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 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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Too much bare dirt
We played March 20, 2019. Lots of hard pan (grass dormant), and there are spots where the fairway runs downhill for 50 yards to a creek. Pretty hard to lay up. A few pins were on slopes where you putted into the water if you missed the hole. Ridiculous for conditions. Layout is nice, but condition made it very difficult to score. Staff not overly friendly but not snobbish. BTW, you don't return to the clubhouse after 9 holes - information that would have been good to have...
seen better shape
course was kind of raggedy
greens very fast 11/12
other courses fairways much more green.
would have been furious if i payed rack rate $75
Texas weather
We teed off at 1:45pm because there were two groups in front of us waiting to tee off. Once we hit the second hole, the weather dropped 30 degrees and the rain came in. We only played two holes.
Great Place Like Usual
You can't go wrong golfing here. They always have the course in perfect condition - not too hard, not too easy. Highly highly recommended!!!
Horrible Experience
Worst staff I have ever dealt with. Made the experience miserable for me.
A nice Palmer design...but slow play abounds
I've played this course several times. WHile the layout is great and the course conditions are solid, the pace of play is often too slow. I have played more than my share of 5+ hour rounds here. If you play, go out real early and save yourself from the backlog.
Ahh Fossil Creek
No ball washer
No club washer
No wrags to cleans
Expensive beers
Slow play always
The course was pretty wet. Probably overwatering on top of rainy conditions lately. The greens are FAST. Fastest I can remember ever playing. You’ll leave some strokes out there if they stay that way. The pace of play wasn’t bad but on a weekend expect 5 hours at least.
Even after all this rain
Course was in fairly good conditions for the round my son and I played, even after all the rain. Course was cart path only which you know slows the pace of play, but it wasn't slow. The course played well if you knew there would not be any rollout after your drive and/or long iron play.
One of nicest public courses in DFW
This course stays in great shape year round. It’s a bit pricey and usually pretty busy so be ready for 5+ hour round on the weekend. Overall it’s worth it one of the best courses in the area
Very good course
This course is in great shape year round. The grounds crew are obvious very good at what they do. The pro Staff are always very professional.
Tough Course
The fairways and greens were in good shape, and the club house looks great covered in that ivy. The course is pretty tough as it has a lot of dog legs. Had a great time.
Great course
Although greens had been punched the week before they rolled great. The course was in great shape despite the hot dry conditions.
Fossil creek was solid
ive played 6 rounds now in Dallas and every other round someone mentioned fossil creek, so the build up and expectations were high. like a movie that you highly anticipate im not sure it lived up to the lofty expectations but it was a good round. the greens had been punched last week but really didnt affect the roll of the ball, just maybe the speed as i can see these greens being fast once the holes are gone. dont get me wrong, the greens were still fine and rolled pretty well. the pace was 4 hours and 10 minutes and we had 2 4-somes in front of us so right at target pace. the fairways were mostly nice, the 2 traps i found had adequate sand and were raked. the tee boxes were good and there was plenty of grass for irons off the tee. the track was fun and challenging and unforgiving. highly recommend playing with someone who knows the course or just make sure you are right next to the 150 marker or you may not have a shot even with what seems to be a fantastic tee shot. im coming back when the greens get completely filled in, but i really liked this course. top 3 for me so far.