Stevens Park Golf Course
{{Short description|Golf course in Dallas, Texas, US}}
{{Infobox golf facility
|golf_facility_name = Stevens Park Golf Course
|image = Dallas Skyline (from the west) from Stevens Park Golf Course in Oak Cliff.jpg
|coordinates = {{Coord|32|45|24|N|96|50|50|W|type:landmark_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
|location = Dallas, Texas, United States
| establishment = 1927
| type = Public
| holes = 18
| par1 = 70
| length1 = {{convert|6285|yd|0}}
| designer1= Jack Burke Sr.
| website = https://www.stevensparkgolf.com/
}}
Stevens Park Golf Course is a public golf course in the Kessler area of Dallas, Texas United States. Often described as the "Little Augusta" of North Texas,{{cite web|url=http://golfindallas.net/134/Stevens-Park |title= Stevens Park Golf Course|website=Golf in Dallas| accessdate=December 18, 2021}} the course is located just west of Downtown Dallas and nestled between the Stevens Park Estates and Kessler Park neighborhoods.
History
Stevens Park golf course was opened in 1924 in Oak Cliff as the second municipal course in Dallas. Park golf course was originally designed by Jack Burke Sr. (father of 1956 Masters champion Jack Burke Jr.) in 1924 with 9 holes and later expanded to 18 holes.{{cite web|url=https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2021/06/stevens-park-golf-course-history/|title=Municipal golf course keeps Kessler Park beautiful |website=Advocate Oak Cliff|author=Rachel Stone|date=June 21, 2021 |accessdate=December 18, 2021}}
In 2011, the course underwent an $8 million renovation by Fort Worth-based Colligan Golf Design. The complete renovation produced new routing with new tee boxes, fairways, greens, and 38 new sand bunkers.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/golf/2011/04/01/stevens-park-golf-course-undergoing-major-makeover-will-be-600-800-yards-longer/ |title=Stevens Park Golf Course undergoing major makeover; will be 600–800 yards longer|newspaper=Dallas Morning News|date=April 1, 2011}} Infrastructure for irrigation and cart-paths were a $4.5 million part of the renovation budget.{{Cite news|url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2012/03/02/renovation-stevens-park-done-right/|title=Renovation of Stevens Park is done right|newspaper=USA Today GolfWeek|date=March 2, 2012|last1=Klein|first1=Bradley}}
As part of the renovation, trees were added throughout the golf course along with rosebushes to enhance the beauty of the course and complement the surrounding Kessler Park neighborhood.{{cite web|url=https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/galleries/dallas-municipal-crown-jewel-in-pictures-stevens-park-golf-course#:~:text=Originally%20designed%20by%20Jack%20Burke,Worth%2Dbased%20Colligan%20Golf%20Design.|title=Dallas' municipal crown jewel in pictures: Stevens Park Golf Course |website=Golfpass|author=Mike Bailey|date=June 23, 2017 |accessdate=December 18, 2021}} 2021 review from Dallas city hall showed over 42,000 rounds of golf with over $1 million in revenue beneficial to the city with the citation from GolfWeek 2014 listing Stevens Park among the 50 best municipal golf courses in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://dallascityhall.com/government/meetings/DCH%20Documents/park-board/Golf%20Update%206-3-21.pdf|title=Dallas Park & Recreation Board|author=City of Dallas|date=June 3, 2021}}
In 2017, design critic Andy Johnson wrote a review of the property highlighting six holes.{{cite web|url=https://thefriedegg.com/stevens-park-golf-course/|title=A Dallas public gem: Stevens Park|website=The Fried Egg|author=Andy Johnson|date=May 18, 2017}}
Stevens Park golf course was added to the National Register on June 17, 1994 as part of the Kessler Park Historic District.{{cite web|url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NR/pdfs/94000607/94000607.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Kessler Park Historic District (original)|publisher=Texas Historical Commission |author= Daniel Hardy |date=April 1994 |accessdate=July 30, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NR/pdfs/95001087/95001087.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Kessler Park Historic District (Extension)|publisher=Texas Historical Commission |author=Charlie Tupper |author2= Jim Anderson |date=April 1995 |accessdate=July 30, 2018}}