The hardest golf courses in Arkansas
The hardest 18-hole golf courses in Arkansas, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 9 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Blessings Golf Club
Fayetteville, AR, USASlope rating 155, 80.9 course rating, Black tees, 7,139 yds
PrivateRobert Trent Jones, Jr.
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.9Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
Every shot demands your full attention. If you aren’t getting off the tee, you’re in for a long day. The yardages you see on sprinklers and markings are to the front of the green, not to the middle, making it important to grab a pin sheet.
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- Challenging
- Driving range
- Putting area
Mystic Creek Golf Club
El Dorado, AR, USASlope rating 141, 76.2 course rating, Black tees, 7,492 yds
PublicKen Dye
- 2.8Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.3Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Putting area
Mountain Ranch Golf Club
Fairfield Bay, AR, USASlope rating 139, 72.7 course rating, Blue tees, 6,780 yds
PublicEd Ault
- 2.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
- Mountain
Granada Golf Course
Hot Springs Village, AR, USASlope rating 133, 74.5 course rating, Black tees, 7,115 yds
PublicEd Ault & Tom Clark
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
- Underrated
- Views
Country Club of Little Rock
Little Rock, AR, USASlope rating 133, 73.9 course rating, Blue tees, 6,764 yds
PrivateKeith Foster & Herman Hackbarth
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Views
- Driving range
- Must play
Texarkana Country Club
Texarkana, AR, USA
Slope rating 133, 73.3 course rating, Blue tees, 6,935 yds
Bella Vista Country Club Golf Course
Bella Vista, AR, USA
Slope rating 128, 72.7 course rating, Black tees, 6,832 yds
The Country Club of Arkansas
Maumelle, AR, USA
Slope rating 128, 71.6 course rating, Blue tees, 6,458 yds
Alotian Golf Club
Roland, AR, USA
Slope rating 126, 74.3 course rating, Championship tees, 7,480 yds
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across Arkansas. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Blessings Golf Club is #1 on Course Vaults in Arkansas at Slope 155 (80.9 course rating · Black tees · 7,139 yds). 9 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across Arkansas. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 3:41 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
