Firewheel Golf Park
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3.5
936 Reviews (936)
5 Stars
255
4 Stars
432
3 Stars
154
2 Stars
59
1 Stars
36
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
72.8%
Recommend this course
794 out of 936 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
90.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 10 reviews
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3.3
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.5
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
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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3.5
936 Reviews (936)
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Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

ALways great.

Any of the Firewheel courses are fun and challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Traps

If their sand traps had actual sand it would have been so much better. Hard as a rock!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just Don’t Care

Used to be a good course for the money but tee boxes were just mud, bunker with no sand, lots of drainage issue and it hasn’t rained much lately. Greens ridiculously slow and bumpy for N Tx.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

bad mother's day surprise and extremely hard fairway ground

First of all, I was shocked that the staff would not even allow my wife to ride with me (on a Mother's Day) unless she pays a ride fee. The attitude was really troublesome especially when other golf courses in the area kindly offered mothers a free round of golf for Mother's Day (with a paid playing partner). The second surprise came when I hit the second shot from the fairway. The ground was so hard and dry that it could easily cause wrist injuries. Even the ground on tee boxes was incredibly hard. I broke a tee on one of the tee boxes because of that. Overall poor and disappointing experience.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 106
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Old Course at Firewheel

Glad to see the course starting to green-up. Sand traps are like hitting off the cart path. Ground was hard where there wasn't any grass.

Should get better with a lot of watering.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Grreat Value/Greens Need Improvement

The cost to play was a great value compared to other nearby courses. The greens were inconsistent with speed of putts and holding approach shots. Fairways were in great shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

USed To Be A Great Course

I’ve been playing Firewheel for over 25 years and this was the worst condition I’ve ever seen it in. Bunkers completely washed out and not maintained, tee boxes basically dirt and given up on, greens were barely maintained, (several had evidence of insect infestation) and the fairways appear to have stop being watered. I agree with the other review that The Old Course has become the unwanted step child of the unwanted step child of the Lakes and Bridges. It’s really too bad, when maintained, this is a fun and challenging course to pay. It appears the City Of Garland has given up on maintaining this course, probably selling to a single family home developer sometime soon.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 69
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Concrete Bunkers!

This is a good course when it is kept up. The old course seems to be the step child of the Firewheel family. The bunkers dont have sand they have hard packed dirt that will do nothing but scar up your club. Many of them still have water in them. The other two courses Lakes and Bridges have great sand but the old course has been ignored.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 99
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

The course is in the best shape I’ve seen in a while. Tee boxes being aerated though

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bare-ly Playable

Grass on the fairways is maintained so close to the dirt that there are no good lies. Oddly, grass on the greens is too long making putts frustrating due to the lack of "rollout." I have played this course for over 20 years. The layout is a classic WYSIWYG. No gimmicks. Just golf. Hit the drive. Hit the approach. Make the putts. But close cropped lies in the fairways and shaggy greens change the physics of the game. Watering and regular maintenance would change all this.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/02/2018

All 4 players I played with reported that ALL the sand traps were hard pan and filled with more dirt than sand. The "bounce" on the bottom of a sand wedge is NOT supposed to bounce. It is supposed to guide the shot.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

You get what you pay for

Overall you can't be the $20 cost to play if you book through Golf Now. The course and greens are a little rough, the fairways are mostly made up of hard pan and the putting greens are growing in various types of grasses which makes putting fun and challenging.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Looking better

Had a great time. Played with 2 singles and got to meet good folks. Course is a little bare in some spots but is really starting to green up.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent greens, poor fairways

Thought the layout was nice, fair. Greens rolled very well, however the fairways could use some work. Also sand traps were gravel, not sand.

Very friendly staff.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 159
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Texas Advisor
Top 100 Contributor
First Time Playing

Firewheel Old Course

The Old Course is in decent spring shape. Of the three Firewheel courses this one is the easiest. The greens are in good shape. A few of the bunkers need some attention but not that they are un-playable. I would play this course again

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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