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
Turtle play
We started 30 minutes after our scheduled tee time. It took almost 3 hours to play 9 holes. My partner and I left after 9 holes. The pace was ridiculous.
Great Value!
Today was my first time playing the Old Course. Other than a few soggy spots on the fairways from sprinklers the course was in great shape. The greens all rolled great and none were fried yet. It could use a few more yardage markers, mainly ones indicating distances to water, sand, or turns on certain holes. Pace was on the slow side, about 5 hours. Mostly due to everyone cramming in early to beat some of the heat, but not crowded enough to be frustrating or anything like that.
But for the price it’s tough to beat. Friendly staff, good course conditions, fresh water every few holes. Will definitely be back.
If only I could rate 4.5 stars
This golf course is a great little track. It has very nice greens and has some slight elevation change. There are plenty of tree lined holes (number 9 long par 5 with danger left and right and a forced layup to avoid waste area). It is also a great price.
hard to believe
hard to believe that so many people want to play this course that the pace would be as slow as it was considering the course conditions. But that was the case, as two hours into the front I was obliged skip four holes and play the back. The greens are horrendous the grounds crew oblivious and in general not a place to which I will return.
Great value FirewheelOld
A fun day, not crowded, great pace, greens nice; good speed for this time of year.
Plenty of grass on fairways
A few hard pan areas where grass did not grow because of overhanging limbs( move ball to grass)
Great staff
Have a great golf day!!!
Firewheel- Old Course
Awesome. I found a “hot deal.” Amazing bang for the buck.
Quick & Easy
Anytime you can play 18 in 2hrs 20minutes as a single, there's not much to complain about. Greens were aerated and sandy. But rate was good so didn't mind too much. I do wish folks would publish that sort of info though.
Old course
The course was beautiful and enjoyable. The only beef I have is that they didn’t say they air rated and sanded the greens which made putting difficult. I would love to golf the course again with the greens in better shape. Got a great price on golfnow.
overall enjoyable
Nice course layout. Greens in good shape but a bit slow. Some fairways very crusty and not much grass. Hope this improves after all the rain we have had. Staff very friendly and accommodating but clubhouse for the Old Course a bit old and could use some update. We did have a good time.
Good Time
It was an enjoyable time. My buddy and I had a blast. We were paired with two slow players, but once we split from them, it was golden. I appreciate the nice staff. Great value. Thanks.
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