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Value
4.6
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4.7
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Pace
4.0
Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 7375 yards
Slope 137
Rating 75.7

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.

Course Details

Year Built 2003
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gordon G. Lewis (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2014 #11)

Reviews

4.6
288 Reviews (288)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
19th Hole Scenic Views 12
Brunch 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 62
Water Hazards 61
Undulating Greens 31
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 51
Locals 29
Seniors 28
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 55
Near the Airport 47
Worth the Drive 33

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Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Colonial

Excellent, $45 on GolfNow for this quality of course, Keep them coming,

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great golf

If you can get in this course do it. Used golf now and got a great twilight price

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

well maintained golf course

great course--pace of play was slow--weather was cold

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Holiday golf

Great value prior to seasonal increase. Nice folks working there and folks we played with are great

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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