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3.4
779 Reviews (779)
5 Stars
239
4 Stars
312
3 Stars
145
2 Stars
55
1 Stars
28
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.1
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
56.0%
Recommend this course
623 out of 779 reviews
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3.2
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
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1 Stars
0
Conditions
2.4
Value
2.6
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
44.4%
Recommend this course
8 out of 18 reviews
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3.3
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
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Conditions
2.6
Value
2.8
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
3.9
51.2%
Recommend this course
22 out of 43 reviews
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Course Highlights
Multiple tee options from red to black make this Fort Worth-area course accessible and challenging for golfers of all skill levels. Friendly staff and a frequently circulating drink cart contribute to a consistently enjoyable round.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 70
Length 6679 yards
Slope 127
Rating 72.6

Iron Horse Golf Course is laid out in the floodplain of Fossil Creek, an area loaded with woods and a railroad that divides the property into three tracts. When Dick Phelps designed the golf course he loaded it with par 4s that are over 400 yards. This track has only two par 5s, but you'll get your money's worth as they are virtually impossible to reach in two. Iron Horse's best hole is the 462-yard, par-4 third hole, which is generally a bogey hole for the average golfer.

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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dick Phelps (1990)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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3.4
779 Reviews (779)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
Brunch 12
Amazing Food 11
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 36
Bunkers 33
Narrow Fairways 31
This course/club is great for:
Locals 40
Advanced Golfers 19
Seniors 15
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 41
Worth the Drive 18
In the 'Burbs 15

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

This course for the price is insane

It’s a decent course but if I’m gonna pay these rates I’m going to bear creek. The conditions are comparable to prairie lakes but for almost double the price

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course - Weird layout - Poor fairways

This is a fun course with great holes that mix up how they should be played. Varying lengths and some which force you away from driver off the tee. Some fairways were in very poor, rocky and baron conditions. Others were perfect. The final point is this course is NOT walkable. They have it laid out so you have to go past the clubhouse multiple times with multiple turn arounds and a weird overall layout. Hole 1-3 are by hole 10, but hole 4 is on the completely opposite side of the course. Hole 16 is across the freeway, but hole 18 is another significant drive back across past hole 15. As a first timer if I didn’t have a local in our 4-some it would have been very difficult to get around.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just OK

This is the first time I played Iron Horse in about a year. I am not a fan of the new layout. They moved hole 1 down by the Red Caboose which is a good ways from the clubhouse. Really far if you are walking. Then you have to come back to the clubhouse to hole 4, which used to be the previous hole 1. It seems very disjointed. The course was in decent shape and the greens were good. Play was slow. 2.5 hours for front nine. But the service was good and the staff friendly. Overall, it was what I rated it, just average!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course needs maintenance

We were told that coolers of water were no longer allowed.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 70
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great Staff but the back nine needs help

I have played this course a ton over the years and it is a decent course for the money. The only thing that is a problem is the back nine. holes 12, 13 and especially 15 need a ton of work. I know that the new owners spent a fortune on the irrigation system on the back nine but those three holes are still bare and down to dirt. 15 is especially bad and I think its due to the creek on the left side that over flows after every rain storm and washes away any grass. I had a great tee shot right down the middle but because of the concrete like dirt it bounced and was never found again. I am ok with being punished for a bad shot but when you get one right down the middle you shouldn't be taking a penalty stroke for a lost ball.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ryan

Course was in pretty good shape considering time of year. Pace of play was as awful, almost 5.5hr round on a Sunday, typically 3 groups on each hole, 2 4-somes on tee box multiple times. Marshall/starter didn’t do much to control pace other than just drive around. Seemed to be some hard pan fairways on a couple of holes, lots of new sod in other fairways of the course. Staff inside was welcoming and friendly, cart lady was fun and easy going.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Back nine was in horrible shape

Fairways were atrocious. Back nine had at least 4 holes that had little to no grass in the fairways. Just dirt and rocks. Front not much better. Rocky bunkers. Beat up greens. $90 is a rip off. Such a shame cause this used to be one of our favorite courses to play

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Course shape

Course was in really rough shape. Fairways were dirt and rocks, definitely not worth the price

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overpaid

Course was not worth 77 dollars. Fairways in horrible shape. Greens were ok because they were very moist, still lightning fast! Waist of my hard earned dollars!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 46
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Avoid until it bounces back

We played here for the first time since they moved the holes. They grounds are in rough shape especially for the price on a Friday afternoon. It would be nice if every hole had an indicator wha hole it was; 18 was missing one- if you come up the back, instead of going around to 4, you play out of turn and it’s so confusing. The arrow pointing “to 4” is actually pointing you to go up the back to 18. I would have rather played fossil for the price.

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

Fun course but overpriced

I like Iton Horse but it’s overpriced unless you find a deal in Golf Now. Too many fairways that are perpetually under repair and many nicer courses for a better price nearby It’s a shame because it’s an enjoyable course

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Iron Horse new layout

Looks like the front 9 got some swapping and I love it! Made things more interesting

Great condition. Never disappoints

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Course is a mess, starter/marshall is rude.

I used to like playing here. But the starter/Marshall was so rude and the course is undergoing a restoration. It’s not worth the money to play right now. $60 for a weekday to play off of dirt on some holes and having a 1/4 of the holes no carts is just not a great combo for the money.

The starter lady was the worst I’ve ever seen at a course. I play courses all over DFW and have never had an issue with a starter. I she was rude from the start. I was playing by myself, so naturally I got paired with another single and double, not a problem. The problem came when she made myself and the other single pair up in the same cart. This is a person I do not know, a complete stranger, she made us ride in the same cart. We both paid for a cart yet we had to ride together. When we pushed back she got an attitude with us and said it’s been a rule for a year. I’ve played this course 5 times this year and not once did anyone mention this. So I had to ride with a random that was a rival of another school I went to. The most awkward round I’ve ever played.

I won’t be going back anytime soon.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor showing at Ironhorse

We had heard so many good recommendations to come and play Ironhorse in North Richland Hills. However, upon showing up and playing for the first time, the fairways were in atrocious shape, the ground was under REPAIR most everywhere, but there was no warning and no heads up that the course fairways were mostly dirt not even grass. Very disappointed in my first outing there. I would say avoid it until they find ways to bring real grass back to the fairways..

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Great course experience

I enjoyed my round with my 2 junior boys...Great and challenging course, had my boys caddy and give me tips haha!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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