Dallas National Golf Club

Tom Fazio's 2002 course in a limestone canyon in Oak Cliff, about six miles from downtown Dallas, with up to 160 feet of elevation change and no housing.

Dallas National opened in 2002 in Oak Cliff, a few miles southwest of downtown Dallas. Tom Fazio built it in and around an old rock quarry on nearly 400 acres of limestone canyons, creek beds and plateaus. The elevation change reaches about 160 feet, which is very unusual for North Texas. The skyline is visible from parts of the course, but there are no houses on it.

Fazio routed holes from plateau to plateau across ravines and used the old quarry walls as backdrops. The 10th is a 610-yard par 5 that drops nearly 100 feet from tee to green. The 13th is a short par 3 to a diagonal green, the 16th is the longest par 4 at 489 yards, and the 17th is a long par 3 set into an excavated rock box canyon. A deep ravine in front of the 18th green was filled to make the closing approach more playable for members.

The club keeps a small membership and admits no public play. Fazio's team gave the course a major update that finished with a 2025 reopening. Dallas National ranks second in Texas on Golf Digest's 2025–26 list. It shows what modern Fazio design looks like with a big budget and an unusually rugged urban site. Reviewers do not all agree on the 17th, but the scale of the site is the main attraction.

Holes to know

10

Par 5 · 610 yd

The longest hole on the course falls nearly 100 feet from tee to green.

13

Par 3 · 154 yd

A short par 3 to a green set on a diagonal.

16

Par 4 · 489 yd

The longest par 4 on the card.

17

Par 3

A long par 3 sunk into an excavated limestone box canyon with old quarry walls on both sides.

Design history

• 2024–25: Fazio Design refresh; course reopened in 2025