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Bent Tree Golf Club
The golf : Located next to Dallas’ exclusive
Preston Trail Golf Club, Bent Tree opened in 1974 as the centerpiece
for a 700-acre development headed by Dallas real estate investors
Robert Folsom and John Murchison. The two hired the eclectic Scotsman
Desmond Muirhead to design the course on 190 acres of former cotton
fields.
In the 1980s, the LPGA and Senior PGA tours frequently hosted
tournaments at Bent Tree, and the course was eventually renovated
in 1990. The improvements focused on the front nine (which is still
more open than the back), spicing up the layout with bunkering,
tree additions, and adjustments to greens.
Water comes into play on 14 of 18 holes, and the course is quite
long if you play from the tips. The best hole on the front is No.
3, a long par 5 that plays almost 600 yards. The narrow fairway
chutes between water on the left and bunkers on the right, and the
small green slopes severely to the water on the left side.
The more interesting back nine offers a nice stretch of golf on
holes 13-15. No. 14 is the most scenic on the course because it
plays downhill at least 75 feet to a green surrounded on three sides
by water. The 387-yard 18th is the perfect finishing hole–not
too long but plenty challenging.
The details : 972-931-7326. 5201 Westgrove, Dallas,
TX 75248
- 1972. Desmond Muirhead. 18 holes. Par 72. Champs – 7,113
(74.9/139). Blue – 6,662 (72.5/132). Green – 5,893
(68.9/119). Red – 5,506 (72.1/123). Price - $$$.
Getting there : From I-635 east, take the Dallas
North Tollway and exit Westgrove. The course is on the left. |