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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3.2
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
6
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4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.4
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
57.9%
Recommend this course
11 out of 19 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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Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
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First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

pace

open holes in front of the foursome in front of us. very slow, and poor golfers with no sense to let our group play through. duffers missed fairway on every hole and then spent time looking for balls.....needed marshalling or education!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Firewheel old course

Great day, great course. Fairways and greens good condition. Pace of play flowed well.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Good value, need to lower the rough

Spent to much time trying to find balls in un mowed 4-6 inch rough that was only 5-10 feet from the fairways and greens. Other than that, the course has nice trees, fair layout and good value

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fire wheel Old Course

Great shape fairways were not wet, greens were slow, needed to roll, sand traps were flooded overall a 7 on a 10 scale, I will be back to play again,

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

not as good as the others

Dollar for dollar I'd play Lakes or Bridges(my fav) before this one again. I'm an ex golf course super and was saddened by the amount of carts driven around the greens and tees. Guys so close that they could step from cart onto teebox...a SHAME. Teeboxes littered with broken tees. Huge areas of dirt around greens due to everyone parking there under the trees. No marshal to enforce proper edicate. While i would not "recommend" this as a must play.....it is fine for a cheap round to get in some practice.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good Time

Course was in great shape after all of the rain. Had a good time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

ENJOYABLE

BAD WEATHER, BUT ENJOYABLE WITH FRIENDS CHATTERING AND BIRDS SINGING! BE CAREFUL MOSQUITOES!!!!!

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

More bang for your buck

This is one of the best courses in the area for the price. Sometimes pace of play can be a little slow but that is the case for most places.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Will definitely be back

This course has been on my list of courses to play and I'm glad I was able to cross it off. The course is gorgeous with nice wide fairways for newer players like myself. I only had two complaints. First, there were a group of 6 in front of us and we had to wait at every hole. 18 holes ended up taking us just north of 5 hours. Also, I didn't see a cart girl the entire time we were there. They have water throughout the course and vending machines but the none of the machines took dollar bills. Other than that, it was great time and I would recommend it to anyone.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Value

Courses was clean and well maintained. Staff was friendly and helpful. Not overly crowded.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Track

Couple draw backs - the design or placement of several tee boxes on the Old Course relative to some opposing cart paths and greens or previous greens played. You are in range to be hit or hit someone.
Bunkers weren't in good shape.
Greens were good. Soft.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Olde Course...Old time fun!

Great value and a fun course to play. If you live in the Richardson, Garland area, you should be here!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

water drainage problems

though it had rained the day(s) before i played that was no excuse for some of the problems i had:

multiple bunkers had over a foot of standing water in the bunker. any shot in there you could not even find the ball

to get form one hole to another you have to go under a road through a tunnel there was over a foot of standing water in the tunnel. one cart almost got stuck and the person in the cart got SOAKED.

Greens had many burned out spots and had not been cleaned of debris (worms from prior flooding, etc.)

fairways were thin at best. many fairway shots were hitting on mud.

I had told this to one of the attendants and all they said was 'go tell them in the pro shop.'

probably won't play that course again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This was the worst course I've ever played

I could spend 15 dollars and play a course 100 times as nice as this dump. Fairways are dry and hard, bunkers are hard, greens are horrendous. I couldn't believe it.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Challenging course for military golfers

Great time. Pretty course. Many challenges.
Hit em straight and you'll really enjoy game.
Fairways are still hard and very little grass. We need rain. Have fun. it's only golf.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Used cart

Nice Day, little Windy

The title of the course pretty much sums it up. the "old" course.
i can't knock the club for the grass because its still early in the spring, however if something isn't done to the grass soon it will be a desert come Mid July. They really need to do something about the bunkers... no fluff just dirt. I like the course and i know that its cheaper.. just wish they would put a little bit more into it. I will play here again bc they always have good deals on golf now.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Firewheel old

Saw cart girl once in 4.5 hours. Greens are in great shape. Tee boxes hard as a rock

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course

The weather was perfect, the course was in very good condition, and the staff was very friendly. The pin placement on the greens made it a little more challenging than I remember, but it was a fun time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

overbooked

Had us starting with two walking players. A three some in front of us that couldn't get of the tee box. Very disappointed that marshalled weren't hurrying them. Teed off at 10:20 finished at 3:20. Pace was horrible

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 159
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Texas Advisor
Top 100 Contributor
First Time Playing

Bridges

The greens are in pristine condition as well as the rest of the course. Some area courses do not look this good in the summer let alone in early February. The staff is very friendly and helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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