The Golf Club At Fossil Creek
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6865 yards | 73.7 | 138 |
| Blue | 72 | 6457 yards | 72.1 | 133 |
| White | 72 | 6006 yards | 69.3 | 127 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6006 yards | 74.4 | 132 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5066 yards | 68.7 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer M: 73.9/147 W: 79.4/144 | 402 | 157 | 523 | 339 | 209 | 377 | 430 | 537 | 399 | 3373 | 208 | 547 | 372 | 194 | 387 | 394 | 379 | 456 | 555 | 3492 | 6865 |
| Tournament M: 71.1/136 W: 77.1/139 | 382 | 139 | 510 | 318 | 198 | 358 | 404 | 511 | 374 | 3194 | 189 | 515 | 341 | 173 | 365 | 361 | 354 | 435 | 530 | 3263 | 6457 |
| Club M: 70.6/130 W: 75.6/141 | 360 | 120 | 498 | 300 | 183 | 339 | 382 | 478 | 357 | 3017 | 144 | 498 | 309 | 167 | 330 | 338 | 336 | 369 | 498 | 2989 | 6006 |
| Forward M: 66.6/114 W: 71.3/122 | 320 | 109 | 405 | 237 | 144 | 265 | 325 | 426 | 316 | 2547 | 108 | 431 | 261 | 96 | 319 | 260 | 280 | 334 | 430 | 2519 | 5066 |
| Handicap | 3 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
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Photo submitted by jkabe22 on 06/11/2026
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Photo submitted by DMorasch65 on 03/23/2025
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Photo submitted by bamagrad05 on 10/06/2024
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Photo submitted by forepartees on 08/25/2024
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Photo submitted by forepartees on 08/25/2024
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Photo submitted by forepartees on 08/25/2024
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Photo submitted by forepartees on 08/25/2024
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Photo submitted by forepartees on 08/25/2024
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Photo submitted by u991323864 on 06/15/2023
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Photo submitted by u991323864 on 06/15/2023
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Photo submitted by amorey on 01/18/2021
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Photo submitted by obordoj on 11/19/2019
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Photo submitted by obordoj on 11/19/2019
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Photo submitted by obordoj on 11/19/2019
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Photo submitted by obordoj on 11/19/2019
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Photo submitted by u252134994 on 08/20/2019
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Photo submitted by u000007235975 on 07/02/2019
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Photo submitted by ttaxmaster on 07/07/2014
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Hole # 10 at Fossil Creek Golf Course Photo submitted by TonyBarreto on 08/26/2013
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Photo submitted by DanielTheGolfShagger on 08/15/2013
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Photo submitted by Zeuswon on 08/06/2013
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Photo submitted by William1130674 on 06/23/2013
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Photo submitted by William1130674 on 06/23/2013
Good course. Be sure and bring something to stay hydrated.
Play here frequently, nice track decent staff.
Greens are currently punched, which takes away from this courses greatest asset.
Bigger problem, an d this has happened the past two times out....no cart girl. Half way house closed and of course there is no water on the course at this time for the obvious reason....so either bring a cooler from home, or ....... just bring a cooler....too hot out there to risk counting in a cart girl.
Pleasantly surprised
Very surprised how this course is starting to shape up. A lot of the construction around the course is complete so it made the round much more enjoyable. Fairways are perfect and greens were fast and true. I played a afternoon round and it was empty so pace of play was great, I guess the heat is running people off. There is one thing needing improvement and that’s the carts, the first cart we had stalled on the first hole and had to be changed out, the second locked up for a couple minutes on 18 before moving. I know if your charging 80$ for morning tees you can afford to upgrade the carts.
People should match course
This is an excellent course which I have wanted to play again for a while. The layout is challenging and I really enjoyed the course. However, the cart and snack shop girls were kind of rude. This is pretty unusual . Also the bathroom was quite smelly and unclean especially considering I used it early in the morning. I paid $80 including tax and the course was stacked up all the way around. The great course its self and a decent pace of play kept this from being a bad review.
Slow play
Course is in good condition. I really like the layout.
The ice of play was terrible. There was a group that was two groups in front of us that was play super slow and so was the group in front of us. They actually stopped to fish twice ... yes fish. They had at least two open holes in front of them. The “marshal” watched them spend 15 minutes on a hole where they had open holes in front of them and never said a word to them. We asked him about it and he just said “yeah there are a lot of clowns out today”. That was it. Over a five hour round. For what the course costs and it’s condition, you expect better than that. Way too hot and frustrating to stand around out there all day watching people look for gold balls and take six shots to get to a green. Then practice putt after they finish the hole and the course staff did Not care.
Very Poor management & poor service
For as mush as they charge
We had to wait 15-20 minutes at each hole from the 3rd hole
We left after the 7th hole
The marshall could not tell anyone to speed up
he should not be in that position
Called the club house 3 times for help and the guy Andy could not care less.
The manager also doesn't seem to care
I hope I run my business better than this operation.
This kind of management is what makes businesses go bankrupt.
I will not be back and will tell others about our very poor experience.
Scored good
I had a lot one putts from length to score well. I knew the greens a little from playing the week before. The course was very nice. green roll fast and true
Good Round
Overall a good round. Not as hot as it has been..we had a nice breeze for most of the round. Always had a good round here and the course is always in good shape.
Suggestion
The scorecard has 5 different distances listed for each hole. The course only has 3 distance markers - blue, white and red. There are no distance markets embedded in the ground at the tee boxes. Cannot tell what the distances are when teeing off.
Resort Prices without the resort experience
I am not one to write review, but feel an obligation to warn fellow golfers about this course. The course itself was not in that bad of shape, but when the bunkers have not been raked in weeks, it’s bad. In addition to that, they have those rental carts that carry 4 people (2 in front and 2 in back) they provide. We were stuck with one of those and it was LOUD. In addition to that none of their carts have GPS and with no information on the card about the course you are left to your own devices to figure out yardage. It was our first time playing there so thank goodness we were paired with members. The staff are a bunch of kids that really don’t give a flip about providing any kind of service or attempt to make you feel welcome. Course is WAY over priced for what you get, so save your money and go elsewhere. There are MUCH better courses in the area that are less expensive and provide better service and a better goofing experience!