Texas Outside review of Stewart Peninsula Golf Course

Stewart Peninsula Golf Course

Texas Outside Rating: 8.2

9 Holes - Golf - Public
The Colony, TX
972 625-8700
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Date Played: June 22, 2007
Front Nine Rating: 8.5 Stars
Back Nine Rating: 8.5 Stars
Approximate Weekend Price Range: $25.00 to $39.00
Where To Get Coupons: GolfQ.com, GolfNow

Brief Description:
Along the shoreline of Lake Lewisville is unequivocally one of the best nine hole course in Texas - Stewart Peninsula. Avid Golfer agrees with us and Dallas Morning News rated it the 4th best in Texas (everyone is wrong at least once!). Inspired by the architecture of both Scotland's classic links courses and California's Monterey Peninsula coastal courses, this Tripp Davis design presents unique challenges on every hole which forces you to play smart if you want to score well.

Stewart Peninsula has a common green with two different flags, so each nine you play from a different tee box to a different side of a common green. There are three gold tee boxes and three red, which means you have plenty of choices with varying yardages - for example, you might choice to play the back red tee box the first nine and the back golds the second nine. The choices make the each nine play differently from the approach shots to putting.

Stewart Peninsula has a lot character and each hole is unique and offers it own set of challenges which might include: water, traps, natural grass areas, blind shots, dog legs, sloping and rolling fairways - making club selection critical. Traditionally, the wind is blowing at Lake Lewisville but the good news is that the wind factor changes every two holes as the course changes direction. Par is 66 and from the tips the total yardage is only 5325 (4 par 3s and 1 par 5) but you will still find this course very fun and challenging.

When we last played, the fairways and greens were in near perfect condition. The greens are small so your iron shots are extremely important to score well. If you have a boat, there is a courtesy dock a short nine iron away from the clubhouse - we like to camp on Lake Lewisville, throw the clubs in the boat, and boat over for 18 fun holes of great golf. Check out Texas Outside's Coupons for a great deal at Stewart Peninsula.

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.