Glenwood Golf Club
Glenwood, AR

Driving Range: Grass
Built: Bobby McGee
Greens Grass Type: Bent
Fairways Grass Type: Bermuda
Club Type: Public/Semi-Private-memberships available
Cart Rental: Yes, electric
Pro On Site: Yes
Pro Shop Sells: clubs, apparel, accessories
Training Facilities: putting green, driving range
Food: restaurant, snack bar
Bar: Full Liquor license allows for sale of beer, wine, mixed drinks
Holes: 18
Water Hazards: On several holes
Built: 1994

Directions:

FROM LITTLE ROCK Go south on I-30 past Benton. Exit on U.S. 70 West and go approximately 25 miles past Hot Springs. Golf course is on the left. There is a sign Natural State Golf Trail, Glenwood Golf Club

FROM TEXARKANA Go east on I-30 to the Arkadelphia/ Rte 8 North exit. Go north on 8 until it intersects with U.S. 70. Go east on 70 for approximately 2.3 miles. Golf Course is on the right. There is a sign that says Natural State Golf Trail, Glenwood Golf Club

Details:
The golf is championship caliber and the secluded, scenic layout is reason enough to spend all day at Glenwood Golf Club. Because of the constantly undulating terrain and often, severely sloping fairways, placement off the tee is paramount. Playing a slice to any of the left-to-right sloping fairways means a prolonged search among the trees and added strokes to your score.

In addition, the elevation changes, sometimes subtle, along with a few incredibly long greens (18 is a good 40-yards deep) can mean as much as a three-club difference when selecting a club for your approach.

In October 2005, the club was named to the Natural State Golf Trail.

Course architect, Bobby McGee, cut Glenwood from the native hardwoods and pines, paying close attention to preserving the natural, rolling hills and undulating terrain of the layout creating a modestly difficult, championship golf course that has reached maturity with grace.

So what inspired Golf Digest to give Glenwood 4 ˝ out of 5 possible stars when they reviewed it? It’s the overall package. “Excellent value. Fun to play... Great course. The par 3s were beautiful with water surrounding 2 of them. The price was incredible ... Best bargain, great course, beautiful setting. ”What more can you say?

So come to Glenwood Golf Club with the expectation that you are going to have an incredible golf experience without the usual headaches and frustrations of playing at its more famous counterparts. The course plays to a relatively innocuous, 6,561-yards from the back tees and carries a rating of 71.7.

The course gently rolls and undulates in and out of the native hardwood and pine forests, with the occasional tee shot blasting out of a narrow shoot. The Bermuda fairways are often severely sloped, demanding accuracy from the tee and a relative degree of spin control to avoid rolling what looks like a good tee shot into the awaiting woods.

Many of the approach shots are uphill and require solid thinking and yardage adjustments in order to get close to the flagsticks. The bent-grass greens are often incredibly deep and undulating placing an additional premium on club selection. The wrong club choice can leave you with a 30-yard roller-coaster putt that you can only hope to leave close.

Nowhere is this more evident than on the signature par three #6.The hole is not particularly long or difficult on paper, but choose the wrong club into this par three and you’re putting from another area code or reteeing from the drop area.

It’s 178-yards of carry across a beautifully blue, ball-collecting pond. The green juts out into the water creating a peninsula, with water on three sided and large landscaping rocks protecting the front. Many a good round has bounced from those rocks to the bottom of the pond.

The closing holes are the epitome of the style of golf at Glenwood Golf Club. If you’re accurate, play to the right spots and think well, birdies are not difficult to come by. Take the par three sixteenth. It’s an uphill shot to a green where all you can see is the pin. It looks simple on paper, But—you absolutely must hit the green to have an easy par. Oh yes, watch out for the big tree that comes into play off the tee.

Club choice, solid thinking and distance control are just as important on the par three, 17th. A sheer drop of 50-feet from the tee accompanied by a long, kidney-shaped green, make this 126-yard puppy dog seem more like a junk yard dog. Oh—there is of course, OB long and left. Where else are you more likely to hit it on a downhill par tree?

Coming home on 18, you’re faced a with tree-lined, dog leg left with yet another fairway sloping left-to-right placing pressure on accuracy from the tee. Though the hole is relatively short, your approach on this par four can call for as many as three different clubs depending upon flag location. The approach is uphill about ten feet and there is out of bounds for every errant shot on the left side, once again placing an enormous amount of pressure on your thinking and judgment.

The holes are not difficult on the surface and, if you listen to the locals and garner some course knowledge, Glenwood can most certainly be had. But, go it alone and hip-and-hope—you’ll spend a lot of time enjoying the absolute beauty of the place up close. Place your shots well and keep your wits—your day at Glenwood will be just as Golf Digest called it:

“Best bargain, great course, beautiful setting." Golf Digest

Clubhouse
The clubhouse at Glenwood Golf Club is the perfect place to put your feet up and relax. The gigantic fireplace in the middle of the club house is open on both sides making for a cozy mountain retreat-like atmosphere.

Now featuring a full liquor license, refreshments and snacks are available from the snack bar. You can take your refreshments outdoors to the veranda and enjoy picturesque vistas of the course and the magnificent hardwood forests while enjoying the real meaning of “getting away from it all.”


Practice Facilities
Take advantage of the two teaching Professionals on staff. With a great range, practice bunker, and putting green, they can get your game ready for challenge of Glenwood .A good short game is an incredible asset out here. Many of the greens are extremely deep and require good lag-putting. Also, though there aren’t many of them, the bunkers are deep and severe.

• The range is open dawn to dusk

• Range balls are included with green fees

• All day Range Pass is only $8.00

• Lessons are available by appointment

Practice what you plan to see and plan to execute what you practice. You’ll have a great day at Glenwood Golf Club!

Having trouble with your game? Glenwood Golf Club offers a first class golf school with Professional instruction. The primary focus of the Glenwood Golf School is to provide each golfer with the Set Up and Impact Zone to maximize their practice and playing time. Call or email the Pro shop for more information on the Glenwood Golf School

Pro Shop
The pro shop at Glenwood Golf Club is truly an incredible surprise. Offering everything you could possibly need from the world’s best manufacturer’s you will find what you’re looking for here.

Glenwood Golf Club’s inventory includes clubs from Titleist, Callaway, Srixon, and McGregor—all the major players are available. A club repair shop and custom clubs by Infiniti Golf are on site. You can have your clubs frequency matched, regriped or repaired at one location.

In addition to world-class equipment, the pro shop offers the finest names in apparel (Ashworth, Smith & Tweed, Page & Tuttle, SDI, and Greg Norman) and footwear (Foot Joy, Etonic and Nike). Shop Manager Jerry Robbins and his staff are very knowledgeable and can answer any questions you may have.

12-Room Lodge
Adding to the list of unexpected and very pleasant surprises at Glenwood Golf Club is the 12-room Lodge located directly adjacent to the course.

The Lodge is a converted residence with a roomy common area including a kitchen, dining and living areas. Each room at the Lodge is very spacious and includes TV, phone, and complete bath.

An open patio area is also available for barbecues or just for taking in the incredible, natural beauty of Glenwood.

The Lodge has golf course access and is perfect for corporate outings. It is available as an entire unit or by individual room. Fantastic group rates are available through the pro shop!

Golf packages for individuals or groups include: One day's lodging, one day of unlimited green fees, golf cart for 18 holes, and all day range privileges. Custom packages can be designed for any size group.

Additional Developable Land
Four tracts of land adjoining the Glenwood Golf Course total approximately 135 acres of raw developable land. The seller has an initial master plan that allows for potentially 236 single family home lots with more than half offering golf course frontage or views.

3-bedroom home
A sample single family home was built on the course to support a master planned community designed by Jack Castin & Associates. The single story home features three bedrooms and 2 ˝ baths in 2,800 square feet of living space. The home offers beautiful views of the 7th hole in a secluded and serene setting. Additional features include a fireplace, deck, and a 2-car garage.

Confidentiality Agreement Required

Investor/Buyer Information Request Form

Contact Hilda Allen or Marty Howell for more information.

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