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Brookhaven Country Club

The golf : One of the largest golf complexes in Texas when it was built in 1959, Brookhaven CC features three Press Maxwell-designed courses that offer a wonderful variety of golf.
The signature course of the facility is the Master’s Course, which was renovated in the early 1990s by Jeff Brauer and now boasts a brand-new set of bent-grass greens from work done in 2002. The course is perfectly balanced--both challenging and fair--but is considered the most difficult of the three.

On the front the first real challenge is No. 4, a short par 5 that’s tricky because it requires a perfect tee shot into the dogleg-left fairway. You’ll need to lay up with a long iron or fairway wood, then hit a solid 3 wood over the creek for the second shot before firing into the huge, multi-level green. Two holes later, the long par 3 No. 6 can get you if you let the lake that fronts the green intimidate. Watch the pin placement on this huge green. Also on the front, the par 5 No. 8 is fun because of its unique dogleg right that enables you to cut the corner with a solid drive over the lake and trees. The green on No. 8 is difficult because it is elevated and fronted by bunkers.

On the back side, there’s a 591-yard par 5 that is only tough because of its length, and a few straight-away par 4s that require accurate drives. All told, though, it’s an easier stretch of golf than the front.

The Championship Course is not as difficult as the Master’s, but offers plenty of challenging holes. No. 10 is the most difficult--a long par 4 that bends right, it requires a perfect drive to set up a reasonable approach over the lake to the green. Most of the par 3s are short and offer good scoring opportunities.
The Presidents Course was built to accommodate beginners, seniors, and women, but is a great way for better golfers to work on their iron play. The par 4s are around 300 yards or less, and the par 5s are reachable in two. Use this one to build the confidence or break out of the shanks.

The details : 972-241-2761. 3333 Golfing Green Dr., Dallas, TX 75234

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• Masters: 1959. Press Maxwell. 18 holes. Par 72. Back – 6,866 (72.2/131). Forward – 6,409 (77.0/126). Price - $$$.
• Champs: 1959. Press Maxwell. 18 holes. Par 72. Back – 6,535 (71.2/122). Middle – 6,223 (69.8/118). Forward – 5,839 (74.4/127). Price - $$$.
• Presidents: 1959. Press Maxwell. 18 holes. Par 72. Back – 5,527 (65.2/106). Forward – 4,811 (68.3/117). Price - $$$.

Getting there : Turn north on Midway off of 635 and drive north a few miles to Country Club Dr. Turn left (west) and you’ll eventually see the club entrance on the right.