all the rain they’ve had the last week but the greens were in great shape along with the fairways.
Thank you for the 5-star review. We are glad you had an excellent experience at Tierra Verde Golf Club. Thank you for playing our course and we hope to see you again soon!
Great Course, but bad bunkers and slow play.
Friendly staff. Fairways and greens were perfect. Sand traps are horrible. No sand, just hard red dirt and no way to hit out of them consistently. Only hole #9 has actual sand in it. For a course of this caliber, they need to do something about the traps. Play was very slow due to one group off at 7:30. The marshall was on top of it and tried to get them moving, but finally they let us through at the turn.
Thank you for the 4-star review. We appreciate you comments and will elevate concerns to the proper personnel. Thank you for playing our course and we hope to see you again soon!
Outstanding course
The course is as good as I’ve ever seen. Fairways were perfect, rough was thick, and greens were rolling true. (Not as fast as I’ve seen them)
Thank you for the 5-star review. We are glad you had an excellent experience at Tierra Verde Golf Club. Thank you for playing our course and we hope to see you again soon!
I will come back
Our experience were fantastic, staff were frendly and put some effort into making our visit enjoyable. We loved it, as simple as that.
Thank you for the 5-star review. We are glad you had an excellent experience at Tierra Verde Golf Club. Thank you for playing our course and we hope to see you again soon!
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