The top 100 Texas golf courses, Nos. 51-100, ranked (2022)

Click right here to see rankings for programs 1-50.

The rankings you see on this part are a staff effort. The 83 Dallas Morning News panel members got a poll of 288 programs and requested to charge them on a 10-point scale. Panel members are golf professionals, golf couse architects, superintendents, individuals concerned within the golf course trade and amateurs. Many of the amateurs compete in statewide and nationwide occasions, and others have GHIN indexes north of 10.

Not even essentially the most avid golfer has performed all 288 programs, and the primary marching order all panel members are given is to vote just for the programs they’ve performed, ideally inside the final 5 years. We additionally give every of the panel members an inventory of standards to think about when ranking. These standards are just like what nationwide golf publications use.

The votes are tabulated, and a course of generally known as winsorization is used to account for outliers — excessive and low — to clean the information. Because not each course is rated by each panel member, we decided {that a} course should obtain votes from at the least 13% of the panel members (11 individuals this yr) to be eligible for Top 100 consideration. The requirements are barely decrease for the top-50 public programs and the three lists of public programs damaged down by value factors.

No longer ranked: 56. Bentwater CC, Miller Course, Lake Conroe; 64. Texarkana Golf Ranch; 83. Legacy Hills GC, Georgetown; 84. Rockwood GC, Fort Worth; 85. Cypresswood GC, Tradition Course, Spring; 89. Squaw Creek GC, Willow Park; 90. Dallas Athletic Club, Gold Course; 92. Horseshoe Bay, Slick Rock Course, Horseshoe Bay; 94. Bentwater CC, Weiskopf Course, Lake Conroe; 95. Lakecliff GC, Spicewood; 100. River Crossing GC, Spring Branch.

The rankings are decided by the typical rating of the scores by The Dallas Morning News’ Texas Golf panel. Panel members rated programs on a 1-10 scale. To be eligible for the Top 100, a course wanted to be rated by 11 of the 83 voters (13%). (x-original design; y-redesign/renovation; NR-not ranked.)

COURSE RATING CRITERIA

VERSATILITY: Does the course create an excellent combine for the excessive and low handicappers? Are higher gamers challenged, whereas the excessive handicappers are capable of get pleasure from play by using shorter teeing areas, alternate routes, location of hazards and accessible pins?

SHOTMAKING: Does it take a look at accuracy, finesse, size and placing with out placing an excessive amount of emphasis on any of those abilities?

DESIGN: Is there an excellent steadiness? Differing lengths? Doglegs proper and left? Placement of hazards? Contours and shapes of greens?

AFTERTHOUGHTS: How a lot do you bear in mind concerning the course? Do one or two holes stand out as nice or dangerous?

BEAUTY: Do the scenic values add to the pleasure of a spherical? Trees, shrubs, hills, mounds, flowers, and so forth.?

MAINTENANCE: How would you charge the course situations, factoring in all facets — tees, greens, fairways, bunkers? Spring, summer season, fall or winter when seen?

ENJOYMENT: How do you’re feeling about being on the course? What concerning the facilities? From arrival to departure, was it an excellent, dangerous or detached golf expertise?

THE PANEL

David Altemus, basic supervisor/ COO, Royal Oaks CC, Houston

William Aycock, The Woodlands novice

Mike Bailey, Houston-based golf author

Robert Banta, Frisco novice

Walt Barnes, Addison novice

Brent Blackburn, head skilled Corpus Christi CC

Curt Breaux, Montgomery novice

John Brechin, Dallas novice

Bruce Burger, superintendent The Quarry Golf Club

Ben Burns, head skilled Crown Colony CC, Lufkin

Mark Button, senior director of communications Texas Golf Association

Tony Campagna, golf course sands and supplies advisor

Miles Carlson, golf course superintendent at Grand Pines GC in Montgomery Tx

Greg Clark, Frisco novice

Beth Cleckler, Austin novice

John Cochran, Texas Golf Association director of competitions for South Texas, Kingwood novice

Kyle Coody, Plano novice

Brent Cooper, Dallas novice

Jacque Cooper, Rowlett novice

Daniel Coughlan, director of golf Bent Tree CC

Robert Couture, Dallas novice

Barry Denton, PGA skilled, Cordillera Ranch, Boerne

Thomas Devanna, assistant skilled Tangle Ridge GC, Grand Prairie

Cameron Doan, head skilled Preston Trail Golf Club, Dallas

Conrad Doss, The Woodlands novice

Camm Dougherty, Corpus Christi novice

Lou Duran, Frisco novice

Bob Elliott, PGA Life Member, Dallas

Zane Ellis, King-Collins Golf Design affiliate, League City novice

Gilbert Freeman, PGA skilled emeritus Lakewood CC, Dallas

Edward Gatlin, PGA life member, Athens

Kenneth Gorzycki, director of agronomy Horseshoe Bay Resort

Bill Hanley, previous president of Texas Golf Association, Fort Worth novice

Todd Harbour, Royal Oaks CC GM/COO, Dallas

Mark Harrison, govt director/CEO of the NTPGA

Malcolm Holland, previous president of Texas Golf Association, Dallas novice

Danny Jones, head skilled, Walden on Lake Conroe

Mark Kazlowski, Texas Golf editor, Cedar Hill novice

Robbie Kearney, GM Cimarron Hills Golf and CC

Trey Kemp, golf course architect, Dallas novice

Keith Kirkendall, The Woodlands novice

Ryan Kossick, assistant govt director/COO of the NTPGA

Nancy Kromar, Austin novice

Kellen Kubasak, COO of Golf San Antonio, San Antonio novice

Phyllis Kwedar, Fort Worth novice

Ricky Lyons, basic supervisor Westwood Golf Club, Houston

Cathy Marino, Jesuit golf coach, LPGA skilled

James McAfee, Former NTPGA govt director, golf author, Planoamateur

Mike McCabe, basic supervisor Golf Clubs on the Tribute

Sam Morrow, Houston novice

Terry Olson, Director of Sales and Marketing, Lajitas Golf Resort

Casey Paulson, President of Sales and Operations, Driftwood Golf Club

Mike Peterson, PGA Tour guidelines official, Garland novice

Kevin Porter, Dallas novice, Texas Golf Association director of competitions for North Texas

George Priolo, GM of golf operations, Ross Rogers and Comanche Trail Golf Complexes, Amarillo

Jim Quinn, Golf manufactures rep, board member of The First Tee of Fort Worth, Arlington novice

Jerry Ransom, Greenville novice

Jan Rapp, Dallas novice

Paul Richards, Austin novice

Corey Roberson, director of golf Cordillera Ranch, Boerne

Robert Rodriguez, San Antonio novice

Chris Rowe, head skilled Whispering Pines, Trinity

Linda Sackett, San Antonio novice

Lee Sandlin, Dallas novice

Carey Schulten, previous president of the Texas Golf Association, Dallas novice

Zach Sewill, president BestGrips.com, Conroe novice

Wesley Shaw, Dallas novice

Marty Slade Perlman, Dallas novice

Randy Smith, PGA skilled emeritus, Royal Oaks CC, Dallas

Shane Smith, Conroe novice

Mark Steinbauer, vice chairman of Spirit Golf Association

Tom Strueber, PGA skilled emeritus Maridoe Golf Club, Carrollton

Eldon Tarver, Austin novice

Steve Termeer, GM/COO University of Texas Golf Club, Austin

Matt Trevino, director of golf, Riverhill CC, Kerrville

Tammy Trichell, San Antonio novice

Mark Tylenda, Lewisville novice

Casey Wade, head skilled High Meadow Ranch GC, Magnolia

Pat Wheeler, Host of Texas Links on the Air, Dallas novice

Nannette Wheelis, Waco novice

Jim Whitten, Arlington novice

Greg Wille, Belton novice

Chris Winn, Houston novice

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