AT & T Byron Nelson, TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas, Dallas. Photo: Four Seasons Tee marker, Dallas Cowboys Golf Club, Dallas. Photo: Peter Ellegard
DALLAS GOLF
TPC FOUR SEASONS LAS COLINAS
TPC Las Colinas matches Colonial for its links with Ben Hogan’ s contemporary Byron Nelson( both learned to play golf as caddies at Fort Worth’ s now-closed Glen Garden Country Club, soon to become a whiskey distillery). Nelson was a consultant when the course, since redesigned by DA Weibring, was built in 1983 and the PGA Tour’ s AT & T Byron Nelson Championship has been held there ever since. A bronze statue of its own local hero stands by the TPC’ s first hole, and some of Nelson’ s career memorabilia and trophies are displayed by the pro shop in the Hall of Champions. The winners’ board reads like a Who’ s Who of golf.
The 7,166-yard, par 70 course has a natural feel despite its urban setting and is an exacting test, particularly on waterlined holes such as the par-4 3rd, the toughest hole. It finishes with a flourish. The par-3 17th plays downhill to a green with a pond front right, while the signature, par-4 18th doglegs around a cluster of ponds fed by waterfalls to a huge, undulating green. Accommodation at the luxury Four Seasons resort includes exquisite villas overlooking the 18th hole.
DALLAS COWBOYS GOLF CLUB
The world’ s only NFL-themed course has plaques by every tee relating stories about the famous gridiron team. Although under the flight path of nearby Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport, it enjoys a beautiful wooded setting interwoven by a river and lakes.
Tee off on high on several holes, among them the par-4 4th which features the Cowboys’ blue star logo painted on the fairway. Tee markers also bear the star logo and NFL fans can buy Dallas Cowboys golf ephemera galore in the pro shop. An all-inclusive club, the green fee includes all food and drink except alcohol.
DALLAS ATTRACTIONS
The Sixth Floor Museum, housed in the former Texas School Book Depository from where President John F Kennedy was shot by a sniper in 1963, is a must-see. Visit it along with other key Dallas attractions using a ticket voucher booklet offered by CityPASS which gives discounts on admission prices..
Also included are the Reunion Tower Geo-Deck, giving 360-degree views of the city, and the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, which appeals as much to adults as to children with its fascinating interactive exhibits, dinosaur and bird halls, earthquake simulator and 3D films.
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