 Prairie Lakes - White Course
Texas Outside Rating: 7.0
9 Holes - Golf - Public
Grand Prairie
972-263-0661
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Date Played: October 06, 2008
Front Nine Rating: 8.0 Stars
Back Nine Rating: 0.0 Stars
Approximate Weekend Price Range: $28.00 to
$36.00
Where To Get Coupons: GolfQ.com
Brief Description:
Prairie Lakes is run by the Grand Prairie Parks and Recreation Department and for a muni course it is very good and fun course to play. You'll find 27 holes with lots of variety, some challenges, and above average conditions. If we had a rating category of "Good Value for the $," Grand Prairie Lakes would be at the top. In fact, in 2007 the Dallas Morning News rated Prairie Lakes #3 in the "Best Economy Courses." Each of the nines is a little different and offers its own character and challenges - for example, the White nine is known for it's challenging holes along Mountain Creek Lake; the Red nine is the middle of the road course and the most forgiving; while the Blue Course is the hardest. Each of the nines is a little short (3115 to 3360 from the tips) and common to all three courses is flat to gently rolling terrain, mature mesquite trees guarding most of the fairways, and generally good conditions. All three nines are walkable. If you want to learn more about each nine, the Prairie Lakes web site has a map of the layout and good description of each hole. The greens are above average size and in pretty good condition, about average speed, and have some minor slope and undulation. The fairways are in ok condition with a good mixture of wide open (let 'er rip) to somewhat narrow. The rough is typically under the trees and most likely you will get to experience what it's like to hit out.The White Course has water on 4 holes, minor doglegs and lots of trees which means that accuracy is critical to scoring well on this nine. The 5th through 8th holes are around the lake and are fun, scenic, and challenging. For example, #6 is a 365 yard par four dogleg right that is very intimidating from the tee box - Mountain Creek Lake borders the right side of a fairly narrow fairway, a pond is on the left side, and the green is uphill - club selection and no errant shots are key to scoring well on this hole. Overall this is a very good nine holes, an excellent value, and a course where you can score well and have an enjoyable affordable round.
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Other Good Information:
Designer/Architect: John Colligan Resigned in 2006
Beware of water on 4 holes
and the 0 sand traps.
Service is friendly and the cart lady makes frequent rounds. The restaurant is Eddlemon's BBQ and very good with reasonable prices and big portions.
Condition of the greens is 7.5 and the green difficulty is 6.0 out of 10.
Type of Greens: Hybrid Bermuda
The 19th hole is none and the clubhouse food is excellent.
The pro shop is ok
Walkable: Very
GPS: No
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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.
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