The final vision of Maverick Golf & Ranch Club is coming into focus, with the first of three golf courses opening to members late last fall and vertical construction on the club’s first homes expected to begin later this spring. (Courtesy Discovery Land Company)
From the tee at Maverick Golf & Ranch Club’s newly opened nine-hole par-3 course, Griffin Cooper, Maverick’s VP of business management, pointed out the hidden challenges built into the layout of the second hole. Framed by bunkers on the left and a stream running along the right, the pin looks deceptively accessible from the tee.
“See the trouble on the right?” he prompts during our recent visit. “If you go in the water, it’s a one-stroke penalty. So I’m probably going to try to take it left of the pin. If I hit that hill, I’m hoping that the ball will roll down to the pin. That’s a safe bet.”…