Old at Firewheel Golf Park
About
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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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
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
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
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.
Good value
Greens are pretty beat up from the winter storm but still fun course.
Nice course
A few greens need work but that is the case on many courses since the freeze. I like this course!
Fun Layout, Greens were Rough
Had a lot of fun playing this course for the first time. Very green fairways and lush rough, greens were burnt out on parts of most holes but didn’t really matter too much, overall great value and had a lot of fun. Definitely be back to play again and try the Lakes Course as well.
Greens struggled
Greens are struggling and no one was checking to keep pace of play up as had to wait at every hole on the backside.
Fairways and tee boxes were in good condition. The greens on the other hand need some love, bumpy and spotty, a few pin positions were placed on the crests of slopes and on the sides of hills. Overall would definitely play here again.
Fast is fun
I was able to get off a little early and played the front nine in less than an hour. The course had three groups that let me play through. Very friendly and cordial people. Course was in good shape though a couple of greens were struggling. Played the whole round in 2 hours and 10 minutes.
No Drinking water on the course
The temp was over 90 and there was no drinking water on the course. I know that all the courses quit providing this when Covid was an issue. That's not the case now and most courses are back to providing it. I can only guess that Firewheel just got used to not doing this and management hasn't pushed it. Water at these temps is a necessity not a luxury.
Great Experience!
My 14-yo grandson and his friend played this course for the first time. They really enjoyed the course. It was challenging, but great for young players.
Nice local course
Greens roll true and in decent shape. Wide fairways. Sand traps could use some new sand and more of it. A fair amount of water on the course but not much comes into play. Some tee boxes could use some TLC. Overall a good course, classic design, good pace of play (4 hr round) and good value for $22 with cart included.
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