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Keeton Park Golf Course

The golf : Built in 1979 in the floodplain of the Elm Fork Trinity River, this course was designed with the average golfer in mind. Numerous lakes and ponds require accurate shot-making. In fact, water is in play on all but 3 holes and often impacts both the tee and approach shots.

The tree-lined fairways are plush, and the greens are medium in size and speed. The signature hole is No. 3, a 538-yard par 5 that plays into the wind and features a double-dogleg fairway that is tree-lined on the left and offers a cluster of trees with a pond on the right. This hole veers left off the tee through a chute of trees and a pond on the right, then back to the left on the second shot as the fairway slides down to a green neslted in a thick grove of trees. Players need to hook the second shot in order to approach the small, elevated green.

No. 6 is tough as well: a sweeping dogleg with two ponds on the right side of the fairway. The approach is into an elevated green on a peninsula with water behind and on both sides.

The details : 214-670-8784. 2323 N. Jim Miller Rd., Dallas, TX 75227

• www.keatonpark.com
• 1978. 18 holes. Par 72. Back – 6,511 (70.6/113). Middle – 6,062 (68.6/113). Forward – 5,504 (68.1/113). Price - $$.

Getting there : From I-30 east, take the Jim Miller Rd. exit and go south for 2.5 miles. The course is on the right.