MYSTIC CREEK GOLF CLUB
🇺🇸 El Dorado, AR, USA
Designed by Ken Dye


Mystic Creek Golf Club sits in El Dorado, a city in southern Arkansas historically tied to the oil boom of the 1920s. The course was designed by Ken Dye, son of the prominent architect Pete Dye, and reflects the family's characteristic attention to strategic design elements and thoughtful use of terrain. The Dye family's work often emphasizes risk-reward decision-making and visual interest through the incorporation of natural landforms and water features.
The routing at Mystic Creek takes advantage of the rolling topography typical of this part of Arkansas, where pine forests and native vegetation frame the playing corridors. The design likely incorporates water hazards and bunker complexes that require golfers to think carefully about club selection and shot placement. Courses in this region often feature Bermuda grass playing surfaces suited to the warm, humid climate of the Gulf South.
As a daily-fee facility in a smaller Arkansas market, Mystic Creek serves both local golfers and visitors exploring the region. El Dorado's location in the southern part of the state places the course within reach of players from northern Louisiana and eastern Texas as well. The club provides a full-service golf experience with practice facilities and dining amenities typical of contemporary American golf clubs built in the late twentieth or early twenty-first century.
Reviews
Played in 2023 and our group still talks about it. Gorgeous course. Great staff. We had the course to ourselves for multiple days. Worth the trip to play.
Home of a yearly Epsom Tour event (the first year was won at par). They can speed it up and make it treacherous. Plays longer than the card. Fair test of golf in a secluded forest setting
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Mystic Creek at Mystic Creek Golf Club has a Course Vaults score of 8.7 out of 10 based on 20 explicit golfer ratings.
Mystic Creek was designed by Ken Dye.
Yes. Mystic Creek at Mystic Creek Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Mystic Creek is 72.
Mystic Creek plays 7,492 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Mystic Creek is 141.