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3.9
956 Reviews (956)
5 Stars
433
4 Stars
345
3 Stars
107
2 Stars
44
1 Stars
27
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
75.0%
Recommend this course
839 out of 956 reviews
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3.4
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.6
Value
2.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.0
46.9%
Recommend this course
15 out of 32 reviews
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3.6
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
60.9%
Recommend this course
28 out of 46 reviews
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Course Highlights
Fossil Creek's target-style layout consistently earns high praise for its challenging design and well-maintained fairways and fast greens. Accommodating staff and strong value for money make this course a reliable choice worth returning to.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6865 yards
Slope 138
Rating 73.7

Designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay, the links-style Golf Club at Fossil Creek was nominated by Golf Digest as one of the best new public golf courses in Texas when it opened in 1987, and has lived up to that advance billing since then. The course is scenic, with massive trees, limestone bluffs, bubbling creeks, and numerous lakes that bring water into play on 15 of 18 holes. The course boasts pretty rolling fairways and 18 testing holes all intertwined throughout streams created by Fossil Creek. It's surrounded by rocky-ledged creeks and crystal lakes.

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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Fairways Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens TifEagle Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1987) Ed Seay (1987) Robert Walker (1987)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.9
956 Reviews (956)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
Watching the Game 12
Brunch 11
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 59
Bunkers 50
Elevation Changes 45
This course/club is great for:
Locals 47
Advanced Golfers 44
Entertaining Clients 28
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 47
Worth the Drive 26
In the 'Burbs 20

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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

PAY ATTENTION

This is my favorite course locally as I live in NRH...Play here 3-5 times a month. Have been patient this month given the freeze, but am very concerned with the lack of progress on the greens. Played the 12th and 1,2 and 8 greens were almost gone-with others some troubling "scars"...!!! Courses nearby have greens that are rounding into prime shape, so wonder why??? Let's get Fossil back to the top course in the area......

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ok but..

Too many holes that driver not used for first shot, even par 5s. Sand traps need maintenance. Some greens have inadequate grass. But overall good course with challenging holes.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

First time

Beautiful course just under a lot of renovations currently. Greens were not in good shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible pace

Started at 2:50PM quit playing on hole 13 at 7:30PM. No Marshall to manage course. Played with a 4 some and watched two groups of 8 play in front of us all day. I would not recommend playing here.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Putting on the beach!

I love the course, but this time I thought I was at the beach. There was so much sand on the greens there was no way to putt. I know you have to sand the greens after you punch them but this was nuts.

I won't be back until I know that the beaches are gone

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Needs some TLC but still a great layout

I play Fossil Creek a few times every year and it is still one of my favorites in the DFW area due to the variety of holes, the challenge of the creeks and lakes which run through the course, the need to shape shots in every direction, and the mixture of short and long holes that require more than just bomb and gouge. Since we're just coming out of winter the course conditions are less than ideal with some greens showing small to large repair areas, the bunkers being marginal at best, tee boxes being marginal, and the fairways needing more grass but you can't get what you can't grow until summer. One of the few times I've played here in a north wind and it was a completely different experience but a good challenge. Worth the play in my opinion just because there's so much that is natural about this course instead of the bulldozed, manufactured tracts that inhabit much of DFW.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A Complete Disappointment

Arnold Palmer would be embarrassed to have his name associated with this golf course. It is a fun layout and has some challenging holes, but not worth the green fees. The pro shop has very limited merchandise. The women’s rest rooms were under construction and had partial walls. The driving range had no grass and seemed to be overused. The starter was rude and bossy. The course itself is in awful condition. There is no grass in the fairways and the greens are horrible. Oh and did I mention our cart that we thought was going to fall apart at any minute. Also the pace of play was terrible. This course needs a complete overhaul. DO NIT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
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 Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course Okay

I thought course was okay. Still coming out of winter conditions so not great. Grass was not great and ground was hard. It did let my ball go far though! Pace of play was okay but we did have to wait at most holes. The greens were very fast. I might play it again but probably not be might first choice. Maybe if I get a discount.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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