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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
Old course
Some trees issues from the multiples storms....golf course coming along.....after all the rain
Trash operation.
I can’t speak more negative of this course. I wish I could comment on the condition of the course but I can’t. If I could give 0 stars I would. We booked a tee time on Tuesday for Saturday morning. We drove from over 45 min away for a 7:20 tee time to find out they have been closed for several days due to trees down on the course. They did not even attempt to contact us to let us know and continued to book tee times knowing they would be close. This is a trash operation and I will never attempt to play here again
Great Bang For Your Buck! Primo Conditions Given Recent Rain
Overall this course was a 4/5 in my book. Friendly staff, GREAT conditions (for a public track) and pace of play was fast. Teed off at 11:30am and finished at 3:45pm sharp. Greens started off super receptive and then dried out/ checked less as the hot sun came out
Haven't played here in about a year and compared to last year, it was much better.
Good value for the money
A few tee boxes need attention but, the fairways and greens were great !
Great course
Relatively new to golf still. This course was great! Had some challenging holes, but overall a great for weekend golfers.
Best Value in DFW
For $45 on a weekend afternoon, you can’t beat this and the other Firewheel courses. Always in good enough shape, a fun layout, and they tend to keep pace up pretty well here.
I hope this review doesn't make it harder to get a tee time.
The old course is a fun and challenging round that encourages you to go for that shot you've pictured in your head a million times. The conditions are fantastic. The course drains very well and hasn't had any standing water during any of the rounds I've played, including a round I played in the rain. I play from the Blues and feel that distance offers challenging yet achievable shots that make for an exciting and enjoyable round of golf.
M U D
Played this course literally 100 times over the yrs. MUD in places you would never think mud would be. In my headcovers, cart wouldn't steer for all the mud on the tires. Worm holes, WOW, almost completely covered the fairways, tee boxes(no grass) but covered in mud.
Moved the ball around to avoid golf ball completely covered in mud. Shot 75 from the white tees, decent player here but will not go back, maybe dries out this summer, maybe
Good for the money
For the price , it’s a fun course, good layout , staff is great , laid back and relaxed. Fairways have a lot bare spots , greens are in good condition . But for what you are paying , worth it !
Avoid Firewheel Old Course
Course waa in horrible condition. Green sanded and wouldn't hold anything. Tee boxes that were all dirt. Fairways had little grass. Very disappointed. Not certain if I'll return this year.
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I know you're unhappy, and I understand your disappointment. But, you know that there was a storm a day or two before your tee time that hit the DFW area with winds nearing 100 mph and left almost a million people without power and most with property damage like downed trees. It was definitely an oversight for the staff not to contact you, but your own common sense should have told you to check to see if the course was open before making the drive. I urge you to give the course a try under normal circumstances.