McKinney’s modern golf identity is inseparable from TPC Craig Ranch, the current home of the AT&T Byron Nelson. The stadium-style course and surrounding development turned a fast-growing Collin County city into a genuine PGA Tour host, with amphitheater viewing areas and a layout built for both championship golf and big-event atmosphere. Local club and public options around the city feed a booming North Dallas–exurb golf market that did not exist at this scale a generation ago.
Unlike older Texas golf towns defined by century-old clubs, McKinney’s story is contemporary: master-planned communities, new money, and a Tour stop that put the city’s name on national broadcasts. The golf reflects that energy—fresh conditioning, wide modern architecture, and a calendar that spikes when the Byron Nelson circus comes to town.