PRAIRIE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB
🇺🇸 Rogers, AR, USA
Designed by Joe Finger
Prairie Creek Country Club sits in Rogers, in the northwest corner of Arkansas near the Oklahoma and Missouri borders. The course was designed by Joe Finger, a Texas-based architect who worked extensively across the South and Southwest from the 1950s through the 1980s. Finger trained under the noted architect Ralph Plummer and developed a reputation for practical, playable designs that suited the terrain and climate of their regions.
The routing occupies rolling terrain characteristic of the Ozark Plateau foothills, where elevation changes and natural creek corridors shape the playing corridors. Finger typically worked with the existing landforms rather than imposing dramatic earthwork, so the course likely features holes that move with the property's contours and incorporate native hardwood stands. Water comes into play through Prairie Creek itself and associated drainage features that wind through the layout.
The club serves as a traditional private country club for the Rogers community, which has grown considerably in recent decades as part of the broader Bentonville-Fayetteville metropolitan area. The course provides a home for member play and regional amateur competitions typical of established clubs in mid-sized markets. Finger's design philosophy emphasized strategic variety without excessive length or difficulty, making Prairie Creek accessible for a range of skill levels while still requiring thoughtful course management from better players.
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Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Prairie Creek was designed by Joe Finger.
Yes. Prairie Creek at Prairie Creek Country Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Prairie Creek is 72.
Prairie Creek plays 6,574 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Prairie Creek is 125.
Prairie Creek is a 18-hole course.