Firewheel Golf Park
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4.2
837 Reviews (837)
5 Stars
325
4 Stars
384
3 Stars
90
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
22
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
92.3%
Recommend this course
767 out of 837 reviews
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4.3
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
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0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
96.8%
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30 out of 31 reviews
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4.3
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.6
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
97.9%
Recommend this course
46 out of 47 reviews
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Course Highlights
Firewheel delivers exceptional value with a challenging, fun layout featuring thick, lush fairways that consistently reward returning golfers. Friendly staff and a reliable pace of play make this well-regarded municipal course easy to recommend.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 7134 yards
Slope 139
Rating 75.5

The Lakes Course at Firewheel is a links-style course that is loaded with water, and was a Dick Phelps creation on his return to Garland in 1987. Hole 7 is the most difficult–a long 549-yard par 5 that requires an approach over a pond.

Getting there : From Dallas, take Hwy. 75 north and exit Arapaho. Turn right and when you come to N. Garland Ave., turn left. Drive to W. Blackburn Rd. and turn west. The course is just down the road.

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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dick Phelps (1987)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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4.2
837 Reviews (837)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 31
Bunkers 27
Thick Rough 15
This course/club is great for:
Locals 30
Advanced Golfers 21
Playing Multiple Courses 19
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 24
In the 'Burbs 23
Worth the Drive 12

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Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Can be a tough course

The club house advertised food was available as the kitchen was under construction. Burt when I tried to order a hamburger 2 different times they were out of burgers. They were bringing them from the other course. Why not cook them on a grill there ? I played here twice this week, and played hungry both times. Otherwise it was a good day of golf.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Firewheel - The Lakes

My firs time at Firewheel and truly enjoyed it. It was challenging yet fun. The course is is good shape and I'm sure with warmer weather coming it will become even better. Looking forward to another round next week!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great courses at great prices

Sherrill park has two PGA sanctioned courses and with multiple tee boxes on both courses any golfer of any skill set would enjoy the easy stroll of course one and a good challenge to advanced players on course two. The deal I paid for was close to a dollar each hole with tax it was still under $20. If you enjoy walking while you play then course one is just your course. Short, challenging, and yet an opportunity to shoot low with great fairways and greens.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

green condition is very good

march 9 , all view is brown color but, white sand bunkers and green condition was very good.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Fire wheel lakes

Mixture of tight and open fairways. Bunkers and water made for challenging play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Lots of ground under repair or in need of repair

Play the Bridges not the Lakes course. The Lakes course is seriously run down and old.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Solid Muni

Never understand why this course doesn't use the P.A. to call players and no starter at the first tee of either course. It's a free for all with players having to ask each other what tee time they have or just get in line.
The Old Course was opened in "83" and The Lakes in "87" and I've played both many times in the last 30 years. You would think by now they would have a decent teeing ground at the range. Long grass and loose dirt is the case in spring, summer, fall. Range tee is huge and has so much potential. New bunkers at The Lakes are great and very consistent.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

wished we'd gone somewhere else.

Arrived about 25 minutes early, and saw my playing partner on the range. Checked in, staff told me my partner had a cart. Lugged clubs to practice area, and discovered no cart. Went back, retrieved cart and lined up. No beer cart, crowded and a course being repaired. It needs it. The Number 8 tee was marked "17, " which I guess adds up to 8 (1+7). Price should have reflected conditions. Wished we played somewhere else.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun...if they're not busy...

Played a solo round out here and while you'd expect there to be some waiting behind a threesome we simply plodded along to the tune of 2 1/2 hours before I reached the turn. Given that there were several spots where there were 3 groups a time on par 4s I thought I'd simply go around a couple of holes but I discovered that the course was stacked for several holes ahead.

The course had some unexpected elevation changes and was generally an interesting layout that I hope to play again without the frustration of the crowd that probably was just the result of everyone having family in town for the holiday weekend.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course but...

The course is a really tough course. Putting is a challenge. The course is in excellent shape. But they just book too many people too close together.
Got there on a Tuesday morning and had to wait to tee off in front of two groups.
It was wait and hit the entire 5 hours... I would not recommend due to extremely poor pace of play.
It's hard enough as it is without having to worry about the wait constantly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

This course was very fun and had lots of bunkers and water. Will be back out here again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great course

I enjoyed the course and the relatively shorter holes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The Lakes course is well laid out.

The Lakes course has a good blend of challenges and forgiveness depending on the type of golfer you are. A good track to play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

1st Time to Play Firewheel - Lakes

Great greens for a local drought. Fairways are sweet. Well laid out course with only 2 holes "forced" into the terrain. Staff was very professional and the food was good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Value and Challenge

Great bunker/water placement and challenging greens

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course, well taken care of

course is well taken care of, moderatly challenging, and great overall feel during play. We were not rushed even with it being the weekend. Will certainly play here again

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value for the price, pretty course !

I really enjoy playing Firewheel courses, all five tracts are worth the trip !!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course. Don't play until they've eliminated fly infestation

Normally a very enjoyable course, but two big drawbacks on this round:
1) Local HS golf team was on-course for front 9; at least 10 groups on foot really slowed down play; prevented completion of 18.
2) Biting flies pestered us the entire round; had hoped it was just a swarm on the first couple of holes, but we were bitten throughout the 15 holes we managed to complete

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape. To many HACKERS/NO MARSHALLS

Firewheel has filled in some bunkers to make the Lakes course easier to play and score as well as reworked the remaning bunkers... The fairways are green and the course condition is great. Only drawback is the pace of play. I could not finished the 18 holes, had to go back and repaly 2-9... There are a lot of players out on the course that can't hit a golf ball... they should not be on the course... The 4some in front of us had play stacked up in both direction because they were in playing from 3 FAIRWAYS....and giving golf lessons. Several times I waited for the 4some in front to clear and a cart form another fairway would appear and slowy line up/shoot distance and play his ball from my fairway.... course was filled with IDIOTS. And to compound the slow play we never saw a Marshall.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lakes Course Very Challenging

Probably wont play lakes again for awhile Not because it isnt nice, but because its just too tough for my limited skills...

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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