Firewheel Golf Park
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3.4
933 Reviews (933)
5 Stars
254
4 Stars
430
3 Stars
154
2 Stars
59
1 Stars
36
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.5
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.3
70.6%
Recommend this course
791 out of 933 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
85.7%
Recommend this course
6 out of 7 reviews
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3.1
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.1
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.1
60.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 20 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 6845 yards
Slope 135
Rating 74.1

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1983
Fairways Mid-iron Grass
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dick Phelps (1983)

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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3.4
933 Reviews (933)
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Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Lack of staff apparently

I booked the old course, but the staff at the pro shop recommended the lake course with fewer people playing that afternoon. So this review is for the lakes course, but since most of the comments is about the amenities so this applies to both courses. The pros: staff is friendly..the course layout is interesting enough. Fairways and greens are decent. Pace of play resonance. Price is very good. Cons: there re four golf carts for me to choose, two of them are quite dirty with chunks of foods left on it, and the clean one I chose has a faulty brake lock. I chose the forth one, also not clean with food in some drink holders, but I’ve no other choice. Because I’m leery of their hygiene, I did not once use the water igloos on the course. I want to instead buy a soft drink after my water bottle ran out, but sadly no one mans the canteen, and no drink sold in pro shop. After the round, I went to the restroom, and paper towels ran out, empty. My impression is that the course is good enough and enjoyable, but apparently lack of staffs and poor management makes me hesitant to go again. A pity, for the course is quite ok. No Marshall on course, needless to say. Please make the place clean. Btw, after playing the 4th hole I could not find the5th tee. I wasted 20 minutes to no avail. I finally asked some fellow golfers and they said I’ve to double back to the tunnel leading back to the 1st tee to find it. There was. O direction to tell me this.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun Course - Will Be Back

I really enjoyed this course. A few greens are still recovering from the February ice storm but they didn’t impact play as far as I was concerned. The rest of the course was great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Old Course Firewheel

The course played fair but had some bad spots on the greens. I played the blue tees and enjoyed the great weather but the sand in some of the bunkers needs to be replaced. Overall enjoyable experience.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Old course

Greens that had grass on them rolled true. Many greens had ground under repair

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good fun!

Course is looking great! A couple greens are dealing with some issues but for the most part it was sweet! The staff are awesome here and the pace was perfect! I played the old course and had a blast!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

A couple greens needed some fixing but good course to play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Green condition

Some holes green need to repair and tee box like concrete

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 81
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Hot day on the links

This is one of our favorite courses to play, Some of the greens were a little beat up from the winter storms, but over all the course is in good shape. No beverage cart was a bummer. We will be back

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Old Course

Easy course but with a little difficulty on some holes. Plenty of trees so gotta hit it straight. Water on 2 or 3 holes. Great course to hone in your game

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not bad considering the February freeze

Overall tee boxes in good shape, A few of the tee boxes were hard or had no grass. Fairways were in good shape , with a little bit of fertilizer,water and care they could be as good as as the fairways at Grapevine. Rough is not too long but if you find yourself off the fairways and under a tree, don’t expect grass. The greens are playable but they still have not recovered from the freeze.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value

Greens are pretty beat up from the winter storm but still fun course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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