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I have been fortunate enough to play this course several times in the 90s and early 2000s. I actually played in the Wednesday Pro-Am in about 2003 and our pro was Chris DiMarco. DiMarco was a great guy by the way. I love the course and unlike Kiawah it is a course all of us could play. As with many things in golf for me, the last time I played Colonial was about 2006.
I have attached a link where you can navigate each hole with Google Earth. The video was taken in the late fall or even winter. It is much more lush, obviously, when its spring and leaves on the trees.
The course used to be ranked in the top 100 in USA and is now #161
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Par is 70 and the two par 5s, 1 & 11, are really straightforward and relatively easy. #1 is reachable for most every pro after a good drive and was just out of reach for me when/if I hit my 2 best shots when we played from the Men's tees. The "horrible horseshoe" are holes #3 thru #5. The hardest holes for me were 3 thru 5, 6, 12, 14 & 15. The hardest par #3 is definitely #4 but #13 has a mandatory carry over water which fronts the entire green.
Dan Jenkins the famous sports journalist and author was from Fort Worth and always had great golf stories many of which included Colonial. The course is smack dab in the middle of Forth Worth and not far from the TCU campus.
All above may be too much information, but I loved playing Colonial. Good luck to everyone this week
Also, the tourney is being played in our PGA winner @pressitup home town
*It bugged me I could not remember the year I played in Pro-Am. Went and found the Plaque and photos = 2002
I have attached a link where you can navigate each hole with Google Earth. The video was taken in the late fall or even winter. It is much more lush, obviously, when its spring and leaves on the trees.
Colonial Country Club Fort Worth - Detailed Maps and Yardage Charts - ProVisualizer.com
www.provisualizer.com
The course used to be ranked in the top 100 in USA and is now #161
Colonial Country Club
Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, is ranked as one of the best golf courses in the country. Discover our experts reviews and tee time information.
www.golfdigest.com
Par is 70 and the two par 5s, 1 & 11, are really straightforward and relatively easy. #1 is reachable for most every pro after a good drive and was just out of reach for me when/if I hit my 2 best shots when we played from the Men's tees. The "horrible horseshoe" are holes #3 thru #5. The hardest holes for me were 3 thru 5, 6, 12, 14 & 15. The hardest par #3 is definitely #4 but #13 has a mandatory carry over water which fronts the entire green.
Dan Jenkins the famous sports journalist and author was from Fort Worth and always had great golf stories many of which included Colonial. The course is smack dab in the middle of Forth Worth and not far from the TCU campus.
All above may be too much information, but I loved playing Colonial. Good luck to everyone this week
Also, the tourney is being played in our PGA winner @pressitup home town
*It bugged me I could not remember the year I played in Pro-Am. Went and found the Plaque and photos = 2002
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