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 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 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 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
Great Value!
Great course for the money! Love the layout and is pretty challenging. Would recommend to anyone!
Bad Start, Good Finish
As I check in at the pro shop I hear a conversation between two staff members, one complaining about a colleague at the course. No filter. No reason for this type of conversation to be held in front of me, a guest, wide open in the pro shop. Next, I get paired with a retired carnie who tells highly inappropriate jokes. I’m no prude and shame on me for not saying something to him. Both these events took some shine off my experience.
Now for the course. Every Palmer design course I’ve played features a lot of sand. This course is no different. Tee boxes and fairways in great shape. The greens were just punched and sanded. Give it a couple weeks and the greens will be really good. I played from the whites and there are some par 4s and 5s where driver is too much. Having locals direct me on some shots was very helpful. I do recommend the course. Would play it again if ever in Ft Worth again.
Cart service
Everything is always great. The only room for improvement is staffing a beverage cart when the grill by hole 7 is closed. I understand minimum staffing on slower hot days, but it would have been nice to know to load up prior to getting on the course since you don’t pass the clubhouse at the turn. A positive note is Fossil Creek always has the best greens year around.
Best Course in DFW in this price range
I've played a lot of golf here in DFW. Some have better more well kept greens and fairways (And they charge a lot more for it too!) but this layout is just so much more fun to play. You have to use strategy to play this course. The holes are aesthetically pleasing and present different challenges. For example one par 4 has water from tee to green on the right side. There is plenty of room left to play safe but the closer you play to the water the easier your second shot is.
Always in great shape
Good tee boxes and the fairways are in great shape. They are tight, which is what I like. Greens were a little fast, but that’s just Fossil. I play this course at least 15 times a year
Great Course
Excellent layout in great condition!!! Green’ s rolled very well and fairways and Tees were plush. Rough was testing (as it should be) overall great experience for my 1st time! Will most definitely add this course to my rotation.
My favorite
Love the layout, probably my favorite in the DFW area. Fairways are in perfect condition and greens rolled great
Awsome coarse
Greens hold and speed was great. One of best courses in area.
Great Value
Great course layout in really good condition. Some of the best public course greens in the DFW area. Highly recommend.
Great course
The on course grill was closed. Only saw cart girl2 times. On 3 and 11. Other than that everything was great
Great shape!!
Lush fairways, nice greens that are still growing in, and wel maintained bunkers. Expect a five hours round on Friday afternoon and weekend play.
Bit Disappointed
Realize we had considerable rain prior to our round in the PM.....Fossil drains FANTASTIC. But disappointed in greens as they were inconsistent, bumpy and many had, beyond the sanding, other debris. As my favorite public course in the Metroplex ,was a little disappointed....But for the price that day a great value....
God shape
Fairways and tee boxes in great shape. the Greens need another couple of weeks of growth still a little bumpy. Pace was excellent today considering that is usually the biggest challenge.4 hours on a weekend is great for this course