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Chester W Ditto Golf Course

The golf : The Ditto was Dick Nugent’s first course in Texas, when he teamed with Ken Killian in 1982 to build this very functional 6,727-yard municipal layout. Both challenging and fun, the course plays to a very hacker-friendly 6,106 from the middle tees, and allows the erratic high handicapper to build momentum with a front side that’s more wide open than the back. Nugent’s design is dominated by wet stuff, with only six ponds coming into play on just a few holes.

No. 3 is the first difficult hole because of the swirling winds, which make club selection difficult on this 185-yard par 3. The front side also boasts the signature hole (No. 8), a mean 567-yard par 5 that plays into the wind.

On the back side No. 13 is noticeable–a rare par 4 double dogleg that goes 427 yards and requires a long approach into a green surrounded by trees.

The details : 817-275-5941. 801 Brown Blvd., Arlington, TX 76011

• 1982. Ken Killian and Dick Nugent. 18 holes. Par 72. Back – 6,727 (70.8/117). Middle – 6,106 (68.5/112). Forward – 5,555 (71.3/118). Price - $$.

Getting there : From Hwy. 360, take the Brown Blvd. exit and go west. The entrance is on the right.