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
3 Stars
Very slow greens, fairways have huge cracks from not being watered. Even though I bought their hot deal on Golf Now the course had no record of me being on the schedule and was about to give me a hard time until I produced my email receipt. The
Course isn’t cow pasture golf but isn’t far from it.
Did the city of Garland not pay its water bill this summer?
I've played Firewheel multiple times (all three courses) and always found it to be an excellent place.
But yesterday's round really disappointed me in terms of course conditions. There was practically no grass in many of the fairways and multiple greens had bare spots.
Of course Texas summers are brutal - and it hadn't rained for a couple of months. But isn't that why you have sprinklers?
Slow pace
I have played out here multiple times and never had a round less than 4:30 hours. It’s always miserably slow
Desperately need grass repair
I love the course and play here a lot. But conditions have gotten very bad this year specifically. I quit after 12 holes because the fairway conditions were so bad. I hear the irrigation is being replaced very soon (or in process now) and grass will be addressed next spring. That’s great news. But I won’t be back again until that happens.
Always easy to get a tee time
Great course to keep in your hip pocket as you can usually get a tee time. Had a lot of slow golfers that really slowed the pace of play but that’s not the course’s fault. Well mowed, the crew needs to invest in a leaf blower for the greens.
It’s Old.
Before moving to Houston 37 years ago this was my home course. It’s where I caught the golf bug. I live well over an hour away now, after moving back to DFW. Decided to go back and play this track for old time sake. Greens were in very good shape. The fairways are, well, in need of some TLC.
I think this is a good course for the beginner. Wide open fairways with the occasional challenging hole.
I shot 1 over on the front and called a done deal.
Dry course
Lack of rain… dry course. No course beverage cart on a Friday?
Perfect day for rounds of the golf
Always friendly of the staff.
Perfect day for the rounds of the golf.
Decent little muni
The price is REALLY good here with a nice layout. Wish they had cart girls (on Sundays at least( but not a knock on them. No rain in north Texas has been really hard local golf courses so some tight lies, sometimes hardpan. but hopefully the fairways will be nice and lush soon. The bunkers are more dirt than sand but that will teach you to hit into them. The greens were in great shape and the clubhouse was given a facelift. They could use some TVs showing more sports but not a deal breaker, Will definitely be back.
Stevens Round
I figured as much getting to the first tee and the ball washer was out of water? Greens are in horrible shape. Grounds under repair everywhere. Bunkers were all hard pan! You can tell this staff needs some motivation. I won’t be back!
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