Fossil Creek was high on my list of public courses in DFW to check out! I usually enjoy a Palmer design so the course caught my attention. According to the course's website it was one of the final cou... Continue »

Fossil Creek was high on my list of public courses in DFW to check out! I usually enjoy a Palmer design so the course caught my attention. According to the course's website it was one of the final courses to be designed by Palmer himself. Makes ya miss "The King"!

The main feature about Fossil Creek is the creek that cuts through the course. The creek comes into play on a handful of holes while other smaller creeks that feed lakes come into play on other holes. There is quite a bit of hazard trouble here so you might want to bring some extra golf balls. The neat thing about the creek holes are the rock-lined edges that you get to play over (or drop near).

Challenges include small greens, plenty of mounding and I thought some local knowledge would be helpful to pick lines off the tees. The forced carries could be a bit much for some.

The course’s signature stretch starts on the 9th and runs through the 13th. All these holes have some water in play and photograph very well! The 13th is a 173 yard par-3 that plays to a peninsula/island green complex. One of those do or die shots for sure.

Conditions were great and well worth the $50 I paid. Fossil Creek is worth checking out and worthy of its position near the top of DFW public golf - just be prepared for a little target golf.