Pecan Hollow GC: #12, #13
A view of green #12 from tee #13 at Pecan Hollow Golf Course (Eric Dorsey/GreenMambaGraphics).
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4.5
737 Reviews (737)
5 Stars
403
4 Stars
265
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
95.8%
Recommend this course
694 out of 737 reviews
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4.5
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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0
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
Recommend this course
32 out of 32 reviews
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4.5
124 Reviews (124)
5 Stars
70
4 Stars
47
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
97.6%
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121 out of 124 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7026 yards
Slope 129
Rating 73.5

One of the first courses in the growing 1970s Plano community, Pecan Hollow started out as the Plano Municipal Golf Course. Don January and Billy Martindale, who had recently completed their signature Royal Oaks in Dallas, contracted with the city to help provide golf for Plano’s growing population.

The terrain here is flat, and the fairways are mostly wide open. January used the standard bunkers, water hazards, and trees in his design to cause problems for the golfer. The greens are of medium size and speed, and the course is basically pretty standard until you reach the punishing final stretch of holes. Nos. 16-18 are all 445-yard-plus par 4s with water in play–one of the toughest tests of golf in the DFW area.

Getting there : From I-75 north, take Plano Parkway east, then exit at 14th St. Turn right, drive a short distance to the course, and look for the entrance on the left side of the street.

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Course Details

Year Built 1973
Golf Season Year round
Architect Don January (1973) Weibring-Wolfard Golf Design (2011)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Pecan Hollow Junior Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

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4.5
737 Reviews (737)
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Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
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4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course but dont go on the weekends (unless you want a 6 hour round)

I love this course but you better play it during the weekday. I got a hot deal and my tee time was 12:46, i don't know how its possible but there was a foursome in front of me that had the tee time 12:45 so they were definitely overbooking. Didnt actually tee off until 1:15 and it took almost 3 hours to play the front nine. Luckily when I finished nine i headed back to hole #1 and played the front again which was much faster the second go around but I just cant stand slow golf, it makes your scores worse! But back to about the course, its in great shape and the greens are quick and the layout is awesome. Good luck!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good place to play

This is the first time I’be played here in several years. The greens were in good shape and very fast. Most tee boxes are large and in decent shape for this time of the year. Overall the course is in very good shape. The only drawback was the pace of play. Took our foursome 4 1/2 hours to play on Tuesday afternoon. Would recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a good time

As always, PH never disappoints. Look forward to playing this course every time

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 106
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

The round was 4hr. 44min. Waited to t-off on every hole behind the 4-some in front of us.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Course in bad shape

One of my favorite course but they have not been taking care of it. tee boxes and fairways are so brown with very little grass. almost like playing on dirt. greens where green but very fast, prollly have not been watered in ages. i would not recommend playing there for the next 6 months. plenty of other course that are in better shape. Staff is very friendly and welcoming as they always are.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Pecan Hollow in Plano is great!

The course was in great shape. The green are electric!!! The greens are very fast and rolling pure. If you miss a put its your fault not the condition of the green. Fun course! Highly recommended

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 159
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Texas Advisor
Top 100 Contributor
Previously Played

Pecan Hollow

The course is in great shape! It is a great muni that never disappoints! The greens are fast but fair. The layout is fun and wide open which is great for beginners.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Greens!!

Very nice greens for any course let alone a municipal. Course is pretty wide open and great for beginners. A nice and well maintained short course paired with an enormous practice green make this visit a great value for the money. Check out my YouTube channel 'Playing From the Tips' for a video review of this course and click subscribe for more up-close and personal video reviews of courses in your area

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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Dallas Advisor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Local Favorite

This course is a local gem. It is located not too far from Dallas but feels like it is far from the city. The course is in excellent condition and the greens keepers actually know what they are doing. Rarely do you find a course where the greens roll true for under $75. The only downside of this course is the price and conditions draw a lot of golfers even during the week. The pace of play is consistently about 5 hours regardless of time of day. They would benefit from an active course marshals to motivate slower players but worth the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Used cart

A Good Walk Spoiled

Tee time of 9:30, drove up to the second tee at 10:00. REALLY?? Another group was still on the tee in front of us (they didn't tee off for 5 minutes after we arrived); because one group was in the fairway and one was on the green (only the second hole)!! It doesn't take a brain-iac to figure that is a 9 hour round (even 6 hours if things pick up). The pro shop obviously allowed one or probably 2 groups to go off without a tee time. Person behind the desk said "Allowing an extra group wouldn't have put you that far behind". True, how many extra groups were allowed to play? Obviously, the tee time is just a "best guess". Part of course management is managing pace of play and tee times. NOT HERE. Very frustrating and totally unnecessary.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Favorite track in the area

I started playing here because it was close to work and I could get out early for twilight golf. It's the best muni in DFW for the money. The greens here are in terrific shape (FYI aerating this week) and roll great. You don't have to be perfect with drives, but a hook or slice will lose a lot of balls. The natural overgrown rough will take them and never give them back. I really like the layout change for this year and it helps speed up the round as others have mentioned.

Also, they have the best practice facility in the are IMHO. The driving range hitting areas are in great shape. The short course is fun and priced right. Chipping and putting areas play like the course. Highly recommended for anyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

excellent changes to spped up pace

They renumbered 16 of the holes and boy it went from 5-6 hour rounds to down around 4 hrs. bravo. as stated before the nicest greens. only downside is the pro shop wont let anyone walk before noon. and afternoon it is to hot to walk. my issue is the lie they they tell to justify it. one guy says "it is a city policy" another says "most courses wont let you walk on the wekends". both lies cause i have called the city of plano and various courses in plano and surrounding areas even sherrill park which is right next door and everyone allows walkers on weekends.

but i deduct nothing because of that because they course is great and the staff is super nice. highly recommend this course.

TIP:

no breaks at pecan hollow. and if there is a break it isnt so bad that you cant just put a little mustard and pout thru and still go in the cup.

15-17 will destory the score card if not careful. 2 long par 4s that play uphill and a par 5 with uphill approach. 15 has water on the right to grab all the slices because peopl want to go for birds instead of just taking 2 medium irons and a wegde and go for the par. played with a guy haveing a great round and put up a snow man on 15. play smart.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best Greens in DFW

Immaculate from tee to green. Good pace and all you want from the tips. Played as a fivesome with little waiting under 4.5 hours on a Saturday. Check out this hidden gem.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good, BUT......

Love, love loved this course the first time I played it a couple of months ago and started playing it at least once a week. At first would always play on the weekends...pace was good...greens and fairways were nice. The only problem I have with this course is on the weekdays the pace of play is terrible. Me and my buddy can usually get out there on a Saturday around 4 or 5 and finish before it even gets dark. But every time we get out there on a weekday around 5 or 6 we can never finish because we always get stuck behind slow players who don't have the courtesy to let us play through. Have never seen a course marshal and you will barely ever see a cart girl, if at all. I'll give it one more shot on a weekday, but if we can't finish i'll just stick to playing this course on the weekends. Overall I love this course it is one of my favorites in the area and I've played some of my best golf here.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course, inept Management

The renovations at the course a few years back were exception. It is a fantastic course for the average golfer.
However, it is one of the poorest run courses in the Dallas area. They will let parties of 5-6 off on Sunday morning at prime time, rarely will you see a marshal to assist with the large parties they let out. Calling in the Pro shop, letting cart girls, or cart boys know, is of no help at all. And don't expect to purchase and last minute needs there,.. The pro shop is seriously lacking. The cart girls and café staff are the highlights of the staff.
The hotdogs are great.

Sadly this could be one of the better golf values in Dallas if it were not for the incompetent management. Hopefully the City will take notice are address the staffing shortfalls.

On the other hand,... if you have a big party and don't care about impacting your fellow golfers, these hacks will let you go out.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Best Public Course in DFW!!!!!

I judge courses by greens, length and fun for amateurs. I play 4-6 rounds per month in the DFW area and this course has the best greens you can find in the area. I have no idea who the greens keeper is but he deserves a raise. They are playing much better than Tribute, Cowboys Club, and even some of the private courses around her like Canyon Creek. This is a no frills golf course. Practice green runs true like the course, great grass on the range and they have food. Staff gets the job done and the play is normally 4 hours or less. Wish they would raise the price to keep more people off the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

The course is in good condition

I play this course about twice a month. I enjoy it every time I play it. The course is always in good condition, and the staff is always great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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