The Golf Club at Champions Circle

The Golf Club at Champions Circle opened in 2000 as The Creeks at Beechwood, designed by Greg Norman as his first course in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and ninth in the United States. The Australian professional golfer turned architect emphasized the site's natural creeks, mature trees, and waste areas, creating tight fairways and challenging features like the notorious “Blind Man’s Bluff” par four. However, its location in a flood plain led to repeated damage and closures in its early years. In 2003, following an ownership change, the course underwent a $2 million renovation led by Jay Morrish, a veteran architect who worked with Robert Trent Jones Sr., Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Weiskopf on notable designs including TPC Scottsdale, Troon North, Mira Vista in Fort Worth, and TPC Las Colinas in Irving. Morrish elevated the greens, widened fairways, and softened demanding holes to make it more playable for daily-fee golfers, renaming it The Doral Tesoro Course.

Ownership shifted multiple times through 2017 under third-party management. In 2018, O’Reilly Hospitality Management acquired the property, including the adjacent Dallas/Fort Worth Marriott Hotel & Golf Club, renaming the course The Golf Club at Champions Circle and assuming owner-management for the first time. Further investments enhanced the course, facilities, and added attractions like BigShots Golf. The public layout now preserves North Texas terrain while offering consistent conditions.