Cottonwood Valley occupies a distinctive setting within the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. The course was designed through an unusual collaboration involving Jay Morrish, PGA Tour legend Byron Nelson, and Robert Trent Jones, bringing together multiple generations of design philosophy. The layout winds through the resort property in the Las Colinas development, an area known for its corporate campuses and planned communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The course navigates rolling terrain with mature trees and water features that shape the strategic demands of several holes. Morrish, who worked extensively with Tom Weiskopf and later independently, brought his experience with naturalistic desert and parkland designs to the project. Nelson's involvement added the perspective of a player who understood shotmaking demands, while Jones contributed his characteristic emphasis on strategic bunkering and green complexes. The routing takes advantage of elevation changes uncommon in North Texas, creating variety in stance and approach angles. As part of a resort property, Cottonwood Valley serves both guests and members, with the Four Seasons providing the hospitality infrastructure and amenities expected of that brand. The course operates alongside other facilities at the resort complex, offering a country club experience within a corporate and leisure destination. The layout reflects the parkland character typical of upscale Dallas-area courses, with maintained turf corridors framed by native and ornamental landscaping.