Dallas, Texas
Trinity Forest delivers a firm, strategic, wind-swept challenge unlike anything else in Texas golf. Whether you’re outsmarting the contours or embracing the ground game, this is a thinking player’s heaven — and a must for architectural buffs.
Trinity Forest boldly rejects parkland tradition, offering wide-open corridors, firm and sandy terrain, and a minimalist aesthetic that celebrates the natural rumples of its reclaimed landfill setting. Coore & Crenshaw’s routing makes the most of undulations, wind, and the freedom to play along the ground — a rarity in Texas. The absence of tree framing puts all the pressure on imagination, angles, and a virtuoso’s touch around masterfully complex greens. With massive bounces, cunning run-offs, and shifting pin locations, Trinity Forest delivers a cerebral, endlessly varied round for purists.
Coore & Crenshaw’s vision leaned fully into strategic variety, shunning traditional parkland formulas in favor of open, unpredictable ground that calls back to the spirit of classic links without being seaside.
An imposing par 3 stretching up to 241 yards from the back and well over 190 from the blues, hole 2’s challenge comes from a sprawling bunker short of the green and the swirling wind that can play havoc with club selection.
Precise ball-striking and the right shape are essential — aim for the fat of the green and avoid chasing pins near the bunker edge.
Anything short finds sand, while left or long can ricochet into tough up-and-down territory.
Firm turf, wide-open sightlines, and unpredictably breezy days make for a ground-game playground.
Rounds are steady but can slow on busy club days due to big, complex greens and wind-influenced decision-making.
Relaxed, architecture-obsessed, and unpretentious — more Scotland than stately Texas club.
Traditional golf attire is expected — collared shirts, no denim.
Practice low, spin-controlled shots — Texas wind can be a major factor.
Work on chipping and pitching with a variety of clubs to use the firm ground and slopes.
Take extra time to study putts, especially on double greens; contours can deceive the eye.
There is little shade or tree cover — be ready for full sun exposure.
Club founded; plan unveiled to build on Dallas landfill
Coore & Crenshaw selected after multi-architect competition
Course opens for play in October
First AT&T Byron Nelson held at Trinity Forest
Continues as Byron Nelson host; gains national TV exposure
Set to host the U.S. Junior Amateur
Trinity Forest’s site was once an illegal dumpsite, and turning it into elite golf took serious imagination. The Coore & Crenshaw team worked with landfill ridges and capped the land with a massive sandy layer to support dynamic, playable turf.
The shared expanse of green on holes 3 and 11 isn’t just eye candy — it challenges players to think about approaches, angles, and pin positions in a uniquely strategic way. It’s a feature straight out of the Old World playbook.
Tournament pros at the Byron Nelson found that wide fairways didn’t always equal easy golf. With little to break the prairie wind and demanding contours around every green, Trinity Forest turned into a strategic gauntlet, rewarding the best thinkers more than the biggest hitters.
Golfers rave about how every tee shot and approach can be played with creativity — from running the ball on to skipping it off side slopes. The course’s design rewards imagination and rewards those who adapt to the dynamic ground and the ever-present Texas wind.
The entire course sits atop a capped landfill, making it one of America’s most transformative golf builds.
Trinity Forest’s double green (holes 3 & 11) draws inspiration from St. Andrews, but ups the size and contouring for modern play.
Over 750,000 cubic yards of soil were brought in for environmental remediation before construction.
The course hosted the AT&T Byron Nelson just two years after opening.
Coore & Crenshaw were selected from six competing architect teams for the project.
Dramatic Texas topography, elite inland course
Current PGA Tour host, modern championship test
Historic Tour pedigree, elite Texas classic
Best muni in Dallas, fun for all levels
New high-profile public golf hub
Downtown Dallas, Uptown, or the Design District for city action and easy access
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