This Dallas Cowboys themed practice range is wild in the best possible way

You don’t need to spend a lot of time exploring Dallas Cowboys Golf Cluba high daily rate in Grapevine, Texas, to know you are at the Dallas Cowboys Golf Club. The five replica Super Bowl trophies in a clubhouse display case make a great gift. So is the fedora in the lobby honoring legendary Cowboys coach Tom Landry; the Cowboys’ trademark star logo on the hillside behind the third green; and regular Cowboy sightings around the property — on any given day you might spot, say, current Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott or former Cowboys quarterback Ed “Too Tall” Jones.

But perhaps the most surprising nod to him those guys is the area of ​​game-used artificial turf from the Cowboys’ home field – AT&T Stadium – sewn into the practice range. Visit the only NFL-themed golf course and you can’t miss it: a section of the 60-yard course (complete with yard lines, an end zone and a golf tee) taken right from where America’s team hits the pads on Sundays. The renovated range, which opened three weeks ago, is part of a comprehensive overhaul of the property by its owners, Arcis Golf, which included a Beau Welling golf course renovation; the club also added an 18-hole course called The Huddle, which is located adjacent to the range.

The idea for the field infusion came about by way of a meeting Arcis representatives had with the Cowboys during the remake. When the club’s owners learned that the team had rolls of old, battered turf sitting in storage at the stadium, their ears perked up. “The conversation turned to, ‘Hey, we have a great place for it,'” Jeff Levine, a senior vice president at Arcis, told me earlier this week. “And so it worked out with our partnership that we were able to purchase the field and install it on the range.”

Gridiron isn’t just eye candy; is very much in play, with her front just over 100 yards from the bays. The goal post, which is positioned 175 yards from the back table of the range, is also a target for the table. That became clear to Levin when he started hearing golf balls hit the fairways. “When I first heard it, I thought, well, that’s interesting. I’m not sure I’ll hear it again. And the next week I heard it again. It doesn’t sound like a football hitting the post. It’s actually a little louder.”

The Cowboys purchase their playing surface from an Austin-based company called Matrix Turf. According to the company’s website, AT&T Stadium’s turf was developed with two different sized fibers in two different shades of green, which gives the fibers “the look and feel of a natural grass surface.” You won’t mistake the surface for a fairway at Augusta National, but it’s a rich shade of emerald.

The fairway is the main target on the range, but golfers can also target the fairways and greens that follow on either side. In front of the fairway to the right of the field are 14 Toptracer bays armed with tracking shots and gamification, while the opposing side offers grassroots thesis. The club chose to use only 60 meters of the pitch instead of the full 100, because the shorter pitch was more visually appealing to the club. “That setup and framing of it really made it pop,” Levine said.

Traditionalists may turn up their noses at a practical object with sides and hash marks, but Levine characterized early customer reviews as “very positive.” He added: “People are kind of in awe. We have people stop at the end of the driveway and stop and take a picture looking back at her. I see that at least four or five times a day.”

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones hasn’t visited yet (“He will,” Levine said). But several of his current and former players — including Jake Ferguson and backup quarterback Will Grier — before he was released last week. “We want the club to be an extension of the team,” Levine said. “That’s really important to us.”

Green fees, which are in the $275-$300 range, include unlimited use of the range and putting green, but golfers who want to try just hitting the fairways can do so for fees starting at $25, a value that can only be described in two words: It’s good.