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Old at Firewheel Golf Park
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Firewheel is Texas’ most impressive example of municipal golf. Owned and operated by the city of Garland, and extremely popular because of the fair price and number of available golf holes, Firewheel now sports 63 holes since the new Bridges course opened in the past few years. All three tracks can be challenging because they each incorporate a variety of hazards into their designs, including limestone that is scattered throughout the property.
The Old Course, the traditional layout, was rated No. 1 by the Dallas Morning News. Water hazards come into play throughout the design, such as on hole #18, a 400-yard, par 4, requiring a tee shot and an approach shot over the same creek, which winds through the hole. Hole 9 is the feature hole, a 552-yard par 5 that rolls downhill. The tee shot is into a narrow landing area carved out of trees, and on the approach you must be in perfect position because of the strategically placed pecan trees. Number 18 is challenging with both the tee shot and the approach over a creek that winds through the hole.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 71 | 6845 yards | 74.1 | 135 |
| Blue | 71 | 6429 yards | 71.6 | 131 |
| White | 71 | 6054 yards | 69.9 | 124 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5497 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 72.2/130 W: 79.5/142 | 385 | 385 | 546 | 175 | 411 | 408 | 366 | 226 | 548 | 3450 | 425 | 454 | 177 | 516 | 377 | 191 | 557 | 167 | 389 | 3253 | 6703 |
| Blue M: 70.6/128 W: 77.6/139 | 360 | 355 | 530 | 163 | 390 | 395 | 354 | 195 | 530 | 3272 | 400 | 435 | 163 | 503 | 356 | 178 | 540 | 151 | 365 | 3091 | 6363 |
| White M: 68.8/125 W: 75.2/134 | 342 | 309 | 464 | 140 | 366 | 385 | 341 | 183 | 510 | 3040 | 382 | 411 | 133 | 495 | 332 | 167 | 525 | 118 | 337 | 2900 | 5940 |
| Black M: 67.1/121 W: 73.2/129 | 340 | 305 | 435 | 135 | 346 | 355 | 335 | 160 | 498 | 2909 | 306 | 381 | 126 | 480 | 330 | 147 | 455 | 112 | 330 | 2667 | 5576 |
| Red M: 65.6/114 W: 70.8/123 | 335 | 230 | 428 | 125 | 338 | 347 | 326 | 125 | 490 | 2744 | 302 | 375 | 115 | 475 | 265 | 144 | 445 | 97 | 294 | 2512 | 5256 |
| Handicap | 3 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by chancebolter on 07/09/2024
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Typical fairway Photo submitted by u000003577134 on 09/19/2023
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Center fairway Photo submitted by u000003577134 on 09/19/2023
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Hole 18 approach shot Par 4 Photo submitted by nwoods0008 on 04/29/2023
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Photo submitted by David2527490 on 04/14/2023
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18th hole Photo submitted by Jlawtungi on 01/22/2023
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Photo submitted by Tom5929581 on 07/18/2022
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Photo submitted by Tom5929581 on 07/18/2022
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Photo submitted by u853787857 on 10/08/2021
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Canadian Geece on 9 Photo submitted by wolffman65 on 07/24/2021
Nice golf experience
Good value. Course layout offers a blend of challenge & playability.
This is a goat ranch
Course in horrible condition. Grill and bar closes at 5 on a Friday. Will never ever play this course again. Any fire wheel courses. Goat ranch course.
Really enjoy the old course. There is enough variety in the holes, it's very open and inviting. Greens were extremely slow, but the course is in good shape.
Refund or credit
We 4-some could not play golf due to the heavy rain. We reserved the cancelled game thru GN again . What wouul I do in this case?
Friendly staff
Very friendly staff Cody was great, like the new layout. Will not change a thing
Excellent customer service
Everyone was very professional made sure that we had cards make sure we were on time. The course was in good condition. Play time was right on spot
Surprisingly Good shape
The course was in good shape despite the heat and no rain for days. The greens were better than I thought they would be.
Average Course in DFW
Course is in ok shape. Lots of weeds and untamed grass, tee boxes will break your tees when putting them in the ground, greens are pretty bumpy and have dead patches. Place has gone downhill since I last played.
Last minute type of place to play, definitely better around the area.
3rd Ace
How can I write a bad review when I got a hole in one on the 12th hole. As I have said many times the staff here is always friendly and I can’t say enough about them. The city of Garland needs to put more money into this great course. It needs more well paid grounds crew and more TLC.
Pleasant Round at Firewheel
Staff was very friendly. Played a round at the Old Course with a couple guys they paired me with, who were clearly better than I was. The course was wide open with very few hazards. There were just some bad shots on my part. Went in the middle of the week around noon so it wasn't too crowded. The shape of the course was pretty good. No complaints here. I will definitely be back!
Good condition in this Texas heat
All of the courses at firewheel are in solid shape. Fun muni course and the pace of play has was great. Greens were in good shape and played a little slow you could be a little aggressive putting. . Recommend all of the courses at firewheel. Also. staff is on point.
Great Day to Chase the White Ball
Ok so it was HOT…but that has nothing to do with the course at all…in fact, I was very surprised the greens were in such good shape considering the heat wave we have had for about 2-3 weeks. I forgot how short the course can be from the white tee box, but the smaller greens make it very challenging when you hit your approach shot…and while I don’t like the sand…there was actually “sand” in the bunkers and it was a playable shot…most courses have just about given up on keeping sand in the bunkers these days…anyway, okay this course and you will enjoy the round. Did I mention it was HOT?!?
Amazing for the value
Can’t go wrong with this course. Great price! Amazing course!
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