Southeast Dallas | Booked Via: GolfNow | Price paid: $43 | 20 min from Downtown

Old Brickyard is one of those courses that sneaks up on you. You pull off the highway expecting another cookie-cutter public course, and suddenly you’re standing on tee boxes with blind shots, dramatic elevation, and holes that actually demand a yardage book (they hand one to you at check-in, which says it all).

⛳ The Course

The design punches way above its weight for a muni this close to the city. Holes like 8 through 12 are the kind you remember: quirky, scenic, full of risk/reward decisions, AKA hard. You’ll hit some of the most fun tee shots in Dallas here, with blind drives that force you to commit and cliffside fairways daring you to swing big.

Sure, you’ll play under powerlines at times, but the creativity of the layout more than makes up for it. This isn’t polished like Grapevine or Twin Creeks, it’s grittier, rawer, but way more entertaining than it has any right to be. Pure fun.

📍 Location & Access

The commute is a breeze, just 20 minutes south of downtown. Booking is smooth on GolfNow, which makes life easy, no calling the pro shop or gambling on a walk-up spot. That convenience alone puts it ahead of some “bigger name” courses. Limited traffic moving to and from this location.

💸 Value & Experience

At its price point, Old Brickyard feels like a previous era of golf. The conditions aren’t pristine, but the architecture is so much fun that you forgive the rough edges. This isn’t a “prime Saturday morning with your buddies” course, it’s more of a Friday afternoon sneaky round, Saturday boozy scramble, or Sunday afternoon vibe. Show up with a couple beers, maybe a vape, and don’t stress about losing a sleeve of balls into the water or off the cliffs. Untucked shirt, backwards hat kind of vibe.

✅ Final Word

Old Brickyard is approachable public golf with a surprisingly bold design. Scenic in places, rough around the edges in others, but always fun. Not a prestige round like other top tier DFW public courses, but as a value play with creative holes and quick access, it’s absolutely worth keeping in the rotation.

👉 At the very least, you need to try it once.