(3.580 Rating) A medium length wooded course that will appeal to almost every player.
- GAMEPLAY - I was digging the intriguing and vast collection of hole types here. Holes seemed to break both ways an even amount. Hole distances ranged from the upper 100s to mid 500s. Tree coverages included lightly wooded, moderately wooded and heavily wooded examples. Some of the wooded holes played down well-defined lanes, while others had gap options. I enjoyed all of the multi-play par 4 holes. I think there were 4 of them, but this may vary depending on what placements the baskets are at. Finally, a fantastic water clear finish on (18). I chickened out and threw the front tee on this one as the water level was up a touch from its previous bone dry level. Really the only missing element was elevation. Maybe a hole or two varies in grade by 20 feet or so. I did like the cool 8 foot high raised mound for (11s) basket.
- TEES - Of all the states I've been to, no state has consistently had larger than average tees than the ones I've seen in Texas. Trophy Club's tees fit in great with this moniker. Not all the pads were the same size, but most were 8 feet wide by 12 feet long. Wowza.
- AMENITIES - In addition to the big tees, Trophy club has DISCatcher baskets and it's filled out with a lot of other fine extras. There are multiple basket placements on roughly half of the holes which appears to change some holes dramatically. There is a practice basket and restroom. There are short pads on a vast majority of the holes, but they are not paved. I also appreciated the many trash cans placed within wooden boxes where the lid tops doubled as a bag table. Well done Trophy Club.
- SKILL LEVEL FRIENDLY - Due to the two tee element, I could see this place appealing to many skill levels. The back tee layout looked to be ideal for MA2s, with cross over appeal to MA1s and MA3s, while the short tees should appeal to MA4s and likely most beginners as well.
- SIGNAGE AND NAVIGATION - The tee signage was great with all the required info. As for navigational flow, it seemed fine as well, although I wasn't paying full attention as I did have a guide. Many of the transitions had obvious trails leading to the next tee. I believe there was a course map as well, but I am not 100 percent certain.
- NATURAL BEAUTY - I scored the beauty roughly 80 percentile. Looks wise, I thought (18) was the highlight. I also loved the monster tree standing guard in front of (17s) basket. Just a very nice aesthetically pleasing course from start to finish.

A solid course all the way through, just not elite level to me.
- HOLE 8 - I genuinely liked or loved every hole on this course except this one. Hole (8) is an impossible ultra tight 90 degree arcing play with extended deep pocket. The only way to park this hole is to carry the disc to the basket. Thankfully the course only had the one garbage hole.
- TIME PLAY - Like most great courses, the time to play this one requires a bit more time. I'll call it the savoring factor. Anyways, my 3 some spent nearly two hours here.
- WHY NOT A 4.0 TO ME - With so many pros and zero major cons, some might wonder why not a 4.0? First off, I really liked the course, and even favorited a few days after throwing it, which is something I do for only 10 percent of the courses I've played. Note, my favorites are not the same list as my highest rated courses. I didn't think any element here was at the elite, or best of the best level. I think the amenities package was the strongest element. While things like challenge, beauty and hole variety were all very good, but all were shy of where my typical 4.0 rated course measures out at.

In my eyes, Trophy Club is a winner among the courses on the west end of the metroplex. It has everything most disc golfers would want in a high quality disc golf experience. My DWF course count is now at 9, and this is my second favorite one after Harry Myers on the far other side of the metro. I'm going to guess the Trophy Club is not a top 5 metro area course as there has got to be close to 100 in the area now. However, perhaps a top 10 metro course. This is definitely a must play course for those that live in the Dallas Ft Worth area. For travelers that find themselves on the west side, I think this would apply as well. Courses it reminded me of include Williamson County in Austin Texas, Johnson Park south of Milwaukee, Ocala Greenway in Central Florida and Cane Ridge south of Nashville.
- THANK YOU - A huge thanks to DGCR member aclay for joining me and my brother-in-law and for guiding us through this course. A great time again discussing all the disc golf adventure stories. I hope we can do it again the next time I'm back in DWF.

-- The course makes excellent use of the land with uphill and downhill throws and plenty of trees.It also doesn't overly favor RHBH throws.
-- Hole 11 (at least the basket) is my favorite, with the basket sitting on a narrow ledge that makes your approach challenging. Unless you are very good (or lucky) you will have an uphill putt.
-- Multiple tees and pin placements to give you different options.
-- There are a couple of places where you can air out a drive, hole 10 especially. Other longer holes have narrower fairways that make you think about distance vs. accuracy.
-- The setting is beautiful and peaceful, except for the dirt bikes, which are most noticeable on holes 5-7.
-- Plenty of trash cans.
-- Port-o-potties.

-- Navigation was a big issue. In general, there are worn paths, and signage (although small) helps.
-- The walk between holes is frequently long. I enjoy the walk, but that definitely can interrupt the flow and make a round take longer.
-- While trees are a good thing, many of the holes have too many and leave you with fairways that are too tight.
-- The trees are also an issue on some "open" holes, such as No. 1, in the long position. The short position has the basket in the edge of the trees. The long position pushes the basket 75 feet deep into a thick cluster of trees, leaving you to throw and hope on most approach shots.
-- I am OK with mandos that exist for a safety reason or to separate fairways, but mandos for the sake of mandos are not good, and double mandos almost always fall into that category. Nos. 1 and 11 both fit that description.

-- With so many free options that are excellent, I am not a fan of paying. When it was only $2, it was no big deal. Now it's $5. Cash payment does not give change, so come prepared with exact change or use a card. There is a yearly pass for $40.
-- The course is basically two 9-hole loops on opposite sides of the parking lot. That makes for a long walk from 9 to 10 (since you not only have to cross the parking lot but walk the length of the No. 10 fairway), but going past your car after 9 holes is a good thing in the heat of a Texas summer.
-- The water carry on 18 varies greatly in size. I have seen it cover the short tee pad.

Lots of walking
Some open then some wooded
Fells like you are in the country
Nice baskets
Nice flow
Nothing blind
Easy to follow

Stickers stickers stickers
No distance marked
Grass high and hides white tees if you are playing those

This is worth the 2.00 very few people can walk over 2 miles on just 18.

Also smells great away from cars and buildings and traffic

Just with there were signs on each hole.

The course is in a beautiful park and mostly free of litter.
There were technical, open (but not many), short and long shots.
The tee pads are huge and very grippy. #1 is the only one that wasn't as big as the rest.
Very low traffic
Elevated basket on hole 11 was pretty sweet.
The baskets were in good shape.

Navigating between holes seemed too long and there were only a couple of signs.
There were some spray painted arrows on a few holes that helped but the flow was not intuitive.
There were too many trees on most of the first 12 holes.
There is more briar and thorny rough than I have ever seen on a course.

I enjoyed my round and the course is challenging but fun. It seemed like there were too many trees close to the baskets (within 100ft or so) to pick out a line at all. I found myself picking a spot, throwing and praying it makes it through. I am definitely an advocate for keeping the trees and bushes as much as possible on a course but it was excessive here and frustrating as a result. I would like to see more elevation change in a course if possible and there was not much on this one. I had to search for the next tee pad on most of the holes and that was frustrating as well. If you want to challenge your accuracy then this is a great course for you.

Despite driving through a fairly active residential community on the way to the course, the park was not that busy and I only saw three other disc golfers on a pleasant Monday evening.

Hole 1 is a long drive into a pin in the woods, and most of the front 9 thereafter is wooded and fairly technical. All of the lines felt challenging but fair, and intermediate players will find the level appropriate.

The back 9 is slightly more open, but other than hole 10, I don't recall any true grip and rip holes. Rather, there are longish fairways with woods on either side, so accurate distance is key.

Several of these holes feature multiple lines to the basket with landing zones that I wish I had another round to take a shot at. Hole 17 was probably the best example of this with trees dotting the fairway but several distinct possibilities for long drives to set up a birdie approach.

Hole 18 was the only one that featured water. I had no trouble clearing the pond with a Buzzz, but there are a couple trees to negotiate. If you play this course frequently, I'd say plunking a disc in the pond is pretty likely, but the hole is not asking you to do anything unusual.

Update: a local informed me that this pond is not a normal feature but was there after a lot of rain. So enjoy it while it lasts!

Tees are concrete and pretty large.

There appear to be remnants of an earlier design of this course which made navigation a little confusing at times. There were no tee signs (except one or two for holes that don't seem to exist anymore), and several of the baskets were blind. I had to consult the map a lot, although the trails were pretty worn in, so getting around without a map is probably possible.

There isn't much elevation, although hole 11 features a basket on top of a big mound with very steep sides. I didn't love this hole. Rather than having a good risk/reward profile, there didn't seem to be much of a layup option.

While I don't count this in my rating, the peace and quiet of the park is pretty disrupted by the dirt bike track right next to the course. Can't be too picky about these things, but it did sound like a chainsaw the entire round.

The drive through the neighborhood of McMansions (or whatever the next step up is. Five Guys Mansions? Qdoba Mansions?) reminded me of Plantation Heritage in Charlotte. It is refreshing to see a course get approved right next to an area that appears to be pretty affluent.

Very nice large concrete tees
Good mix of holes (Tight wooded shots, long open bombers, left and right dog legs, 2 double mando shots, and an elevated basket on 11)
Quality baskets (although some people don't like the Innova chastity belts)
Some holes have alt pin and tee pad locations

Snakes (One was killed during tournament and at least 2 more seen in the "rough")
Signs just indicate hole # and footage
Only benches and trash cans were near holes 1 and 10

While the course is "complete" and playable there is still some work to be done before this becomes the championship level course it has the potential to be. Looking forward to playing it again.

Concrete tee pads, wooded, great flow

Work still needs to be completed, Thorns are pretty bad.

Hole 1: Shoots long and straight with two big trees on both sides (about 150' away) then opens fairly nice. Then basket is heavily wooded and tucked behind some trees.

Hole 2: Another long open tee shot leading to a nicely protected basket.

Hole 3: WOAH. heavily wooded, tree cover, trees in the darn way, nicely laid. Sweet putter approach.

Hole 4: see hole 3, but a few more trees to start with!

Hole 5: Hyzer bomb, long and off to the left.

Hole 6: Nice long tunnel shot through an anhyzer to a protect basket.

Hole 7: straight and long, and wooded, and tree covered, and yea did I mention wooded?

Hole 8: SUPER tricky hole, tee pad is tucked in some trees that has a right turn in about 100' then HEAVILY wooded fairway to a pretty open but tricky basket.

Hole 9: Tee box is tucked in some trees, looong shot with a HUGE tree dead center. Then an even longer drive to the basket.

Overall I really enjoyed the course, it is a HUGE improvement over the old, putter only course. Thanks again to everyone involved with the new design.