DFW · Best of · 2026
Best public golf in DFW under $100.
I’m a dangerously average golfer from Trophy Club, which means I lose enough balls to care deeply about green fees. This is the list I’d hand a buddy: real courses, real posted prices, and the stuff that annoys you that the course website won’t mention.
Full honesty: I’ve played and filmed Whitestone. Everything else is on the list to review, so the “good” and “annoying” notes come from each course’s own posted info, not from me pretending I was there. Prices were checked in late October 2026. They change, so check current rates before you book.
01. Whitestone Golf Club
Paul played it- Where: Benbrook, TX
- Typical 18-hole rate: $59 weekday / $69 Fri–Sun, shared cart and tax included (twilight $41–$43). Source: Whitestone rates page. Check current rates.
- What’s good: Played it. Jeffrey Brauer design from 2000 with rolling Benbrook hills, and the cart is baked into the price, so no surprise math at the counter.
- What’s annoying: A $25 ride-along fee if you bring a non-golfing buddy, and from Trophy Club it’s a real drive.
02. Stevens Park Golf Course
On the list to review- Where: Dallas (Kessler Park), TX
- Typical 18-hole rate: $35–$48 walking, $56–$69 with half cart. Source: Stevens Park rates page. Check current rates.
- What’s good: One of the cheapest good rounds in Dallas, and you can walk it.
- What’s annoying: Weekend rates jump about $13 over weekdays, and the City of Dallas just raised cart fees again.
03. Tenison Park (Highlands)
On the list to review- Where: Dallas, TX
- Typical 18-hole rate: $43–$50 walking, $64–$71 riding; Tenison Glen from $19. Source: Tenison Park rates page. Check current rates.
- What’s good: Two courses, real Dallas golf history (it’s the famous Lee Trevino hustling ground), and the Glen is a $19 escape hatch.
- What’s annoying: Cart fees went up another $2 in May 2026, and the cheap rounds fill fast.
04. Cedar Crest Golf Course
On the list to review- Where: Dallas, TX
- Typical 18-hole rate: $31–$35 walking, $52–$56 riding. Source: Cedar Crest rates page. Check current rates.
- What’s good: It hosted the 1927 PGA Championship. A major venue for the price of a sandwich and a sleeve of balls.
- What’s annoying: Saturday tee times are taken that morning, 6:30 AM by phone or 7:00 AM in person. Set an alarm.
05. Grapevine Golf Course
On the list to review- Where: Grapevine, TX
- Typical 18-hole rate: $64 weekday / $81 weekend with cart; $43–$60 walking. Source: Grapevine rates page. Check current rates.
- What’s good: Byron Nelson’s name is on the design, it’s close to DFW Airport, and walking keeps it well under $100.
- What’s annoying: Booking more than six days out adds an advance fee, and every cart rider pays whether they play or not.
06. Iron Horse Golf Course
On the list to review- Where: North Richland Hills, TX
- Typical 18-hole rate: Starting at $53 weekday / $75 weekend, cart with GPS included. Source: Iron Horse rates page. Check current rates.
- What’s good: Close to Trophy Club, par 70, and the cart comes with GPS so you can see exactly how far you missed.
- What’s annoying: Variable pricing, so those are starting rates only, plus a $25-per-player late-cancel fee since June 2026.
07. Hawks Creek Golf Club
On the list to review- Where: Westworth Village, TX
- Typical 18-hole rate: About $64 weekday / $79 weekend as listed by Green Fee Tracker. Source: Green Fee Tracker DFW 2026. Check current rates.
- What’s good: About four miles from downtown Fort Worth, with mature trees and natural water hazards.
- What’s annoying: That price comes from a third-party tracker, not the course, so confirm it on hawkscreek.com.
08. Tenison Glen / Dallas munis as a group
On the list to review- Where: Dallas, TX
- Typical 18-hole rate: Under $50 walking at every City of Dallas course listed above. Source: Dallas Parks golf fees. Check current rates.
- What’s good: If the goal is reps, not Instagram, the city courses are the best value in the Metroplex.
- What’s annoying: The Dallas Parks fee page and the course pages don’t always match, so trust the course page.
Want them on a map? See the DFW Golf Map.