SugarTree GC
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4.6
480 Reviews (480)
5 Stars
260
4 Stars
169
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.3
95.2%
Recommend this course
441 out of 480 reviews
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4.7
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.9
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.9
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 9 reviews
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4.5
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
2
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0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
94.9%
Recommend this course
37 out of 39 reviews
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Course Highlights
Sugar Tree's rolling fairways, elevation changes, and quick greens create a challenging Hill Country-style layout that consistently earns high marks. Friendly staff, excellent pace of play, and strong value make this course well worth the drive.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6810 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.0

The 6,810 yard SugarTree Golf Club layout includes the banks of the Brazos River, 55 sand bunkers, water features, and challenging fairways lined by live oaks, pecans, hackberry trees, and others. Water is in play on 13 holes and you need to bend tee shots left and right. In voting by Texas PGA Professionals, SugarTree Golf Club was selected number 18 in the entire state of Texas.

You'll find everything you expect at one of Texas' premier golf courses - a clubhouse, a pro shop, a grill and snack bar, golf cart rentals and a knowledgeable and friendly golf professional.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Golf Season Year round
Architect Phil Lumsden (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

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Reviews

4.6
480 Reviews (480)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Watching the Game 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 25
Water Hazards 25
Narrow Fairways 23
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 23
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 17
Locals 16
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 29

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Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Not what it used to be...

This used to be the crown jewel of North Texas but the front 9 has been bastardized to make it into a par 72. #4 and #9 are par 4's regardless of where the tee boxes have been moved. Back 9 is still great but the course was in the worst shape I've seen it in some time. Many barren patches on tee boxes and fairways but green were good. Turn this course back into a par 70 as soon as you can and make it what it can be.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough course

I called 3 times to add a 4th to our group no one answered the phone. No drinking water or cart service due to covid. So bring your own water because we did not. Very challenging course which was great. Could use some watering but it’s hard in the summer in TX. Greens are really soft.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Worth the drive

Beautiful area, challenging course, greens in great shape. Definitely helps to have played it before. Staff is great, food good. Would help if they updated yardage makers in the course. They are not accurate.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

NTex

Greens have been punched recently but not bad’. They were currently punching the fairways so rough if you landed in a recently done area.

Club house staff very friendly but had to wait numerous times on mowing staff.

Just a note, outside no water on course there appears to be no other COVID-19 precautions.

Pins in play, no kind of mask required. This county has fewer refs though and for the most part you area in the great outdoors on a pretty course,

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
4.0
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Aeriating greens

Aeriating greens, course is not playable. 9 holes open but wasn’t mowed. Not enjoyable in any way. Should not be open until maintenance finished. I want a refund or rain check.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

On the way up

There is a lot of work being done at SugarTree right now. There is a Instagram page following the progress@sugartree_golfclub. It’s a beautiful course that presents a challenge for all golfers from + handicappers and up

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Mixed Emotions

The course is in a beautiful setting with narrow tree-lined undulating fairways. However in the middle of most fairways, your ball lies upon extremely firm mashed down grass because of the weather. It was discouraging. The greens were very nice.

As far as the pro shop personnel is concerned, he was a very polite young man. However...He was not doing his job as far as I'm concerned. There should not be singles going out alone, one after the other. This was insane to me. Group them together to expedite play, regardless of CO-VID. We're adults who understand how to distance ourselves from one another, good grief.

I will not return here in the near future nor will I recommend it. Its a shame because it's a good test of golf. Whoever manages Sugar Tree needs to reassess their policies and make the necessary changes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

"Hard Times At Blackrock!"

SugarTree Golf Course has one of the most challenging layouts of any golf course in the entire Dallas/Ft. Worth Metro-plex, but it just saddens me to see how much they have allowed that course to go downhill. I realize that with this pandemic that a lot of places are suffering somewhat, and I also understand the predicament that the course finds itself in when the Brazos River floods and it causes all sorts of problems for the back nine.However, that being said, the course is still in bad shape and needs to have some major maintenance done to bring it back to its feet. I wanted to give it a higher rating than I did compared to some other courses that I have played, but because of the shear potential that this particular course has, I just couldn't do it. Because of the remote location of the course, maybe its hard to get a good steady crew of workers to maintain the course, but something has to be done before it falls off any further. New people, new management, more people, better management, who knows?? But it's an hour and a half drive that I won't be making again soon and I can't in good conscience recommend that any of my friends do so either. Sorry SugarTree, I love ya, but I gotta leave ya!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Save your $$$, and time

I returned to Sugartre for the first time in 20 years. At the age of 50, most likely the last time I will ever make the drive out there. The course conditions are terrible, with the exception of the greens (they are a little above average), All bunkers are filled in with sod, one fairway looks like a minefield, The tee boxes are in terrible shape, as they appear to have been in the same position for the past two months.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

ST

This course is usually in great shape, but not this time. Very dry and lots of dirt spots. Not sure why it's not looking good like it use to.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The staff were friendly and extremely nice. The course was not in that good of shape to be paying $59 a person.... still was an enjoyable day.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Would not recommend

For the price I expected the course to be in better condition. I guess the back 9 experienced some flooding earlier in the year and it’s no where close to recovered. Would not recommend this course for the price that was paid.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Tight fairways, lots of trees and water but it was fun. Pretty windy the day I played. Greens rolled fast but tolled true. Go back again anytime. Bring an extra sleeve of balls.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tight-Fun-Tight

The shot-maker’s layout isn’t as well manicured as it could be, but it’s as challenging a track as you’ll play at 6,372 yards (blues). Are all the sand traps being turfed? Seemed like it. Hopefully course management will shift attention to fairway and rough improvement/maintenance and make the overall experience an even more memorable one.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Need some Rain

The course was very dry. Fairways where very hard and dry. The signature hole by the river is almost unplayable. The greens, on the other hand, were great. If I was just rating the greens they would get 4 stars. The course is difficult but that what you expect a Sugar Tree so there is no problem there. Just really disappointed with the fairways and tee boxes

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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