Honors Golf Club Dallas

Established more than a century ago, The Honors Golf Club Dallas was originally founded in 1881 as The Phoenix Club.

The Club purchased land in Carrollton in the early 1950's and Ralph Plummer was hired to build 9 holes as one of his first solo projects. Five years later Leon Howard rolled through to add the second nine, and sporadic renovations have been completed since then: one by Joe Finger in 1971, and another that was completed around 2000.

The collaborative efforts of all these well-known architects have produced a course that’s known for its small, fast greens, and numerous water hazards. In all, water is in play on 15 holes, and that–combined with the mature, tree-lined fairways–makes the 6,760-yard layout plenty challenging. The most difficult hole is 11, a 437-yard par 4 that plays uphill against the wind.

In 1999, the golf course was completely re-designed by D.A. Weibring. The improvements included new bent grass greens and tiff-sport Bermuda fairways.

Getting there : From I-35 north, exit Beltline and drive east past Josey to Country Club D. The club is north of Belt Line.