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.
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Golfer Photos
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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
Golfer Reviews
Good money
Great buy for the course. The length off the tee, we played the blues, was perfect for my friends and me. We are between 10-25 handicaps and had a great time, as long as we got off the tee. It had rained during the morning but the course handled the wetness just fine.
The Old Course greens are well maintained.
I found the greens to the old course well maintained and moderately fast. The fairways need a little work and some of the tee boxes also but overall it's a nice course.
Great course, loved it!
I would go back in heartbeat! Firewheel has 3 courses and gets alot of play, but they keep up the course very well.
you cant win them all
Second time out here. Limited yardage markers, aka sprinkler heads. Bunkers not raked. greens rolled ok but was spotty in places. Better value at other locations. May return but not likely.
Challenging but fun
Some holes were tough due to pin position and room behind the green. On most of the holes, if you missed long, the ball is gone. No matter the handicap, I recommend this course to anyone.
Great Value
Played the Bridges for 19.99, which is a ridiculous deal. Honestly 29.99 is a great deal for this course. It's unfair that Golfnow puts the reviews of all 3 together because the Bridges is a separate course and clubhouse a mile away, and is gorgeous and pristine. But Golfnow's rates for all 3 courses is very very fair if not remarkable!
This course needs work
There were more than a few tee boxes with little to no grass. I know it's the rough but it's hard losing balls in the clumps of grass left behind by your mowers. Fairways were cut well. Bunkers were not well kept. Lastly they are working around the edges of the greens, you can tell they have planted new grass and there are a few seams.
Course had a give me your money and not much contact after that approach. No cart girl or Marshall's from what I saw on a Saturday afternoon.
Good, could be great
Staff is friendly and helpful, course is in good shape. Needs some attention on some greens and tee boxes. Biggest complaint was inconsistent traps, some soft, some hard, some flooded etc... Will play again and enjoyed round.
"Very Nice Course Design"
The "Old Course" at Firewheel has a lot of history, and it has a nice course design. It is not maintained like some of the newer courses at Firewheel, but it was a nice day. Bunkers needed sand, the rough was very difficult and the greens were in good shape, no dead areas, but the speed on the greens were a little slow. The price was right, and the day was fun, so try "The Old Course" at Firewheel you will be glad you did.
SLOW PLAY PLAGUES THIS GOLF COURSE, MANAGEMENT HAS LET THIS FACILITY GO DOWN.
Tee Time was 45 late, round took over five hours. No sand in the bunkers and just an overall rundown look and feel. Not worth the $42 I paid
This course has an excellent environment
Very nice place, all green and a beutty environment
the course is in bad condition and there were 4 teamsbon the first tee waiting .
Over priced, bad condition, only seen the cart person oncevin 18 holes, it was almost 100 degrees. The pace of play just added tobthe negativevexperience
Nice layout - keeps your interest.
Course was in good condition - some easy holes - some difficult holes - good set of par 3's - the cost was a very good value since I booked late the night prior to the tee time as a single - the other 3 slots were filled by other GolfNow customers.
I will be booking a future time at this facility.
Challenging day!
The Lakes course at Firewheel Golf Park is very good but very challenging, even from the Blue Tees. Every Fairway was perfect and the greens, although recently sanded, rolled true. The tee boxes were pretty nice and level for the most part which is important to me. The bunkers either have or will have new white sand in them which enhances the aesthetics of an already pretty course. My only knock is the bunkers were inconsistent in that some were very wet and others were very fluffy but that may change as the sand settles. I definitely recommend this course and will play there again.
This course is challenging due to the locations of bunkers.
Course was found to be challenging for golfer's of any age or experience level. Maitenance of the course was maintained to high level as you have come to expect. Pace of play may bit slow at times but any one who has played this course knows that is to be expected since the course tends to be a bit crowded on most tee times.
Challenging course in very good condition at a great price.
I made this tee time at the last minute, but it couldn't have gone smoother. Making the reservation was simple. The pro shop at Firewheel accepted the printout with no questions. I was able to join two other players who were great to play with. The course was in very good condition and play mover along with no delays. The whole process worked exactly as it should and the price was right.
The course is in good shape and a nice value for the money
I played with two friends on the 5th of July. It was extremely crowed. The drawbacks were the amount of time it took to play (I will play again on a non-holiday to make sure) and the lack of a drink cart. We saw the cart girl once the whole 5 hours (twice if you count the turn when we went in a bought a beer and saw her sitting at a table).
Overall I enjoyed the course and will play there again.
Enjoyable experience
We started our round at 5:oopm so we did not complete the round. The course was in relative decent shape. I was suuprise at the number of long par 3's although I scored well. I had not played this course in years so I did not rember the lay-out of the course. Most of the holes that we played were pretty wide open however there were some very interesting sand trap locations.