Trinity Forest Golf Club

Trinity Forest Golf Club occupies a site in the Great Trinity Forest that served as an illegal landfill for decades before founders Jonas Woods and Ron Spears envisioned transforming it into a championship venue. Owned by the City of Dallas and leased to a private partnership, the treeless links-style course was designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw of Coore & Crenshaw, the firm they established in 1986 after Coore's early solo work at Rockport Country Club in Texas impressed the native Texan Crenshaw, a two-time Masters champion. Known for minimalist designs emphasizing strategic play on natural contours, their portfolio includes Sand Hills in Nebraska, Friar's Head in New York, Bandon Trails in Oregon, and DFW-area renovations at Brook Hollow Golf Club, Lakewood Country Club, and Shady Oaks Country Club. Over 750,000 cubic yards of soil were imported to cap the landfill properly, enabling the rumpled terrain to evoke British linksland. The club opened in autumn 2016 after founding in 2014, with no major renovations documented to date.

The course hosted the PGA Tour's AT&T Byron Nelson in 2018 but lost the event after one year due to logistical challenges. It serves as home course for the SMU Mustangs men's and women's golf teams and will host the USGA's U.S. Junior Amateur in 2025 and U.S. Girls' Junior in 2031. USGA president Fred Perpall was an early founding member. Community initiatives include a First Tee Greater Dallas learning center, Blackland Prairie restoration on 75 acres with the Trinity River Audubon Center, and discounted access for local charities.