Golf course
Ben Geren Golf Course
Fort Smith · Sebastian County · Arkansas
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- Holes
- 18
- Town
- Fort Smith
- County
- Sebastian County
- State
- Arkansas
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#14 longest on record in Arkansas · #10 hardest on record in Arkansas
- Rating / Slope
- 73.4 / 137
- Yards
- 6,837
- Tee
- Blue
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 546 | 334 | 440 | 518 | 189 | 404 | 370 | 193 | 419 | 3413 | 374 | 510 | 186 | 393 | 572 | 385 | 156 | 427 | 421 | 3424 | 6837 | 73.4 | 137 |
| White | 511 | 315 | 414 | 500 | 167 | 368 | 345 | 158 | 391 | 3169 | 362 | 489 | 170 | 335 | 557 | 357 | 147 | 378 | 400 | 3195 | 6364 | 71.0 | 133 |
| Gold | 475 | 283 | 314 | 481 | 153 | 311 | 304 | 140 | 367 | 2828 | 321 | 436 | 153 | 279 | 450 | 323 | 134 | 347 | 346 | 2789 | 5617 | 67.4 | 121 |
| Red | 454 | 266 | 314 | 401 | 120 | 309 | 288 | 96 | 367 | 2615 | 271 | 390 | 115 | 212 | 379 | 283 | 125 | 279 | 290 | 2344 | 4959 | 69.8 | 118 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Hcp | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 6 |
On the card, Ben Geren Golf Course's longest hole is the 572-yard par-5 14th, and its number-one stroke-index hole is the 3rd. The front nine measures 3,413 yards and the back 3,424.
Ben Geren Golf Course is a 6,837-yard course in Fort Smith, AR — the 14th-longest course on record in Arkansas. From the Blue tees it plays to a 73.4 rating and 137 slope.
Ben Geren Golf Course in Fort Smith is a Sebastian County park golf facility serving Arkansas's second-largest city, a municipal course in the Arkansas River valley community that has served as the gateway between Arkansas and Oklahoma since the frontier era when Fort Smith was a Federal court for Indian Territory. The course provides accessible recreational golf in a park setting, reflecting the tradition of municipal golf as a civic amenity for a working-class river city whose population has historically valued accessible outdoor recreation.
Course details
- Coordinates
- 35.31622, -94.36176
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FAQs about Ben Geren Golf Course
How long is Ben Geren Golf Course?
Ben Geren Golf Course measures 6,837 yards from the Blue tees.
What are the rating and slope at Ben Geren Golf Course?
Ben Geren Golf Course has a course rating of 73.4 and a slope rating of 137.
How many holes does Ben Geren Golf Course have?
Ben Geren Golf Course has 18 holes.
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