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3.8
733 Reviews (733)
5 Stars
197
4 Stars
309
3 Stars
110
2 Stars
52
1 Stars
65
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.2
79.2%
Recommend this course
592 out of 733 reviews
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4.3
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
95.0%
Recommend this course
38 out of 40 reviews
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3.9
61 Reviews (61)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
82.0%
Recommend this course
50 out of 61 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6486 yards
Slope 125
Rating 70.6

Some argue that the tricked-up golf course has no place in today’s game, but they might change their mind after visiting the eclectic Old Brickyard. As the name implies, the course lays out in and around an old brickyard, featuring dramatic elevation changes, blind shots, and some unbelievable, almost impossible holes. This is one you’ll want to play just to say you’ve seen it.

The opening holes are pretty basic as you traverse northward before turning into the meat of the course, where the dramatic elevation changes start wreaking havoc on your club selection. After about the third or fourth hole, every hole seems to have some unique feature.

The Old Brickyard Lake comes into play on holes 9-11, some of the most difficult holes you’ll find anywhere. After you limp homeward suffering near-disasters on the tricky par 3 No. 8, which plays over water and seems to drop about 5 stories, and the demented 9th hole, which features a funky tee shot and challenging approach over water to a difficult green, No. 10 is not a welcome sight. Hole 10 plays from an elevated tee box, with water along the right. Water comes into play on the next two shots as well, since it cuts across the dogleg-right fairway. If you’re struggling, this is a double-digit hole for sure.

There’s no real break after No. 10, either. The 13th requires a precision short iron to a tiered green. More surprises await as you finish the round, so be prepared. The yard is a fun day of golf.

Getting there : Take I-45 south from Dallas to Ferris, then exit 267 and continue down the access road to the entrance on the right.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Greens Tif Eagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Ponko (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

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3.8
733 Reviews (733)
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Conditions Excellent
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4.0
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Underrated

I'm from Fort Worth, so this course is rarely on my radar. It's a bit of a drive, but definitely worth it. Challenging course with better than expected conditions. Full range and friendly staff. I teed off behind a tournament which is why I rated the pace of play poorly. Not the course's fault. Check it, you won't be disappointed. Unless you're a golf snoot...

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
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3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Not too bad

Grounds keeper needs improvement, lots of rough spots. Greens pretty good and fast too. Pricey on short notice booking for what we got, staff not caustic as some reviews but not making a lot of friends either. Had to trade carts as we couldn’t steer it, loose wheel.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Where is the Marshall!!!!

There need to be a Marshall to speed up the pace of play especially when have a charity event. I spend over 5 hours playing behind want to be professional PGA group of non golfers. They should have offered a refund or rain check anyone who wasn't playing in charity event because this was an tortures to play behind.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

The Brick

As usual the course was challenging for me. They have made some good improvements to the cart paths.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Well kept course

Sunday early afternoon finished 4.25 hours and course was in very good condition (old course)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

The course was is a descent shape after the first hole(just the time of year). The layout is fun. Well worth the money.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

The course was good overall, but torn if I would recommend.

The course was good overall. I was walking to the green on the hole in front of the club house and had a ball travel over my head about 2 feet at an extremely high rate of speed. We didn't realize until hole 10 a group of 4 were standing in the grass in front of the main building hitting balls off the cliff into the "water" except they were hitting left of the water directly at us on the tee box. We had to dodge multiple balls, and had to move on to prevent getting hit. Luckily no one in my group was drinking our that would have absolutely started a fight. I really enjoyed the course, but probably wont return. To allow a group of guys to do that for as long as they did is wrong.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Under staffed, horrible greens

The course was way too booked up, causing pace of play to be very stressful. We also had to wait 15+ minutes for our cart after the assigned tee time. More staff would help. Never saw a beverage cart the entire time. The greens were not well kept at all.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 66
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Please Save Your Money

Got a great deal in terms of price and thought I’d check it out. I’m not a golf snob in the slightest, but this was the worst course I’ve ever seen. Terrible conditions where if you hit it straight down the fairway there’s a >90% chance you won’t find your ball. This was the first time ever that I’ve had to stop playing before ending a round solely due to course conditions. Please, please save your money and do not fall for the this course unless your only goal is to get out of the house and drink.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

A hidden gem...

A challenging course with tight fairways and fastest greens I've played.

Course layout is a challenge for first timers

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great layout, affected by weather.

Love this course and for the price you can’t beat it. It did take some beating from the Texas winter with all the grass being thin. They just did a lot of renovations this past year and they did a good job so can’t knock them for it too hard. Greens are also under attack by some weeds. Hopefully come end of April/May they will have it in good shape. That staff is super nice and super helpful and know that the course isn’t in the best shape, but they are doing the best they can.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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