HERITAGE RANCH GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

The Pete Dye design philosophy runs deep through this North Texas layout, where railroad ties and strategic water hazards punish wayward shots on nearly half the holes. McKinney's rolling prairie terrain provides natural elevation changes that Dye exploited brilliantly, particularly on the signature par-3 17th where a forced carry over water demands precise club selection. Smart course management trumps raw power here—the kind of thinking man's golf that separates pretenders from players in the competitive Dallas-Fort Worth market.