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Dallas Athletic Club

The golf : Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer came here in 1963 to endure one of Texas’ hottest weeks ever, with temperatures rising as high as 113 degrees during the PGA Championship tournament. Nicklaus prevailed that week, and eventually he returned to renovate Ralph Plummer’s original layouts. Plummer’s courses were mostly flat, with immature, basic greens. Nicklaus toughened them up with mounding, bent-grass greens and other subtle features to make them more of a championship caliber.

The Blue Course was redesigned by Nicklaus in 1985, and was improved with more updated features such as mounding and grass bunkers. The greens were replaced with bent-grass, and waterfalls were added around holes 5 and 11.
Long considered the lesser of the two tracks, the Gold Course was redesigned by Nicklaus in 1989, bringing it up to the standards of the Blue. The design incorporates eight lakes and plays over 7,000 yards.

The details : 972-279-6517. 4111 La Prada Dr., Dallas, TX 75228

  • Blue Course: 1954. Gold – 6,766 (73.4/133). Blue – 6,293 (71.2/130). White – 6,007 (69.6/126). Red – 5,363 (71.8/119). Price - $$$$.
  • Gold Course: 1962. Gold – 6,993 (73.5/136). Blue – 6,349 (70.4/126). White – 5,891 (67.8/118). Red – 5,197 (70.0/115). Price - $$$$.

Getting there : From I-635, get off at the La Prada exit and turn right. The course is just down the road on the right side.

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