Best Dallas area courses?

I'm going to be in Dallas next weekend (from Baton Rouge) and will have time on Friday and Saturday to get in a few rounds. What are the 2 or 3 best 18-hole courses that I should definitely make a point of visiting? I'd prefer to play multiple rounds at a few really good courses than to try to play a single round at 5-6 different courses.

Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[rhett]

Veteran's in Arlington and Z-Boaz in Fort Worth.

Spoken like a true Californian. Those courses aren't even in Dallas County, ya dam hippie.

Although some would disagree (because they're bitter lefties) the Lake Course at Lake Lewisville is wonderful.

And, if you're willing to drive around the Metroplex a bit, Rhett's suggestions are awesome, as are the two courses in Cedar Hill. Those are two of the best Texas courses I've played.

And, if you really wanna see one of the true gems in Tejas, get on I-35 and drive south for about a hour and a half (all highway) and play Cameron East in Waco for some real challenging golf, and/or Olde Cameron directly on the other side of the Brazos River for a shorter but beautiful round of golf.

[bslamoreaux]

Cigardan - PM me your email address and I can send you a course map of Cedar HIll as well as very detailed directions. Cedar Hill is easy to get to and has 2, 18 hole courses on one piece of property. I'm biased in their quality but am glad to see Mark suggesting them.

Brian

Bias be-damned, Brian. You have every right to be proud of what you've done out there.

Cedar Hill rocks.

Can't wait until the DFW area gets the new courses that GnD's working on added to the mix too.

[rhett]

Spoken like a true Californian. Those courses aren't even in Dallas County, ya dam hippie.

He said "Dallas area", not county.

As an out-of-state visitor I can state with 100% confidence that I have never been disappointed when I've played Veteran's or Z-Bo. The Lake course was pretty nice the day the shuttle blew-up, but I still like the Vet and Z-Bo better.

[dannyreeves]

I think that Z-Boaz and the 36 holes at Cedar Hill are the best places we have to play. Z-Boaz is the best course within an hour of the metroplex.

Veteran's is okay. I have got pretty tired of it.

Lake Lewisville is decent as well.

[sandalman]

the best course in DFW is Audoban. period.

second best is ZBoaz.

after that comes a group that includes Veterans and Cedar Hill.

Lake Lewisville is a retarded course. unless you like every shot to be a 200-250 gentle hyzer. even calling it a disc golf course seriously inhibits the progress of the sport.

at least CH's coyote course has small trees in the middle of its righty hyzer fairways!

[gnduke]

Audobon catches a lot of flack because of it's shallow, pie pan shaped baskets. Not many "no chain" putts stay in without sliding right out the back.

The course itself is a good challenging mix. If you are on the east side of Dallas, you need to give it a look.

If you are on the west side of Dallas or east side of FtWorth near the I-35E corridor or the airport, you have many options close by. Cedar Hill and Veteran's on the south side, Lake Park, and Porter on the North.

If you are in Ft. Worth, you have to play Z-Boaz.

If you are only playing 4 courses, and haven't played anything in DFW, I would play the Lake on the short day (right after you get into town before it gets dark). It doesn't require a lot of time or energy to play. Then on a full day, Hit Z-Boaz and/or Veterans in the Morning, and Cedar Hill after lunch. Then before you leave town, catch Audobon.

I you have time for more, try Porter, Bear Creek, or a trip down to Waco.

[Pizza God]

Cedar Hill has the 2 best 18 hole courses.

If you have time, you can play
Zboaz
Arlington
and either Crawford or Ideal Ranch (pay to play)

All three are about 15 min apart on the south side of Ft Worth.

Other courses worth playing.

Autobaun (best course in the DFW area if you ask me, but dirt tee pads and home made baskets lowers it ratings)

Lake Lewisville - most popular course in the North Dallas area
Jimmy Porter - Very popular course
Greenbelt - not a bad course but not a popular one because it has a lot of water.
BB Owen - about the same as Greenbelt, not great but it gets A LOT of play from the locals.

Grapevine Bear Creek, very good 18 hole course with 2 tee pads per hole. Every hole also has alternate pin placements too.

Irving has the best 9 hole course in Texas. If you have the time, it is a good course to play.

You can get in 4 rounds playing the 2 in Lewisville and 2 in Carrollton if you want. (all within 15 miles of each other too)

[ck34]

Why doesn't someone get some Course Evaluations processed and posted so you don't have to repeat this every so often?

[27dogs]

oh my god i have to agree with sandal man on something. audubon is one of the best in dfw. you can tell by the way people avoid it. and disagree on the lake course. it to is an awesome course. but you can't visit dfw without cedarhill and the vet period.

[dannyreeves]

I think the OP is gonna be confused. We just listed so many different courses and argued.

Play Cedar Hill and Z-Boaz. If you have any more time drive to Waco and play Cameron East.

P.S.--PM me when you are going to Cedar Hill. If I am free, I will show you around there.

Actually, I am coming in on Thursday night (10/13) and will be leaving town on Sunday morning. I am bringing my daughter to visit her boyfriend who attends the University of Dallas. We will be staying at the Fairfield Inn in Irving. Since they will be hanging out all day, I am pretty much free to get in as much disc golf as I can stand on Friday and Saturday--except that I have an old friend who lives in the area that I need to try to hook up with at some point.

Thanks for all the suggestions!

Like I said...

Although some would disagree (because they're bitter lefties) the Lake Course at Lake Lewisville is wonderful.

To which the bitter lefty in question replied (as if on cue)...

Lake Lewisville is a retarded course. unless you like every shot to be a 200-250 gentle hyzer. even calling it a disc golf course seriously inhibits the progress of the sport.

As for Audoban, I almost mentioned it in my first response. I always want so badly to like that course. It has so much potential to be great, but two things keep it from being so.

1. If it rains its a waste of time to show up there.

2. Those are without question the worst baskets I have ever seen or played on and can take away from a fun round in a hurry. They just plain suc-eggs. Period.

[dannyreeves]

Like I said...

To which the bitter lefty in question replied (as if on cue)...

As for Audoban, I almost mentioned it in my first response. I always want so badly to like that course. It has so much potential to be great, but two things keep it from being so.

1. If it rains its a waste of time to show up there.

2. Those are without question the worst baskets I have ever seen or played on and can take away from a fun round in a hurry. They just plain suc-eggs. Period.

I agree about Audobon. It is a great layout for a course but there are so many factors that go into a course. Not just the layout. That is why I think it is a POS. Just my little old opinion, though.

If you don't go play Lake Lewisville your doing yourself an injustice. Also play Bear Creek(Grapvine) or Audibon Park (Mesquite) Both are really nice courses.

[sandalman]

what do i have to be bitter about? i am the least bitter soul on the planet. perhaps a wee bit of projection there la marka?

because of asinine courses like the lake, i have a great turnover shot, and the ability to thouroughly thrash the FIELD, not just a player or two, on a certifiable righty hyzer-fest, aka CH's Coyote course... lookup the second round and final results of the CH TX10.

btw, the baskets at audobon rule! yes, they do require a certain finesse. keep working on that, it might come to you one day. no guarantees though, its not for everyone.

[sandalman]

from the fairfield in irving, fritz is a no brainer, especially for a quick nine holer in a pretty park.

then its a short drive south to cedar hill where you can play two 18 holers, one of which is good solid classic disc golf, the other somewhere between a tight demanding course and a crap shoot, depending on how your game is going that day.

from CH it'll take about 30 minutes to get over to ZBoaz and a very solid mix of tight fairways, technical challenges and straight ahead discing. play two times around, once from the shorts and once from the longs - its well worth the time for the second round.

after that, i'd hit Grapevine, where you can also play two sets of teepads that will work everything you have. if you;ve still got time and arm, Jimmy Porter in Carrollton is a total blast, and a couple miles north is Greenbelt, where the creek down the middle can really mess with your head on most of the holes.

IF, and only IF, you want to waste your time with pedestrian, predictable and entirely boring disc golf, THEN go play Lake Lewisville.

[schwaggies]

Get to the Vet and Z boaz (both close to where you're staying)!!!!!!! You can spend a day at each and still won't get enough!

Don't listen to all the haters on this thread, just go and see for yourself....

[flyboy]

Ideal golf ranch in Ft Worth TX with golf carts and beer.In between z boaz and arlington.Par 60 fly 18 the only way to fly.......

[dannyreeves]

Forgot about Ideal it is a good course. Here is my top 5:

1. Z-Boaz
2. Cedar Hill (I like to think of it as 1 36 hole course)
3. Ideal
4. Veterans
5. Crowley

[schwaggies]

Zboaz and veterans, do urself a favor!!!!! Forget about these haters!

[sandalman]

yes, exactly. if you want an informed opinion, ask someone who lives in another state! (and who doesnt even know the area well enough to know that ZBoas is probably farther from Irving than any other significant DFW course!)

there's nothing wrong with the Vet, its probably tied for third with the Beaver @ Cedar Hill after Audobon and ZBoas.

[okcacehole]

Forgot about Ideal it is a good course. Here is my top 5:

1. Z-Boaz
2. Cedar Hill (I like to think of it as 1 36 hole course)
3. Ideal
4. Veterans
5. Crowley

Cedar Hill
Z
Crowley
Audobon
Lake

[jasonc]

on a certifiable righty hyzer-fest, aka CH's Coyote course

That's actually quite funny to me, I just can't figure out if you don't know how to find a line out there or if just can't keep hitting the trees?? Most of the holes are nuetral, if you are right handed you say the lefty has a better line, if you're left handed you say it is a righty hyzerfest. I know you'll argue me on this, but if you care to walk the course with me I'll show you a line on most of the holes for a lefty or righty. Whether or not you can execute the shot properly is not my problem .

BTW.......I'm probably going to start working on the Cedar Hill courses again soon (if you think I'm anywhere near done on that back course you're crazy) now that the weather is a little more tolerable. Once I get with Brian I'll try to get some dates on the board about workdays. And Pat, please come out and give us a hand, I'd rather get your input on all of our design flaws while we can still change things instead of months later on the board .

[sandalman]

post the dates, fool.

1,4,5,6,7,8,11,12,13,17 all have righty lines and not much if anything for the lefty. i'm talking pure hyzer to slight hyzers.

hey, i'm not complaining. i love beating the righties on their own course. like i said, check the second round of the T10 to see what i mean.

I played one of the courses at Cedar Hill this weekend, and I thought it was horrible! I'm not sure what course it was, but there is no skill involved on most of the holes.

[dannyreeves]

I played one of the courses at Cedar Hill this weekend, and I thought it was horrible! I'm not sure what course it was, but there is no skill involved on most of the holes.

Sorry man but you are dead wrong. Maybe you are just used to open courses.

I will admit that out of the 36 holes, there are 5 or 6 that have a couple more "lucky" trees than I would want but I have played courses that are way worse.

Send me a PM. I will take you to Cedar Hill and play 36 holes with you. I will show you the lines.

[sandalman]

I played one of the courses at Cedar Hill this weekend, and I thought it was horrible! I'm not sure what course it was, but there is no skill involved on most of the holes.

which course did you play? the one that plays across the pond a couple times, or the one nestled back in the cedar trees?

(btw, people get attached to their courses around here. it blinds them sometimes and makes them unable to admit that a course just might have some flaws. be careful how you word things or you'll make someone cry )