Photos courtesy of The Clubs of Stonebridge Ranch
The Hills (27 holes, mid-Wadkins/Bowman renovation) and the brutal Dye Course just down the road.
Commentary informed by the AvidGolfer 2026 Best of Private Golf feature.
The Clubs at Stonebridge Ranch in McKinney, Texas, feature 45 holes across two courses designed by prominent architects. The Dye Course, an 18-hole layout by Pete Dye with input from Alice Dye, opened in 1988. Pete Dye, renowned for courses like PGA West Stadium Course and Whistling Straits, incorporated his signature railroad ties, elevation changes, and water hazards. The Hills Course, originally 18 holes by Arthur Hills who designed over 200 courses worldwide including several in the DFW area, opened the same year with a ninth hole addition in 1999 by J. Drew Rogers, creating combinations like Chisholm, Cimarron, and Saddleback nines. The courses anchor a master-planned community developed in the late 1980s on the site of the former Flying M Ranch. The Dye Course hosted the 1994 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship, won by Stanford with Texas runner-up and individual medalist Justin Leonard. It has also held PGA Tour Q-School, US Open local qualifying, Byron Nelson qualifying, Texas State Amateur, and various USGA events. The club operates under Invited Clubs, formerly ClubCorp. The Hills Course underwent a multi-phase renovation led by World Golf Hall of Famer Lanny Wadkins and Kurt Bowman of Wadkins Design Group, with the final phase on holes 1-9 set for completion in Q4 2026, including new greens, bunkers, tees, fairways, and irrigation.
27 holes of championship golf. Phases one and two of the Wadkins/Bowman renovation are complete — phase three wraps in 2026. Sits adjacent to the main clubhouse.
A hulk of a track. 40 acres of lakes, tons of water to navigate, and if the wind picks up … look out. One of the toughest courses in the Invited portfolio.
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