The Golf Club of Dallas

The Golf Club of Dallas opened in 1953 as the final design by renowned architect Perry Maxwell, known as the father of Oklahoma golf and a founding member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Maxwell, who died in late 1952, created notable courses including Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa and Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, alongside renovations at Augusta National, Pine Valley, and Brook Hollow Golf Club in Dallas. His son Press Maxwell completed the par-70 layout in Oak Cliff, featuring tree-lined fairways, small greens, and rolling terrain. Originally named Oak Cliff Country Club, it operated as a private venue before transitioning to semi-private public access.

The course hosted the Dallas Open Invitational, precursor to the Byron Nelson Classic, from 1958 to 1967, with winners including Sam Snead, Julius Boros, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, and local pro Earl Stewart Jr., who claimed victory on his home course in 1961. In 2002, Charles Coody, a Masters champion, assisted in a renewal to restore the original Maxwell design. Ownership shifted in 2020 to Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship under Dr. Tony Evans, preserving the 200-acre property amid earlier development threats and ensuring its role in community golf.