Review of Mansfield National Golf Club

Mansfield National Golf Club
Texas Outside Rating: 6.6
18 Holes - Golf - Public
Mansfield
817-477-3366
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Date Played: August 13, 2006
Front Nine Rating: 6.0 Stars
Back Nine Rating: 8.0 Stars
Approximate Weekend Price Range: $28.00 to $45.00
Where To Get Coupons: GolfQ

Brief Description: Mansfield National is a $10 million project which is owned in a joint venture by the City of Mansfield and Evergreen Alliance Golf Limited. This is a very nice track that is a good value, in very good condition, and a layout that will cater to any level of play. Water comes into play on four holes and there are 28 greenside and fairway bunkers (with great sand) plus numerous grass and waste bunkers which can present a challenge. All of the The greens are large, undulating, and in good condition. The front nine is straight with some side-by-side holes and it is very open and flat with little character and variety - which means you should score well on this nine if you can avoid the fairway bunkers. The back nine is much prettier with oaks, evergreens, cedar elm, hackberry and mesquite trees; has more variety: and presents more challenges than the front nine. Low Branch Creek meanders across the back nine and a four-acre lake can catch your ball on a couple holes. If you're looking for a good course, good value, and one that won't cause undue frustration (except for the very tough par 3, hole #5), than you need to try Mansfield National.

Texas Outside Scorecard for Mansfield National Golf Club
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Other Good Information:

Beware of water on 4 holes and the 26 sand traps.
Condition of the greens is 8.0 and the green difficulty is 6.0 out of 10.
Type of Greens: Tiff dwarf Bermuda
Walkable: Very
GPS: Yes

Course Yardage, Slope, and Rating:

Tee Box	Yardage	Rating	Slope	Par
Blue	6,850	72.7	128	72
White	6,232	69.4	119	72
Red	5,207	70.2	116	72

Here's How Texas Outside Determines the Scorecard Rating

The Texas Outside rating scale ranges from 1 to 10 – a perfect 10 course would be something like this: links along a cliff overlooking the Pacific ocean and bordered by tall trees; lush fairways on rolling hills with lots of natural hazards; water (which is crystal clear) on most of the holes; immaculate greens (but they are undulating and tough); lots of variety and character (each hole is completely different and includes blind shots, elevation changes, doglegs, and significant challenges); perfectly manicured traps with the whitest and prettiest sand you’ve ever seen; a nice club house with great food and a 19th hole; a GPS; plenty of beverage carts or your own cooler and ice; and it only costs $40 bucks! What this means is that you probably won’t find any 10s in Texas – try Cabo San Lucas, Pebble Beach, or some of the Hawaii courses!
Texas Outside rates courses on the following:

Beauty – tall trees, rolling hills, beautiful houses, waterfalls, and similar stuff would score high; a 1 would be flat, bushes or cactus instead of trees, and some grass but mostly weeds
Difficulty – a straight, 300 yard par 4 with no traps or hazards, no out of bounds or water would probably get a 1; if it is a 460 yard par 4 over two ravines, with water along one side, natural hazards on the other, strategically placed traps or that dreaded tree right in the middle of the fairway, we are talking a 10.
Variety – what would you give a course where all the holes looked and played exactly the same (“I thought we just played that hole!”); were side-by-side, which is good for finding or dodging other people’s balls, but not much fun; and you can see the flag from every tee box? That’s right, it gets a 1.
Fun Scale – a 10 is where you walk off the course and say “now that was fun” and you can’t wait to get back, or you immediately turn around and play another 18 holes
Value – a 5 is $50 to $60, a 10 is $20 to $30, and 1 is $200 or so – of course all of this is dependent upon how you liked the course. For example, if a run down, boring municipal course, with six players on each hole was only $10; it would still get a value rating of 1.
Condition – this one’s pretty easy – what condition are the fairways. A 10 commands very lush perfectly manicured fairways, compared to a 1, which has fire ants, weeds, and more dirt than grass!
Condition of Greens and Difficulty – very hard to read greens with lots of undulation and tough pin placement, rate very high on the difficulty scale. Condition is self-explanatory.

All of the above determines the overall score for the golf course. In other words, we like courses that are pretty, fun, very challenging with a lot of variety, and fairways and greens in excellent condition – all for $40. We also tend to play the courses that are affordable for the masses, which means in the $30 to $80 range. We rate hard and we haven’t found a 10 in Texas yet – don’t worry we haven’t given up and we’re still looking.