Iron Horse Golf Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 70 | 6679 yards | 72.6 | 127 |
| Green | 70 | 6264 yards | 70.3 | 124 |
| White | 70 | 5713 yards | 68.3 | 115 |
| White (W) | 70 | 5713 yards | 74.0 | 138 |
| Front (W) | 70 | 5083 yards | 70.1 | 121 |
| Front | 70 | 5083 yards | 65.5 | 109 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.5/132 W: 79.9/142 | 420 | 433 | 465 | 543 | 158 | 352 | 335 | 182 | 410 | 3298 | 382 | 525 | 413 | 469 | 218 | 416 | 395 | 205 | 425 | 3448 | 6746 |
| Green M: 71.6/129 W: 77.6/137 | 395 | 419 | 450 | 518 | 145 | 335 | 308 | 165 | 380 | 3115 | 355 | 503 | 378 | 442 | 182 | 395 | 375 | 180 | 403 | 3213 | 6328 |
| Horse Track M: 70.0/124 W: 76.0/134 | 395 | 419 | 380 | 477 | 145 | 314 | 308 | 145 | 380 | 2963 | 355 | 456 | 378 | 425 | 182 | 360 | 375 | 140 | 403 | 3074 | 6037 |
| Blue M: 68.6/119 W: 74.5/131 | 379 | 383 | 380 | 477 | 133 | 314 | 295 | 145 | 349 | 2855 | 317 | 456 | 363 | 425 | 137 | 360 | 354 | 140 | 360 | 2912 | 5767 |
| Silver M: 66.0/114 W: 71.1/122 | 329 | 339 | 334 | 452 | 115 | 275 | 288 | 115 | 304 | 2551 | 287 | 428 | 337 | 383 | 122 | 279 | 333 | 120 | 317 | 2606 | 5157 |
| Red M: 63.1/107 W: 66.8/113 | 284 | 304 | 294 | 325 | 50 | 215 | 288 | 115 | 279 | 2154 | 287 | 358 | 262 | 322 | 107 | 222 | 268 | 90 | 287 | 2203 | 4357 |
| Handicap | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
Course Details
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2021 #5)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Lots of ground under repair on every fairway. This was one of the better ones. Photo submitted by Ken9948006 on 03/27/2023
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Number 4 view from tee. Photo submitted by BillTexasGolf on 08/25/2021
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6th hole fairway Photo submitted by shawnbell on 03/12/2020
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Hole 18 Photo submitted by TxChive on 10/10/2016
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Hole 8 Green Photo submitted by TxChive on 10/10/2016
Iron Horse Sunday round
Very good and fun course
Sloe pace of play
To many singles and new players
A little pricey for Sunday late afternoon
Fair
Greens were in good shape. Terrible fairways. Bunkers were pretty rough. Course was a bit tough to navigate. Cart seat was ripped up and had seen its better days. I wouldn't go out of my way to play this course again.
Good Condition
The course really bottle necks on the first 3-4 holes. Management needs to cut down a huge tree on the right for the #2 hole, which would speed up the play. Being a weekend, play took 5 hours, which way to long. Need to cut it down to 4 hours and have the marshals monitor the play.
Nice Course
Staff inside and cart girls were very friendly. Over 100 in the afternoon, and pace was very slow. Par 3's were backed up. Suspect one group of 5 was holding things up. Marshall were friendly, but must not have been keeping them moving. Greens and fairways were nice. Some holes had burned out areas with no grass. Overall nice course. Just keep pace of play moving.
Better value elsewhere
The greens are in great shape. Unfortunately, that is the only aspect of the course that is good at the moment. It is a challenge to find a flat lie off the tee, and if you do, there is a good chance you will hit out of sand. Holes that stood out were 5, 7, 8, 14, and 17. Most of the fairways were lift clean and replace due to the amount of standing water. A few of the fairways were just shredded. Holes that stood out were 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, and 15. Unfortunately it seems this course is taking a turn for the worse and not the better. I will probably find better value elsewhere.
AMAZING COURSE!!!
Big Value, Friendly Staff, Fun Course, what else is there to say?
Best course in dfw for the money
Awesome course, great layout. Pretty challenging, almost target golf, but there are some forgiving holes to make up for any mistakes on the tight fairways on the front nine. Great staff and they just started happy hour again. $3 beers after 3 o'clock, everyday. If you want food go with a hotdog. Greens are slightly fast but are soft and hold well. I'm a 7 handicap and play here at least once a week and would recommend this course to any golfer of any skill level.
course is maturing into one of the best
I got a great deal from Golfnow. Course was in very good shape. Greens rolled very good despite being punched & dressed a few weeks ago. The green superintendent & staff should be congratulated on a fine job keeping the course ready for play.
Sunday morning golf
Course in nice shape. Greens recovering from being punched a few weeks ago. Still rolled nice but a little slower than usual
Great Course
I have golfed here twice on Vacation. Such a great course for the value. I highly recommend this course!
Always a Great Experience
Play here often and consider it my home course. Good value for the money. One of the best public courses in the area.
Top-notch greens
Course was in good shape despite recent heavy rains. The greens, in particular, were excellent. Truly the best greens I've seen this year, by far. Anyplace on the course that wasn't water-logged was in excellent condition.
Good course
It's a good course to play, but our tee time was at 11 and we started to play at 11:45. It rained in that morning, but for some reason they still booked each group 15 minutes parts. Knowing it would be car path only. So of course it was a slow day and took us almost 5 hours to finish. I still had a good time playing, but a little disappointed
Very very good
I like every thing about this course .I would like to play every week , When ever I can here .
will be back
Great lay out ,greens were in good shape staff friendly
Fun layout!
Fairways are pretty narrow and greens are smooth and quick so be ready! Set up is fun and challenging! It's designed for those who play fairways and greens so hit it straight or you're gonna have a bad day!
Course is shaping up!
Numbers 12, 13 & 15 fairways are still struggling, but overall course was in good shape. Greens were fast and rolled great!
Philmeg
Course was I. Good shape. Always a little pricey but at least you get GPS in the cart. The marshal Lynn was very freindly.