Old Brickyard Golf Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Gold | 71 | 6486 yards | 70.6 | 125 |
| Blue | 71 | 6056 yards | 68.6 | 119 |
| White (W) | 71 | 4611 yards | 62.5 | 102 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 70.8/127 | 368 | 501 | 359 | 172 | 562 | 184 | 468 | 207 | 332 | 3153 | 553 | 348 | 419 | 177 | 364 | 136 | 396 | 348 | 399 | 3140 | 6293 |
| Blue M: 69.5/122 | 339 | 455 | 335 | 150 | 542 | 166 | 468 | 167 | 310 | 2932 | 530 | 324 | 399 | 148 | 330 | 124 | 396 | 330 | 381 | 2962 | 5894 |
| White M: 66.9/116 W: 72.3/124 | 339 | 431 | 335 | 150 | 500 | 142 | 450 | 138 | 310 | 2795 | 375 | 324 | 305 | 148 | 330 | 124 | 396 | 330 | 325 | 2657 | 5452 |
| Red W: 66.7/112 | 249 | 321 | 220 | 128 | 454 | 142 | 383 | 138 | 243 | 2278 | 375 | 236 | 305 | 136 | 227 | 83 | 290 | 241 | 307 | 2200 | 4478 |
| Handicap | 9 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
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Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by daddywinn on 04/19/2025
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Photo submitted by dean1968 on 07/30/2023
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Photo submitted by dean1968 on 07/30/2023
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Photo submitted by eddie5lopez on 02/05/2023
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10th hole Photo submitted by Nxtlvl3048 on 11/08/2021
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Photo submitted by 4xZao7I4Qhet9BzDBRBA on 08/19/2021
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Photo submitted by 4xZao7I4Qhet9BzDBRBA on 08/19/2021
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Photo submitted by 4xZao7I4Qhet9BzDBRBA on 08/19/2021
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Photo submitted by 4xZao7I4Qhet9BzDBRBA on 08/19/2021
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Photo submitted by rosrile on 06/26/2021
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Photo submitted by MJNoel on 06/25/2021
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Photo submitted by MJNoel on 06/25/2021
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Photo submitted by MJNoel on 06/25/2021
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Hole 10 green Photo submitted by u000004202455 on 06/07/2021
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Photo submitted by u314160471708 on 09/29/2020
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Photo submitted by u314160301520 on 06/27/2020
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Another beautiful day in the sun! Photo submitted by Pcdanielczyk on 05/12/2020
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The “Greens” Photo submitted by u8296011 on 04/08/2020
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Sand trap quality Photo submitted by u8296011 on 04/08/2020
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Photo submitted by u8296011 on 04/08/2020
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Very, Very Challenging Hole Photo submitted by fryersroost on 05/08/2013
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...
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.
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.
The Brick
As usual the course was challenging for me. They have made some good improvements to the cart paths.
Well kept course
Sunday early afternoon finished 4.25 hours and course was in very good condition (old course)
The course was is a descent shape after the first hole(just the time of year). The layout is fun. Well worth the money.
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.
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.
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.
A hidden gem...
A challenging course with tight fairways and fastest greens I've played.
Course layout is a challenge for first timers
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.
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