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The Golf Club At Fossil Creek
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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 DMorasch65 on 03/23/2025
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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 u991323864 on 06/15/2023
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Photo submitted by u991323864 on 06/15/2023
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Photo submitted by u314162369237 on 05/16/2023
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Photo submitted by u314162369237 on 05/16/2023
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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 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
Really appreciate the rating. We’d love to know what made your experience great!
Thanks for the rating. If there are any details you’d like to share about what we are doing well, we’d love to learn more!
Arnie’s DFW Gem
Fossil Creek never disappoints. Great place to play if you can grab a tee time as this track sees quite a bit of activity. Fun layout with mixture of gettable holes & those where par is a good score. New carts soon on the way will make Fossil Creek even better
Really glad you had a positive experience, Gigi2003. Thanks for reviewing. Have a wonderful day!
Hi mkelto1, thanks so much for rating us. Is there anything you’d like to share that we can pass along to the team?
Rained out
Was great until a monsoon hit us on the 8th hole and rained us out for the day. Unfortunately from what I understand, once a round is started there is no refund or raincheck. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
Thanks!
TE
We appreciate the review, TerryTheTopper. Thanks for taking the time. Please reach out to sswanberg@arcisgolf.com so we can look into the rain check issue. See you soon!
Great Track for the Money
This was my first time playing this course. I have to say I absolutely love the layout. There is a ton of variety both off the tee and into the greens. The wind was blowing pretty strong for most of the day and man does that punish you on this course. I enjoyed the snack bar that sits between holes 7 and 16, great concept. The greens were in 8/10 shape, some bare spots on a couple, fairways were 7/10 but that’s to be expected for the season. The bunkers had excellent sand and were 10/10. My only complaint is mirrored in a lot of other reviews and it’s the carts. Mine desperately needed an alignment but I heard they are getting new ones soon. Can’t wait to play this course in the summer when it greens up and they have new carts. Great overall experience!
Hi BirdieBinge72, we’re thrilled to get this kind of feedback.Thank you for taking the time to review us. We will be receiving our new carts some time towards the middle of the year. Hope to see you again soon!
We’re thrilled to hear you had a positive experience. We’d love to know what made your experience great!
Always in good shape even in the winter. Love the club house renovations.
Hi Jim6366858, thank you so much for the review. Glad you enjoyed the course and the clubhouse renovations. Have a great day!
Course is in GREAT condition
Course is looking beautiful, only going to get better. Yes, carts could be updated, but I’m not here for the cart. Halfway house setup is perfect, and cart girl seen regularly. Even with a tournament in front, pace was good. Definitely going to be back
We appreciate the positive feedback. It means a lot. Glad you enjoyed the Boathouse and course conditions. We are set to receive new carts this year! We look forward to serving you again soon!
Disappointed
I make the tee times for a group of about 12 golfers and we can usually have from 6 to 8 players. BUT we can also end up with 5 players. THIS COURSE IS INFLEXIBLE. for fives-oms. Sorry, you may break up into 3 and 2 or someone can go home. So, today I went home. Although previously we have played 5 there and we are a ready play group and DO NOT hold up play, it was NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED. I and my group do enjoy playing this course, however I must consider whether this aggravation is worth it when we end up with 5 players.
Thank you for providing us with your valuable feedback. We’re disappointed to hear that our policy on 5-somes wasn’t exactly to your liking. We hope you give us another chance soon to share an even more positive experience.
Disappointed
5 hour round on a Thursday afternoon. Golf carts are in bad shape, pace of play is slow and no marshal to move things along. Now I remember why I haven't played there in over 2 years.
Thank you for the constructive criticism, and sorry we couldn’t make it a 5 star experience. We are always looking for ways to increase customer satisfaction and will pass your comments you listed. We are set to receive our new carts this year.
Thanks for the rating. If there are any details you’d like to share about what we are doing well, we’d love to learn more!
Fossil Creek- Might have seen better days
A friend and I played here on 1/16/2023 (MLK Day) for the first time. We'd heard varied reviews of the place but decided to give it a chance.
Starting with the Clubhouse- Check in was fairly easy although due to an early tournament and what appears to be over booking, we had to wait until the last minute on a cart.
Carts are older and in desperate need or repair/replacement. (Torn seats, steering wheels not set in correct opposition to steering, very rough suspension)
Staff was generally polite (cart girl was great!).
Bathrooms could have used some additional cleaning.
Went to order drinks in grill and bar was out of bottled water (only one bottle left).
Course - Easy to follow layout. Appears to be very nice but, given time of year and maintenance, there were several issues.
Both fairways and greens were hard as concrete (greens were recently aerated and were not true rolling).
No sand on carts to fill in divots.
Was hoping there would be a cooler on the cart but there was not.
Uncertain I would recommend this course to anyone in the next 2-3 months but may try playing early Spring 2023 to see if conditions have improved.
Hi u703784132, we wish your experience could have been better, but appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We are slated to receive our new carts Mid 2023! We will share this with the rest of the team to make improvements.
A few very cool holes
Good value for DFW metroplex. Would recommend and will play again
We appreciate the positive feedback. It means a lot. See you soon!
Sloooooow play…….
I figured it would be busy. A beautiful sunny Saturday. We were a foursome, and we usually play a round in 3 1/2 hours. But it was horrible. Right from the start. There was a super slow 2 some that were 2 slots ahead of us. Then there was the kid that was by himself hitting 2-3 balls off every tee, in the fairway, in the bunkers, on the green. It was horrible. 15 minutes or more on a par 3!!! There were no Marshalls to be found. It made it a dreadful experience. And the bad thing is the 3 guys I had with me had never played there! They were really disappointed. After 4 hours of play we had only played 14 holes. It started getting too dark to see our shots any more, so we called it quits. I really like this course, but after today….. I’m never coming back……
We’re sorry to hear about your experience, davemhughes, but the feedback is appreciated. We will use this as a learning experience on how we can improve.
Long live Arnie
One of the Top 3 public course in DFW in my opinion
So glad you had a great experience, golfpungreen. Hope to see you again in the near future!
Really appreciate the rating. Is there anything you’d like to share that we can pass along to the team?
Thank you for the great rating, Golfplayer77. We’d love to know what made your experience great!
CRobb2, thanks for the rating. If there are any details you’d like to share about what we are doing well, we’d love to learn more!
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mhawk01, thanks for the rating. We’d love to know what made your experience great!