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4.7
747 Reviews (747)
5 Stars
503
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3 Stars
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6
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.6
94.8%
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706 out of 747 reviews
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4.9
15 Reviews (15)
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14
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Conditions
4.9
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.9
StaffFriendliness
5.0
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4.8
57 Reviews (57)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.8
Value
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Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.8
98.2%
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Course Highlights
Heritage Ranch consistently impresses with near-perfect fairways, true-rolling greens, and a layout that blends open aggression with challenging approach shots. Welcoming staff, smooth pace of play, and premium amenities reinforce its reputation as a must-play DFW course.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 72
Length 6988 yards
Slope 138
Rating 80.2

Heritage Ranch serves up an especially challenging par 72, 6,988-yard Arthur Hills design that rolls through the oaks and pecans just outside of Fairview. And while it’s part of a gated, active-adult residential community, the course is open to the public and especially fun because it integrates well with the neighborhood. Houses line some fairways, but a fair number of holes provide that natural, rural feel that is always so welcome on a golf course.

While the course is not particularly demanding off the tees, the real challenge at Heritage Ranch comes from the mound-shaped greens. If your irons aren’t dialed in, you’ll be working hard for ups and downs.

No. 1 is a unique opener because it bends left down to a fairway and green that aren’t visible from the tee. Big drives can get close, but the recommended play is to take a long iron and draw it over the hill.

The par 5s on the front are nice holes. No. 3 doglegs right and requires a good tee shot, followed by a relatively easy second shot into a widening fairway toward the hole. The trick is nailing the short iron (almost a blind shot) into the elevated green guarded by bunkers on the front. No. 7 is longer and offers a good chance for birdie, again because of its wide-open nature.

No. 16 is the signature hole: a par 3 masterpiece that plays along a natural spring waterfall. You’ll need to nail a long iron over the valley and avoid the trees that overhang the fairway from the right.

No. 18 is a good finisher–it’s a long par 4 that doglegs left around a few large fairway bunkers, then works its way uphill to an elevated, mound-shaped green surrounded by bunkers. Ups and downs are possible here if you miss the green back left, which is easy to do when you approach with a fairway wood.

Getting there : Only 20 miles northeast of Dallas, take I-75 north to the Stacy Road exit, then turn right and drive to the dead end. The road jogs to the left, then right, and continues as Stacy Road. The entrance is 2 miles down on the left.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round. High Season: April - November
Architect Arthur Hills (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.7
747 Reviews (747)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 16
Water Hazards 14
Undulating Greens 12
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 12
A Weekend Splurge 11
Locals 11
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 17

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Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

This is the nicest course north of Dallas. Amazing layout and design. Great staff and price. Greens were ok, glad they were cut down and should be amazing within a week or two. Highly recommend!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 39
3.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Give it Two Months and the Greens Should be OK

The greens are in bad shape. It is as if they forgot to cover them during a winter storm. They should be ok by July 4th.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

You have to be kidding

It's almost May and the course is not in good shape. The greens are the worst I have seen in the 12 years I have been playing there. They should be offering 1/2 price discounts. The grounds crew ought to be replaced

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 133
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Texas Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One of the best public tracks in DFW

Greens probably need another week or two - pretty crusty and bumpy. Great bunkers and fairways. Bermudagrass is coming into season. Tee boxes looked like they needed a mowing, but were ok. Pace was ok - there was a fivesome of drunk 20-somethings holding things up. We finally passed them on #14 after 3:15.

Starter was very friendly and gave us some idea of course volume. Restaurant here is pretty nice but was closed for Easter brunches and lunches. The course itself is one of the best in dfw. Challenging but fair, great layout. I enjoy coming here about 3-4x a year. By early May I think the conditions will be perfect.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape except the greens. This is unusual for heritage ranch as usually they are perfect. Today they were bumpy and portions appeared to be dead. Looking forward to them being back to how they usually are!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are unplayable.

$100 course in poor condition. Fairways were rough, we had to move our ball sometimes up to 15 ft to find an area to hit from and the greens were unplayable. They were doing maintenance on bunkers during our round. The winter was harsh to this course I get it, but don’t charge a premium for a sub par product.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Greens are gone.

Once again, $100 course in poor condition. Course layout was good, Pace of play was good. We had to move our ball around in the fairway to find a decent patch of grass to hit off of on almost every hole, greens were not even playable. Overall course needs a lot of work and the current condition is poor. Definitely not worth $100.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Avoid until later in season

Greens were like concrete w/ visible dirt/mud underneath the surface.. pro shop staff was stuck up, assumingly because its a "country club".. fairways did not seem like grass that would be on a golf course, almost like a cow pasture.. layout is nice, and always heard great things so maybe the course is better later in the season.. either that or maintenance has fallen off a cliff.. Definitely not worth the exorbitant fees that are currently in place

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Value!

Solid layout, greens were extremely firm (almost as if they haven’t been watered), however played true, and excellent challenge for a player of any level. Definitely will go back!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course, but….

Course was in pretty good shape, but some tee boxes and some greens were not ideal, probably because of recent weather conditions. Can’t wait to see what it’s like when the fairways are greener.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Very nice course overall!

In good shape for this time of year and sand traps are done well.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Soft, true, quick greens

This course is awesome. Incredible value. Playing in Texas, I’m used to rock hard greens that don’t allow you to stop the ball. This course is not that. Greens were soft and the ball stopped on a dime. I felt like a pro out there. Huge boost to confidence. The course is open and great for players of all skill level.

Pace of play could have been better for a Tuesday. There were 3 consecutive 1some’s in front of us that slowed the pace a bit. Not incredibly inconvenient though. The course was beautiful enough to where I didn’t mind taking it all in.

I will be back next week. The value is just too great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 65
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Course

Enjoyed the course. The only challenge is that there are houses nearby on some holes so if you slice the ball , beware of breaking windows. Otherwise it's a great experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Many bunkers under repair & poor drainage after rain

We started early after a heavy rain overnight. Fairways were soggy and had many puddles (more like small ponds), so we were limited to cart path only. On the fifth hole, the starter drove up as we were teeing off and told us that holes 5 & 6 are closed and hole 7 will be par 3 (instead of 4). No apologies & no offers to compensate. We had to drive backwards to cut over to the temporary 7th tee because the carts would lock up when we got off the cart path. On the back 9, many of the fairway bunkers were under repair and unplayable.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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