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The Alotian and Blessings. · Vol. 01

The Ultimate
Arkansas Golf Trip.

Arkansas has two ultra-private architectural anchors, The Alotian Club (Roe, 2004) and The Blessings (Robert Trent Jones Jr., 2004) in Fayetteville, plus the public-access Big Creek Golf and Country Club. The state is more deep than wide; you can play the bench in a long weekend.

IAlotian and BlessingsIILittle Rock TripIIIHot Springs Resort Trip
Route I of III · NW Arkansas

The Alotian and Blessings

The two private anchors

Duration3 days
Total drive240 mi
Tariff$$$$

Approx. $4,000 / person, 3 days. Both sponsored-play. The state's top architectural anchors.

© Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · OSM200 mi12 mi1The Alotian Club2The Blessings3Pinnacle Country Club
  1. The Alotian Club
    Day
    1
    The Alotian Club
    Day 1 · The Alotian Club

    Fly into LIT. Drive to Roland. Tom Fazio 2004. Sponsored-play; top-100 private.

  2. Blessings Golf Club
    Day
    2
    Blessings Golf Club
    Day 2 · The Blessings

    Drive to Fayetteville. Robert Trent Jones Jr. 2004. University of Arkansas's home.

  3. Pinnacle Country Club
    Day
    3
    Pinnacle Country Club
    Day 3 · Pinnacle Country Club

    Rogers. NW Arkansas Championship venue on the LPGA Tour.

Route II of III · Central AR

The Little Rock Trip

Country Club of Little Rock + Chenal + Rebsamen

Duration3 days
Total drive25 mi
Tariff$$

Approx. $1,400 / person, 3 days. Members + public mix. Quiet central Arkansas circuit.

© Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · OSM18 mi8 mi1Country Club of Little Rock2Chenal3Rebsamen
  1. The Country Club of Little Rock
    Day
    1
    The Country Club of Little Rock
    Day 1 · Country Club of Little Rock

    Fly into LIT. Donald Ross 1924.

  2. Chenal Country Club
    Day
    2
    Chenal Country Club
    Day 2 · Chenal

    Robert Trent Jones Sr. 1989. Public-resort.

  3. Rebsamen Golf Course
    Day
    3
    Day 3 · Rebsamen

    Little Rock public-access. Affordable closer.

Route III of III · Hot Springs

The Hot Springs Resort Trip

Hot Springs CC + Diamante + Mountain Ranch

Duration3 days
Total drive60 mi
Tariff$$

Approx. $1,600 / person, 3 days. The historic Arkansas spa-town golf circuit.

© Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · OSM20 mi35 mi1Hot Springs CC2Diamante3Mountain Ranch
  1. Hot Springs Country Club
    Day
    1
    Hot Springs Country Club
    Day 1 · Hot Springs CC

    Drive 50 minutes from Little Rock. Joseph Lee 1898. Two layouts.

  2. Diamante Country Club
    Day
    2
    Diamante Country Club
    Day 2 · Diamante

    Hot Springs Village. Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1991.

  3. Mountain Ranch Golf Club
    Day
    3
    Mountain Ranch Golf Club
    Day 3 · Mountain Ranch

    Fairfield Bay. Steve Bordner 1980.

One tier below

Premier picks

Top-100-in-the-state regulars. The clubs you've heard of but maybe not played.

  1. 1
    M
    Maumelle Country Club
    Maumelle
  2. 2
    C
    Cypress Creek Country Club
    Cabot
  3. 3
    F
    Fianna Hills Country Club
    Fort Smith
  4. 4
    S
    Shadow Valley Country Club
    Rogers
  5. 5
    C
    Cypress Creek Country Club
    Mccrory
  6. 6
    P
    Pinnacle Country Club
    Rogers
  7. 7
    P
    Pleasant Valley Country Club (1 - 9, 19 - 27)
    Little Rock
  8. 8
    P
    Pleasant Valley Country Club (10 - 27)
    Little Rock
If you can't get in the front gate

The best public-access courses

Tee times bookable by anyone with a credit card. Sorted by USGA course rating.

  1. 1
    C
    The Creeks Public Links
    Cave Springs
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