Bill Coore has said that this is the hardest course he ever had to build. As is said, the land was a landfill owned by the City and had to be covered by a layer of plastic covered by a few feet of soil. Environmental observers were on site as the course was built to be sure that the covering was not pierced to prevent gases or chemicals or other environmental pollutants from escaping. To build a bunker meant bringing dirt in to first build the site up before a bunker could be dug down. No trees can be on the main part of the course since roots from the trees might pierce the veil. The course is bordered by the wooded Trinity Forest and the Trinity River.
The course is an engineering miracle, and the routing and finishing is excellent. It is a masterpiece given all the hurdles that C&C had to jump to build it where and as they did. Even without knowing the difficulty of the site, the course would be highly regarded and greatly added to the golf of Dallas with a full membership that loves the course. The course just broke into the Golf Magazine Top 100.
With Dallas-Fort Worth being near the top of growing metropolitan areas, more golf courses were needed for the expanding population. Trinity Forest was a great addition, and still more courses and clubs are needed.