A Vision for Excellence

It has become apparent that, at 20 years old, some of the components of the golf course are nearing the end of their useful life and opportunities exist to improve the overall golf experience, including:

‹ Greens and collars are showing their age, and grass varieties have improved significantly in 20 years

‹ New technology is available to enhance the playability and consistency of our greens

‹ Drainage issues have impacted the course and the health of the fairways

‹ Thatch permeates the fairways and areas have settled and need regrading and/or sand capping

‹ Tee boxes should be stripped and re-leveled

‹ Many bunkers have exceeded their useful life and should be reshaped and replaced with a product such as Better Billy Bunker

‹ Problematic or outdated components of the irrigation system are nearing the end of their useful life

‹ Trees that are negatively affecting turf health should be removed

‹ After twenty years, it is time to “re-sharpen the edges” of the course and landscaping

Recognizing that the scope of the work was growing, we engaged the Fazio Group and invited them to provide their expertise and recommendations for the golf course itself, as well as products and technologies to elevate the conditioning, playability, and sustainability.

Mr. Fazio, who called Dallas National a “golfer’s delight,” not only agreed to personally oversee the project, he also sat down with our board chair, Jim Mutrie, to share his thoughts about our Club.

State-of-the-Art Investments For Our World-Class Golf Experience

Our golf course is our most important asset and so our strategy focuses on maintaining our world-class layout, adding the products and technologies that will provide premier conditioning, a better and more consistent playing experience, and more efficient maintenance practices. The recommended investments do not alter the golf course character or design. These investments do include rebuilding bunkers, improving drainage, selectively thinning or removing trees, replacing grass on greens and fairways and, with your approval, adding hydronics technology to our green complexes.

We invite you to take a careful look at the renderings of each of our 18 holes so you can understand the updates recommended by Tom Fazio and his team.