Bluejack Ranch nears milestone with Tiger Woods-designed course near Fort Worth
Tiger Woods, second from right, stands in July with Andy Mitchell and Kristin Mitchell, part of the development team for the 914-acre Bluejack Ranch in Aledo.
PHOTO CREDIT: KATIE PARK
Aug 10, 2025
On a sunny day in June, professional golfer J.J. Henry drove across dirt roads and rolling hills of former ranchland in Aledo. He was giving a tour of what is slated to become a $100 million development with hundreds of homes across 914 acres and an 18-hole golf course designed by Tiger Woods' firm, TGR Design.
The terrain was rugged, akin to what one might expect to see in the Texas Hill Country. But he was used navigating the land with a Can-Am vehicle and giving tours.
"I went from a tour player to a tour guide, and I love it," Henry said while driving.
Henry and the leaders of Bluejack National, Andy Mitchell and Kristin Mitchell, are making substantial progress on this unique new community, Bluejack Ranch, which was announced last year. Plans for the gated community include two golf courses, a horse stable and outdoor arena, a 20-acre "working dude ranch" with horses, longhorn cattle and miniature donkeys; a spa and wellness area, pools, tennis/pickleball courts and a family entertainment center.
They also plan a retail development called Bluejack Town outside the gates of the community. Architecture firms Bennett Partners and Gensler are designing some of the amenities.
Right now, teams are filling irrigation lakes and plan to grass the course by mid- to late August, Henry said. Vertical construction has started on a 7,100-square-foot "lodge" amenity.
It's another example of how open land on the edge of the Metroplex is being transformed and highlights some of the latest and greatest amenities being used to entice homebuyers in a crowded market that has lots of inventory.
Woods visits periodically to check on progress on the course. When the 15-time major championship winner visited in July, Henry described him as "extremely engaged" and "very, very excited." Woods helped design the first championship golf course in 2014 with Bluejack National within a 767-acre residential community in Houston.
Henry has been waiting years to see the Aledo land developed. He started putting the deal together about five years ago, and the Mitchells joined around 2023 to make the plans a reality.
When he got off a flight to DFW after playing at The Senior Open in late July, Henry said he was looking forward to seeing the progress being made.
"It's funny," he said. "It's almost like when you have your own son or daughter and you're around them every day, and you don't realize, like, how tall and how much they're growing."
While golf is a prominent feature of the development, Andy Mitchell said the top selling point is the range of family-friendly amenities and lifestyle elements, such as the stables, outdoor arena area and lodge. The Bluejack team is working with a rancher across the street, Jay Meadows, to create an authentic ranch experience, Mitchell said.
The Bluejack team acquired several mild-mannered horses ideal for riders of all experience levels. And over the past few months, Mitchell has also shifted designs to make the housing portion a bit less dense. Mitchell said the community may ultimately be closer to 500 homes, about 100 shy of the number initially envisioned.
The community will come with six different home types ranging from 1,140 to 3,500 square feet, from two-bed/bath clubhouse casitas to four-bedroom homes with two-car garages and screened porches. The homes will take architectural influences from Napa Valley, San Miguel Allende, Mexico and the Hill Country.
"People are moving here for space," Mitchell said. "If you want high density, it's available in a lot of places. This is like your chance to have your own private ranch alongside your 400 closest friends, 500 closest friends, and that's what we're going for."
By Seth Bodine – Staff Writer, Dallas Business Journal