Bridges - The Tradition at Firewheel Golf of Garland

Always enjoy playing all of the Firewheel courses. Great value and close to home.

The front 9 was alright. Greens were a mess. Very patchy. Going over the bridge to the back, you are faced with 2 options. Turn left and play another 9 on nice conditions, or turn right and play the worst track you will ever see in Texas. Tee boxes are like hitting out of a bunker. Fairways are non existent. Middle of the “fairway” is rock and almost zero grass. First cut is muddy, tons of dirt, no grass, and an absolute train wreck. Avoid these 9 holes.

We played Firewheel because we heard that the course had been renovated. Apparently, that work happened on the Old Course or the Lakes. The Bridges is still pretty rough. Perhaps, Bridges is next on the list. Not a bad layout.

Crab grass in the greens made for some inconsistency putting. Bunkers were pretty good to play out of.

Just not up to par. No staff for 5 minutes at check in, no direction for first time player as to starting hole location or multi course (9’s) layout. Course not in good condition the box’s and greens and overall despite dormant season plenty could have been done to show care that has not been. Inexpensive for a reason and will not play again unfortunately.

Pace of play was great. Foursome played in 3 hours and 35 minutes.
Only negative was the cracks in the fairway. Most every course has them.

The course has tons of bunkers that can ruin decent drives but overall the course plays to your advantage if you have fades or draws. Lots of doglegs and fun par 3s.

There’s a couple of areas that they are actively trying to recover. But overall would play this place again!