WinStar Golf Club

WinStar Golf Club in Thackerville, Oklahoma is the 36-hole destination-scale facility at the WinStar World Casino Resort, the largest casino in the United States, sitting right on the Oklahoma-Texas border about 80 minutes north of Dallas. The facility opened in 2006 as a D.A. Weibring and Steve Wolfard (sometimes Wolford) design, with two distinct 18-hole courses named for native Oklahoma species: Scissortail and Redbud. Weibring, a 5-time PGA Tour winner and longtime broadcaster, has quietly built one of the strongest second-tier architectural portfolios in the modern era. Both courses play roughly 7,100-7,200 yards from the tips with TifSport Bermuda fairways and MiniVerde Bermuda greens, sand-capped turf specifications typically associated with higher-end resort golf rather than casino amenity courses. The Scissortail is generally considered the slightly more demanding of the two, while Redbud has more of the classic resort-golf playability. At casino-resort pricing, WinStar gives Dallas/Fort Worth golfers their most convenient 36-hole destination trip option, and the whole WinStar resort setup (nightlife, dining, gaming) makes it a full group-trip package.