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The 19th-hole experience that defines a private club.
25 courses
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#3 PRIVATE
Preston Trail Golf Club
Dallas
86.8
Architect: Ralph Plummer
1965
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#2 PRIVATE
Vaquero Club
Westlake
87.8
Architect: Tom Fazio
2001
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#9 PRIVATE
TPC Craig Ranch
McKinney
83.3
Architect: Tom Weiskopf
2002
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#5 PRIVATE
Trinity Forest Golf Club
Dallas
85.8
Architect: Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
2018
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#12 PRIVATE
Royal Oaks Country Club
Dallas
81.9
Architect: J. Press Maxwell, Don January & Billy Martindale (1969)
1969
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#8 PRIVATE
Maridoe Golf Club
Carrollton
83.7
Architect: Steve Smyers
2017
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#1 PRIVATE
Dallas National Golf Club
Dallas
88.5
Architect: Tom Fazio (2002)
2002
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#4 PRIVATE
Brook Hollow Golf Club
Dallas
86.1
Architect: A.W. Tillinghast (1920)
1920
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Bent Tree Country Club
Dallas
0.0
Architect: Desmond Muirhead
1973
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#14 PRIVATE
The Nelson Golf & Sports Club
Irving
79.1
Architect: Jay Morrish (1983, TPC Las Colinas with input from Ben Crenshaw/Byron Nelson; Cottonwood Valley with Robert Trent Jones Jr.)
1983
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#17 PRIVATE
Mira Vista Country Club
Fort Worth
78.4
Architect: Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
1987
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#11 PRIVATE
Colonial Country Club
Fort Worth
82.6
Architect: John Bredemus and Perry Maxwell (original 1936); Gil Hanse (2024 renovation)
1936
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#6 PRIVATE
Dallas Country Club
Dallas
85.4
Architect: Tom Bendelow
1912
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#10 PRIVATE
Northwood Club
Dallas
83.0
Architect: Tripp Davis (2018 renovation)
1946
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#16 PRIVATE
River Crest Country Club
Fort Worth
78.4
Architect: Tom Bendelow (1911); Williams & Gill (1996 redesign)
1911
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#7 PRIVATE
Shady Oaks Country Club
Fort Worth
85.0
Architect: Ralph Plummer
1958
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#19 PRIVATE
Las Colinas Country Club
Irving
76.7
Architect: Joe Finger
1963
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#13 PRIVATE
Gleneagles Country Club
Plano
79.5
Architect: Bruce Devlin & Robert von Hagge (1985)
1985
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#21 PRIVATE
Gentle Creek Country Club
Prosper
76.0
Architect: D.A. Weibring
2001
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#29 PRIVATE
Denton Country Club
Argyle
73.8
Architect: Ralph Plummer & Dick Nugent
1922
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#24 PRIVATE
Ridglea Country Club
Fort Worth
75.3
Architect: John Bredemus (North, original 1928); primary course architect should be John Bredemus
1954
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#20 PRIVATE
Dallas Athletic Club
Dallas
76.3
Architect: Ralph Plummer (original 1954); Jack Nicklaus (1985 redesign)
1954
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#22 PRIVATE
The Lakes at Castle Hills
Lewisville
76.0
Architect: Jay Morrish
1999
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#18 PRIVATE
Timarron Country Club
Southlake
77.7
Architect: Byron Nelson
1994
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#15 PRIVATE
Stonebriar Country Club
Frisco
78.8
Architect: Joe Finger & Ken Dye (Country Club, 1988); Tom Fazio (Fazio, 2000)
1988