2015 Dallas Morning News Rankings

[Trey Kemp]

The new Texas Golf Course rankings are out and there is a new No.1 this year.  Anyway I just wanted to post the link for those interested:

http://res.dallasnews.com/interactives/texas-golf

[GLawson]

I did get to play Preston Trail last year.  Pretty special place, apparently Mickey Mantle used to tee it up naked after a few drinks.

[Norbert P]

Hats off to the Proctor/Axland team for Delaware Springs (#4) in the real golf category of affordable golf.

[Lynn_Shackelford]

If a club prefers not to be rated, but is on this list, is that right?  Isn't there any privacy left in this world?

[K. Krahenbuhl]

If a club prefers not to be rated, but is on this list, is that right?  Isn't there any privacy left in this world?

How many of the private clubs would prefer this.  I'm guessing quite a few (the top two omitted).

[Brent Carlson]

One would think that Texas would have better courses based on the size of the state.

[Sam Morrow]

One would think that Texas would have better courses based on the size of the state.

Who said it doesn't?

[Steve Lang]

  ... not a bad top 25, especially if you like Fazio and Signature Nicklaus offerings

Rank   Course   City   GCA
1   Dallas National Golf Club   Dallas   Fazio
2   Whispering Pines Golf Club   Trinity   Nicklaus Group
3   Colonial Country Club   Fort Worth   John Bredemus of Texas and Perry Maxwell of Oklahoma
4   Preston Trail Golf Club   Dallas   Ralph Plummer
5   Cordillera Ranch Golf Club   Boerne   Nicklaus Signature
6   Boot Ranch   Fredericksburg   Hal Sutton
7   Escondido GC   Horseshoe Bay   Fazio
8   Vaquero Club   Westlake   Fazio
9   Brook Hollow Golf Club   Dallas   A.W. Tillinghast
10   Miramont Country Club   Bryan   Robert Trent Jones Jr.
11   The Club at Carlton Woods Nicklaus Course   The Woodlands   Nicklaus Signature
12   The Club at Carlton Woods Fazio Course   The Woodlands   Fazio
13   Shady Oaks Country Club   Fort Worth   Robert Trent Jones and built by Plummer,
14   Black Jack's Crossing   Lajitas   Lanny Wadkins,
15   Austin Golf Club   Spicewood   Coore & Crenshaw
16   Champions Golf Club Cypress Course   Houston   Plummer
17   Austin Country Club   Austin   Pete Dye
18   River Oaks Country Club   Houston   Ross / Joe Finger
19   Lochinvar Golf Club   Houston   Nicklaus
20   Pine Dunes Resort   Frankston   Jay Morris
21   Horseshoe Bay Resort, Summit Rock   Horseshoe Bay   Nicklaus Signature
22   TPC at Craig Ranch   McKinney   Tom Weiskopf
23   Oak Hills Country Club   San Antonio   A.W. Tillinghast
24   Houston Country Club   Houston   Robert Trent Jones
25   Barton Creek Resort, Fazio Foothills   Austin   Fazio

[mike_beene]

Re Mr. Mantle: not true on either level.

[John_Conley]

I first became familiar with this list from Jeff Brauer, who not only has courses listed but is also a panelist.  They do an amazing job.  Kudos to the DMN.

[Paul Jones]

WOW - The Top 13 are all Private.