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3.4
785 Reviews (785)
5 Stars
241
4 Stars
312
3 Stars
147
2 Stars
56
1 Stars
29
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.0
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.7
54.2%
Recommend this course
626 out of 785 reviews
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3.2
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
4
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1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.5
Value
2.6
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
45.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 20 reviews
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3.2
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.5
Value
2.7
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.1
48.6%
Recommend this course
17 out of 35 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
785 Reviews (785)

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 27
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fairways Great, Greens good, tee boxes bad

Greens still growing in from spring aeration, little rough but playable. Fairways are excellent. Tee boxes once again need a lot of work. They are overgrown, rough and very difficult to find a flat spot to play from. I played whites today and greens last round, didn't matter.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course - Rough Shape

The course was pretty bad! Rocks and mud in the middle of the fairway! Bunkers were in bad shape. Greens were pretty slow and bumpy

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Basically it is in pretty good shape. This year they are struggling with a water issue..too much of it. Lots of mushy areas in the fairways and around the greens. The tee boxes are in good shape. The greens were just aerated so putting was interesting. For warm up you have to hit from mats even though there is ample grass available. I’m not sure why we hit from the mats. Nice large putting green that is usually very similar to the pace of the on course greens. Well worth the fee I paid I would say.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course

The course was in good condition except for the erosion around many of the greens...due to recentl rains

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Time to invest

Greens GREAT...Tee Boxes remain hilly and fairways still have dirt piles...Traps shot,,Keep it in the fairway and on the green and conditions great...but take care of rest NRH!!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course had received heavy rains over night so it was sloppy and cart path only. The tees and greens are in good shape. the practice range is still mats only. It was very hot and humid but there are several old water stations on the course. It was still a great value for the highly discounted rate on GolfNow.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Previously Played

Pace of play

The pace of play is awful. They try to put so many people on the course at once it’s ridiculous. Golf isn’t fun like that. Other than the pace of play it is a beautiful and enjoyable course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 522
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting there

Tees and fairways in good shape. Greens on front nine need more attention many sanded bare spots, back nine were in good shape compared to front The pace today was slower than usual for a Thursday 4.5 hours Still always enjoy my rounds on this course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Condition

Though I have played here several times before, my most recent trip found the best conditions I've seen here. The fairways were over-seeded rye, giving great lies every time, and the greens were fantastically fast fast.

The course is short (6500 tips) fairly tight in spots, and has lots of trees, and several holes that skirt the edge of the neighborhood. Many par 4's require precision off the tee with less than driver. Water/creek/pond in play on 15 of 18 holes. All the Par 3's are different, so you can use PW through 5 iron.

My 2 Main Issues with Iron Horse:

Pace of Play: There is often a bottleneck around the Train(bathroom/halfway house) that can cause long delays. If you aren't the first one off or playing at twilight, expect the rounds to exceed 5 hours at peak times.

Unwalkable: There is a pretty good hike between 1-2, 6-7, 11-12, 1-18, and 18 to clubhouse. Also, you don't see the clubhouse at all until you are finished.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

TLC

Greens coming in and fairways lush...Bunkers, few fairways and some tee boxs need TLC..

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great, except one thing.

I really like this course. Making good shots is a must and it’s always in great shape. The only issue I have is that their golf carts are terrible. They have GPS which is helpful but they are the absolute worst for driving (tough to turn) and braking ( brakes hardly ever lock) in this area. If they would fix that, it would be a much better experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Grass was too long.

Tee box had long grass so I could not see how much high tee must be.

Green had lot of sand instead of grass.

Grass was too long even in fairway.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Time to invest

Love this course and time to get fairway water patches, selected tee boxes, and sand trips repaired!!! This gem needs a little work around the edges to be a top public in area,,,,

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Time for TLC

Time to get the bogs out of selected fairways, fix some tee boxes and redo the traps.....This along with sanding the greens(which is understandable) turns a potential gem into a bit of a construction area......The staff is great and because of conditions, green fee's and beverages were reduced-a classy move. But let's get our course whipped into shape with some NRL $$$$$. It's TIME!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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