Texarkana, Arkansas
Texarkana Country Club is one of Arkansas’s most celebrated classics, known for its Golden Age pedigree and strong, storied design. A thoughtful Ron Prichard restoration has reawakened its architectural bones, making it a must for aficionados of traditional, strategic layouts. While private and not a national bucket-list pilgrimage, it offers one of the region’s most authentic old-school tests.
Texarkana Country Club is a Golden Age parkland course showcasing the classic design hallmarks of William Langford and Theodore Moreau—bold bunkering, strategic angles into firm greens, and a routing that maximizes both challenge and natural movement. Decades of evolution saw cross bunkers erased and contours softened, but Ron Prichard’s thoughtful restoration around 2000 revived its original spirit. Today, the course demands cerebral play and rewards those who value architecture over brute strength.
Ron Prichard—one of America’s top classic-course restorers—led Texarkana’s return to Golden Age principles, reviving the Langford-Moreau legacy while enhancing strategic possibilities with his seasoned architectural touch.
A formidable par 3 playing 227 yards from the back, demanding a flighted long iron or hybrid and a focus on the center of the green. Miss on the wrong side and an up-and-down is no bargain.
Take your medicine and aim for the safe middle, favoring a shot shape that holds the contoured surface.
Any miss left or right risks a taxing recovery over bunkers or from awkward rough.
Well-kept with firm, traditional surfaces and solid overall grooming by private club standards.
Steady member pace; seldom rushed but rarely sluggish except in peak traffic.
Classic private-club formality with deep-rooted member tradition.
Golf attire required (collared shirt, no denim, private club standards enforced).
Study the yardages and plan your play around key hazards and favored angles into greens—especially important for par 5 scoring.
It’s a walkable layout but stretches of distance and warm Arkansas afternoons can sap energy late—carry water and conserve early.
Precision wedges help capitalize on scoring holes, especially with firm, restored greens.
Expect to face traditional bunkers around many greens—restoration brought these back in force.
Club founded, nine-hole course with sand greens opens
Course redesigned by Langford & Moreau as full 18
Ron Prichard engaged for historical course evaluation
Achieved No. 14 debut in Golf Digest’s America’s 100 Greatest
Before its Golden Age rebirth, Texarkana Country Club’s greens were perfectly round, sandy surfaces where putting in the middle was the only goal. The purest essence of early southern golf, those quirky greens shaped the club’s original challenge and early lore.
By the late 20th century, years of lost bunkers had softened Texarkana’s bite. Bringing in Ron Prichard around 2000, the club restored grassed-over Golden Age features and bunkers, reviving the strategic beauty intended by Langford and Moreau.
Texarkana’s well-kept, classically demanding layout has seen several Arkansas state-level events and exceptional amateur rounds, with video documentation even featuring future tour pros posting sub-70 numbers. The tradition of excellence continues with every new talent emerging from its classic test.
Club founded in 1914 with just nine holes and sand greens.
Original greens were perfectly round sand surfaces—putting in the middle was standard.
Langford/Moreau’s bold bunkering and greens were revived during the restoration.
Debuted at No. 14 nationally in Golf Digest’s 2011–2012 rankings.
Hole #3 stretches 227 yards, a bruiser for any era.
Top-tier regional private with modern pedigree in Shreveport
Welcoming public option with water-lined holes and value play
Solid regional test, affordable guest access
Historic local club with old-school challenge
Downtown Texarkana for easy access to both Arkansas and Texas courses
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