The hardest golf courses in Ferris, Texas
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Ferris, Texas, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 16 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Also covers Lancaster and Crandall.
Gold
Dallas Athletic Club
Dallas, TX, USASlope rating 139, 73.9 course rating, Gold tees, 7,169 yds
PrivateRalph Plummer & Jack Nicklaus
- 3.5Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 1.0Scenery
- 1.9Facilities
Got significantly better after a big redo in 2023/2024. Fixed 6th hole which previously had a pot bunker in middle of the fairway and gave a delightfully challenging green complex to the previously bland 7th hole among other changes.
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@txmidam94
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Brook Hollow Golf Club
Dallas, TX, USASlope rating 137, 73.6 course rating, Back tees, 6,723 yds
PrivateA .W. Tillinghast & Ben Crenshaw
- 4.9Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.1Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
Tillie layout never gets old. Could play this every day gladly. Never played it pre-redesign but the current iteration is awesome. Worst hole on the course is 18 but rumor has it they have a plan to fix it. 8 is an awesome par 3. 15 and 16 are two other favorites.
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- Pristine
- Challenging
- Driving range
Lakewood Country Club
Dallas, TX, USASlope rating 135, 73.5 course rating, Back tees, 6,742 yds
PrivateRalph Plummer & Tom Bendelow
- 2.5Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 1.0Scenery
- 1.3Facilities
Decidedly mediocre and no amount of irrational fandom from members can convince me otherwise. The property is brutally cramped and numerous holes get super jammed up. Greens are their calling card but I found them dull and unimaginative. They’re all severely back to front.
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@txmidam94
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Championship
Trinity Forest Golf Club
Dallas, TX, USASlope rating 134, 76.0 course rating, Plates tees, 7,450 yds
Private
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.7Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Most polarizing course in Dallas. Nothing like it in the city (or state) and tends to draw love/hate reactions. I fall somewhere in between but generally like it. Despite that it inexplicably sits on some T100 lists when it’s maybe top 5 in DFW.
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@txmidam94
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine
Tangle Ridge Golf Club
Grand Prairie, TX, USASlope rating 133, 73.4 course rating, Gold tees, 6,835 yds
PublicJeff Brauer
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- 3.0Facilities
The Golf Club of Dallas
Dallas, TX, USA
Slope rating 133, 72.7 course rating, Black tees, 6,719 yds
Cedar Crest Park Golf Course
Dallas, TX, USA
Slope rating 133, 71.7 course rating, Black tees, 6,526 yds
(Highlands) Tenison Park
Dallas, TX, USA
Slope rating 130, 73.7 course rating, Diamond tees, 7,078 yds
Stevens Park Golf Course
Dallas, TX, USA
Slope rating 130, 70.8 course rating, Black tees, 6,285 yds
Dallas Country Club
Dallas, TX, USA
Slope rating 129, 69.6 course rating, Gold tees, 6,561 yds
Mesquite Municipal Golf Club
Mesquite, TX, USA
Slope rating 128, 74.2 course rating, Black tees, 6,885 yds
Mansfield National Golf Club
Mansfield, TX, USA
Slope rating 128, 72.7 course rating, Black tees, 6,850 yds
Country View Golf Club
Lancaster, TX, USA
Slope rating 128, 71.0 course rating, Gold tees, 6,422 yds
Old Brickyard Golf Club
Ferris, TX, USA
Slope rating 125, 70.6 course rating, Gold tees, 6,486 yds
Rusted Rail Golf Club
Crandall, TX, USA
Slope rating 119, 74.1 course rating, Gold tees, 7,118 yds
(Glen) Tenison Park
Dallas, TX, USA
Slope rating 119, 71.8 course rating, Championship tees, 6,607 yds
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Ferris, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Gold at Dallas Athletic Club is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Ferris, Texas at Slope 139 (73.9 course rating · Gold tees · 7,169 yds). 16 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Ferris, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of Ferris, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 3:37 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
