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  WESTRIDGE GOLF COURSE McKinney, TX November 23, 2023 (Thanksgiving) OVERVIEW FACILITY TYPE: Public YEAR OPENED: 2001 ARCHITECT: Jeff Brauer PAR: 72 GREENS: Tiff Eagle Bermuda LENGTH: 5,160 - 7,043 USGA RATING: 65.1 - 73.6 USGA SLOPE: 108 - 131 TEE OPTIONS: 5 WEBSITE: www.westridgegolfcourse.com PHONE: (972) 346-2212   There are few holidays I enjoy more than Thanksgiving. Unlike other holidays that lean towards gifts and material goods, Thanksgiving is about expressing gratitude for the ones you love. And we share that love by making great food, bonding over a few beverages, or in my case this year, getting to play golf with some of my best mates.  Westridge in McKinney, Texas is an 18 hole public facility focused on making the game fun and accessible. For Thanksgiving this year, they had an 8:30 shotgun that was able to accommodate a full course but ensure everyone was done by 1:30 to get home and spend time with their families. It was the perfect place to s...

  STEWART PENINSULA GOLF COURSE The Colony, TX OVERVIEW FACILITY TYPE: Public ARCHITECT: Tripp Davis PAR: 66 LENGTH: 4,000 - 5,325 USGA RATING: 60.7 - 65.9 USGA SLOPE: 102 - 124 TEE OPTIONS: 3 WEBSITE: www.stewartpeninsulagolf.com PHONE: (972) 625-8700   It’s not often I get to play a course that bends the rules and creates an experience unique to anything else I’ve ever played. Everything about Stewart Peninsula is unique and creates an experience you won’t soon forget. This hidden gem in North Texas has views of Lake Lewisville on every hole and has a clever routing reminiscent of St. Andrews and other old links courses with its shared greens. Stewart Peninsula is a 9/18 hole golf course. What makes it so unique is its 10 greens… Each hole at Stewart Peninsula, except hole 18 which has two separate greens, has a shared green with two holes; one for the red flag and one for the yellow flag. Each hole has two sets of tees, red tees, and yellow tees. For the first nine...

  FIREWHEEL GOLF PARK (Lakes Course) Garland, Texas August 8, 2023 OVERVIEW FACILITY TYPE: Public YEAR OPENED: 1987 PAR: 72 LENGTH: 5,502 - 7,134 USGA RATING: 68.5 - 74.5 USGA SLOPE: 116 - 133 TEE OPTIONS: 4 WEBSITE: https://www.golffirewheel.com/ PHONE: (972) 205-2795 or (972) 205-2797   Firewheel Golf Park just northeast of Dallas provides golfers with multiple courses to test every area of your game. During this loop at Firewheel’s Lakes Course, I was on the bag for Patricia Beliard during the qualifier for the US Senior Women’s Open at Waverley Country Club in Portland, Oregon. Generally speaking, the more time you’ve spent on a particular course, the more familiar with the layout you’ll be and have an advantage going into the round. Patricia had been at the course all week getting in practice rounds to be familiar with the course. I, however, was stepping foot onto the property for the first time. Because I had not seen the course before, I spent the few days lea...