3735 Country Club Circle,
Fort Worth, Texas 76109
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Visit websiteThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland and limited high-end residential.
Designer:
Original design by Perry Maxwell & John Bredemus (1936), in collaboration with founder Marvin Leonard. Later renovations and modifications by Dick Wilson (1956), Robert Trent Jones Sr (1960), Bob Cupp & Jay Morrish (1982), Keith Foster (1999 & 2008), and Gil Hanse (2023).
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3.5 mi W of downtown Fort Worth.
Colonial CC, Tex
Colonial Country Club, perhaps the best known name amongst Texan golf courses, is located alongside the Clear Fork of the Trinity River. Here you will find a course steeped in golfing history, PGA Tour events, and, back in 1941, a US Open Championship.
The excellent tree-lined parkland layout contains a wealth of wonderfully crafted, memorable and challenging holes. Several holes run alongside the Trinity River, which is tucked away behind a solid treeline.
A wealth of fairway and greenside bunkering stylishly add to the layout's aeasthetics, while posing the need for adept course management both from the tee and for those testing approach shots. In the mix are doglegging holes, where position off the tee is often more important than length.
Pick of the holes: the left-to-right doglegging par-4 5th is Colonial's most celebrated and, many would argue, its most challenging hole. Anything hit too far right off the tee may slither its way under the trees and into the awaiting Trinity River.
Limited access: this private course is generally playable only by members and their invited guests.
Private club; visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member.
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Marvin Leonard, businessman, visionary and original owner of Colonial CC, established the club in 1936 as the "Colonial Club". The name came from the architectural style of the clubhouse.
From 1946 onward, the course hosted the Colonial National Invitational, a top-flight PGA Tour event. The tournament honours the origins of golf in Scotland by presenting to each year's winner a red tartan jacket. The first two editions of this prestigious event were won by Fort Worth native, Ben Hogan, who went on to win the event a total of five times.
Texas's 4th best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 184th best course (Golf Digest, 2023).
World's former 97th best course (GOLF magazine, 2005; not in subsequent editions of this ranking).
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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