Hawks Creek Golf Club, Fort Worth, TX

This course is currently embroiled in social media battles with some large groups of golfers. I had been hesitant to criticize the course until I played there today and encountered the first aggressively rude and confrontational staff I have ever seen. I normally give course staffs a lot of latitude for the amount of grief they must absorb, but these guys were issuing the grief. I brought my staff of 11 here for an outing, and we have all agreed never again. We would have been a group of 12, but one of my staff refused to go to the place already. Boy was he right. If you want to be sneered at to play a below average course, this place will deliver!

Played Hawk's Creek this past weekend, and I was pleasantly surprised. First off, I will agree with previous reviews that paying prime weekend rate for this course would not be a good value, but if you take advantage of the reduced twilight rates or specials, it's definitely worth it. The course is situated adjacent to the naval base; the fighter jets taking off is a very entertaining feature of this course. The scenery is decent, and the layout offers a very unique round of golf.

The condition of the course was decent, but nothing to rave about. The greens were abnormally fast and firm for late fall, and the fairways looked like they had seen heavy play recently, even though the course was very slow on a Sunday afternoon. I am normally fairly lenient on condition, but this course could definitely benefit from tighter upkeep, especially if you are charging $60+ during peak hours. That being said, every fairway, green, and tee box were in more than playable condition; just don't expect Cowboy's-type upkeep here. Club selection cannot be taken for granted here, as there are multiple holes that require less than driver off the tee; I found the course to be relatively short in general. You will find a decent amount of slope, a few blind shots, and abnormally large bunkers. Not the best course for a beginner, but will be a good test for a mid to low-handicapper.

All in all, a very nice round of golf. This course is definitely more fun to play than the muni courses in Fort Worth, but you could get more for your money elsewhere.

Course was in great shape for this time of the year. While we played, I saw employees filling in divots, blowing leaves from the fairways and ensuring that players maintained the proper pace. I had not played the course in several years but I will return very soon. I highly recommend the course and I agree with AvidGolfer that the clubhouse needs to be renovated.