Colonial Country Club
About
Colonial Country Club, located in Fort Worth on the southern banks of the Trinity River and near TCU, is one of the most historic golf clubs in Texas. The club was founded in 1936 by Marvin Leonard, who sought to have a north Texas club with smooth, bent grass greens (unheard of at the time, as many courses had either sand or Bermuda turf). The course was originally designed by Texan John Bredemus and Oklahoma architect Perry Maxwell, who formally worked with Dr. Alister Mackenzie. Holes no. 3-5 are nicknamed the “Horrible Horseshoe” and represent the strongest stretch on the course, featuring a 247-yard par-3 4th hole bookended by long and demanding par 4s. Colonial Country Club hosted the 1941 U.S. Open, won by Craig Wood and was the first time the event was staged in Texas. Despite now playing over 7,200 yards, Colonial maintains a reputation to this day as a ball-striker’s playground. Ben Hogan won the Colonial golf tournament five times. Other multiple winners of this longstanding PGA Tour event include Lee Trevino, Billy Casper, Nick Price and Ben Crenshaw.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 72 | 7375 yards | 75.7 | 137 |
Blue | 72 | 6541 yards | 71.7 | 129 |
Blue/White | 72 | 6300 yards | 70.6 | 127 |
White/Blue | 72 | 6159 yards | 69.9 | 125 |
White | 72 | 5928 yards | 68.8 | 123 |
White/Gren | 72 | 5490 yards | 66.6 | 116 |
Green | 72 | 5170 yards | 65.5 | 110 |
Green (W) | 72 | 5170 yards | 70.4 | 120 |
Green/Red (W) | 72 | 5014 yards | 69.5 | 118 |
Red (W) | 72 | 4564 yards | 66.9 | 112 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 75.7/137 | 394 | 469 | 632 | 469 | 210 | 588 | 205 | 391 | 423 | 3781 | 491 | 456 | 596 | 222 | 442 | 426 | 424 | 168 | 369 | 3594 | 7375 |
Blue M: 71.7/129 | 350 | 447 | 573 | 398 | 182 | 520 | 146 | 339 | 347 | 3302 | 465 | 406 | 542 | 210 | 369 | 366 | 377 | 152 | 352 | 3239 | 6541 |
Blue/White M: 70.6/127 | 350 | 387 | 512 | 398 | 159 | 520 | 146 | 339 | 347 | 3158 | 465 | 406 | 493 | 175 | 369 | 366 | 364 | 152 | 352 | 3142 | 6300 |
White/Blue M: 69.9/125 | 350 | 387 | 512 | 344 | 159 | 520 | 146 | 299 | 347 | 3064 | 465 | 406 | 493 | 175 | 322 | 366 | 364 | 152 | 352 | 3095 | 6159 |
White M: 68.8/123 | 332 | 387 | 512 | 344 | 159 | 494 | 130 | 299 | 331 | 2988 | 453 | 378 | 493 | 175 | 322 | 336 | 364 | 135 | 284 | 2940 | 5928 |
White/Green M: 66.6/116 | 268 | 346 | 442 | 308 | 121 | 494 | 130 | 299 | 305 | 2713 | 423 | 336 | 493 | 131 | 322 | 336 | 317 | 135 | 284 | 2777 | 5490 |
Green M: 65.5/110 W: 70.4/120 | 268 | 346 | 442 | 308 | 121 | 431 | 115 | 250 | 305 | 2586 | 423 | 336 | 444 | 131 | 280 | 297 | 317 | 118 | 238 | 2584 | 5170 |
Green/Red W: 69.5/118 | 268 | 346 | 388 | 308 | 121 | 431 | 115 | 250 | 305 | 2532 | 423 | 300 | 444 | 101 | 280 | 297 | 281 | 118 | 238 | 2482 | 5014 |
Red W: 66.9/112 | 255 | 311 | 388 | 292 | 99 | 392 | 113 | 206 | 257 | 2313 | 372 | 300 | 391 | 101 | 251 | 257 | 281 | 88 | 210 | 2251 | 4564 |
Handicap | 12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 11 |
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Reviews
Best course I've played in the region.
Quick pace. Great condition. Best greens I've played in years. When my biggest complaint is the peanut butter on my Sweet n Salty granola bar is a little soft then it was a great day.
Will be back
Played Colonial on a hot deal for forty bucks at the end of April. What a deal for this level of course!. Course is relatively new and trees need time to mature, but beautiful course design, landscaping, and course conditions. Not my favorite course in the area but definitely up there with the other top courses.
excellent condition
The course played very well. Impressed that most areas off the fairways were so well groomed that lost balls were not an issue.
Awesome course.
Was able to get a tee time for $40 on Golf Now Hot Deal and it was a steal. Play this course if you can get it. The course is fairly challenging with lots of water bunkers. Some holes had tight fairways. A great resort type of course that most players are members. the course condition was immaculate, Very lush fairways and fast greens. Not a municipal course by any stretch.
well well conditions could get more availabilities
golfnow could allow peoples to tee off earlier if permitted by starter..we had to wait one hour because of golfnow policies...make no sense
Love this Place
Conditions were fantastic. This is a real golfers course.
Several tee box choices. Among the best I've played in the Ft Myers Area. Was paired with 2 members that were super friendly. Thank You for offering on Golf Now to give non-members a chance to play. Will consider this community when time to retire from Chicago.
Well worth playing
Very good course. All the staff were very friendly.
The pace of play was very good, We got our round in in three and a half hours. Well worth the price.
Colonial
Excellent, $45 on GolfNow for this quality of course, Keep them coming,
Great golf
If you can get in this course do it. Used golf now and got a great twilight price
well maintained golf course
great course--pace of play was slow--weather was cold
Don't miss the chance
Got to play 15 holes as we had a 3:38 tee time. Was very enjoyable course to play for a mid handicapper. Can't wait to get back and do 18
Great course
Great course to play; in excellent condition.Greens were true and smooth.Played a 8:00 shotgun start in 4 1/2 hours. Would definitely play again. Very enjoyable.
Awesome
Have played a handful of courses on my stay and colonial was in the best shape of all. Greens run true but do not hold. Fairways are excellent. Staff was friendly. Practice facility included chipping green, bunker, and driving range all included in the price.
Have played this course twice but have not played the back nine. Par 3's were the only holes we waited on. Will play again. Thanks golfnow for an excellent price.
Very nice course, excellent for varying skill levels
Played a late afternoon time to just squeeze in 9 holes and was very surprised at the quality of the course given some of the recent courses played in the area for higher fees. If you hit it 250 plus, play the blues as the whites can leave you hitting less than driver off many tees. Conversely an elderly couple played in front of us and easily enjoyed the course from forward tees. Pace was slow but only because EVERY golf course here at this time of the year is busy. Very well maintained high quality course. Note that the driving range closes at 4 at least at this time of year.
very nice course
Very well kept course in excellent condition. It's a bit expensive this time of year, but a must play during the off season.
Unfortunate Experience
I was looking forward to playing this course and it could have and should have been a great day. The course does have a nice design and is very well maintained. When I arrived I was very surprised to find out my 1:00 pm Tee time was actually going to be a shot gun start at 1:00. To make matters worst they lumped in a members scramble for the first 7 holes. Additionally they had had a shot gun that went off at 8:00 am so there wasn't enough carts in on time so it was after 1:00 before we got started. Because of the slow play and the scramble I was only able to complete 16 holes.
great course
Course in excellent condition. Several tee blocks making it playable for all levels of players. I had great price from GolfNow otherwise priced out of reach.
Great course, tee time too late
Everything was top shelf except the pace of play and the tee time was way too late to play 18. We got in the first 9 in 2:25 and then scrabbled through 4 holes on the back before dark. I would do it again though for the price we paid on Golfnow.
Challenging Course with fantastic layout
This course from the blue tees is a real challenge. Would recommend playing it forward for greater enjoyment. Fantastic Greens -- and plenty of holes that demand good shot making.