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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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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
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.7
Value
2.9
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
3.9
53.7%
Recommend this course
22 out of 41 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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Reviews

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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Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

First time since the refurbishment

Course was in great shape. Fairways and rough had plenty of green grass. Greens rolled true, the recent aeration worked. Love the updated course! Plays much better and it appears most of the drainage issues have been addressed. Will return again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Iron

Course is in great condition, staff was excellent, pace of play was the only downside since it was so hot today. Lot of older players seemed like they melted and just stopped in the fairway. Besides pace it was great. Had a burger and beers after, food here is always good!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Haven't played here in 6 years, I wasn't sure what to expect with the recent changes. Everyone that we came across that was associated with Iron Horse was extremely courteous, and outgoing. The beverage cart was around every 3 or 4 holes which was nice as well. Course was in great shape, but you will probably be penalized for not hitting the fairway, as the rough is THICK. Overall a great morning at Iron Horse.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Better

Having first played the course >a month ago, the experience was better at the least because of familiarity with the surroundings.

The tee boxes are less difficult to plant a tee into, as I recall this only happening on one hole. The beverage cart dropped by 2-3x. The GPS-enabled carts will stop or slow you down when you get well off the fairway or cart path.

Bathrooms (in the physical form of a train car) are present in the #7/#10 tee box area as well as to the left of the green on #15. They remain spacious.

For my twosome, a $20 voucher was utilized. There is a putting green near #1 tee, another putting green near the clubhouse, and a driving range.

Compared to other courses I've rated, missing the fairways can be penal. The greens did have a punched feel about them.

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

only issue was the rough was really thick. If you hit your ball in the rough, it would take a while to find the ball

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course Good Value

Ironhorse is a great course. Nice layout and not too long for average golfers. Course is in good condition and staff is friendly and helpful. Give Ironhorse a try.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Middle Six

The tee boxes in the middle six holes in particular are difficult to plant a tee into. Fairways were in good shape.

The course ranger was predominantly present for the front nine; the beverage cart dropped by frequently.

I don't recall an excessive amount of "cart path only" holes.

Bathrooms (in the physical form of a train car) are present in the #7/#10 tee box area as well as in the middle of the back nine. They are spacious.

For my twosome, a $5 voucher was utilized.

There is an automatic water bottle filling machine in the clubhouse between the men's and women's bathrooms. There is a putting green near #1 and a driving range.

There are decently placed signs instructing you where the next hole is. Unfortunately, there is no course map on the scorecard.

I do hope that the yardages the GPS provides are accurate. It can be difficult to find the ball in the rough.

#7 & #10 each involve a carry over the water twice.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lay out was different.

The lay out was different. U- turns and going back through the same holes. But it was a beautiful course. Greens were unforgiving.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great shape, money invested during Covid worth it

Greens rolled very true and I was pleasantly spruced with the overall shape of the course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great condition

This course is in very good condition

Great greens smooth and kinda quick

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Meh

Nice course, poor up keep. Pace of play was slow because at least for my group we had to look for every ball that didn’t land on the fairway. They didn’t have any carts available so we were 10 minutes late starting. Slow pace of the play meant we had one of our party that had to leave on hole 14. Only saw the beer cart twice in 4 hours. Two holes line up beside each other and are cart path only. It slowed down play and is not marked cart path only

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/17/2021

Sounds like hitting the ball in the fairway would help your pace of play. Or, by rule, you have only 3 minutes to find it. Also sounds like your friend has more of a scheduling issue than a slow play issue. And lastly, if seeing the beverage cart only twice was an issue, maybe you should stick to Mario Brothers at the pub.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great track in great shape

Clubhouse and course were recently renovated. Both are fantastic. Pace of play was a little slow, although our foursome was playing Wolf. Great amenities with numerous cart girls and the cookout at 10/13. Course was in great shape, thick rough though! Definitely recommended!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 509
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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