Golfing Events
PLEASE GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS COLUMN TO SEE LISTINGS OF ALL KNOWN GOLFING EVENTS, BOTH LOCAL AND NON-LOCAL.
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Friday, August 30, 2013
Mystic Creek Golf Club
For the 99.9% of you who have never heard of this course, I wanted to share a little information about this "gem" of a course located in El Dorado, AR, just two hours from downtown Shreveport and due north of Ruston.
We heard about the course from a golfing buddy who recommended it highly, and he was right. It's still a "work in progress". As we neared what the GPS told us was our turn to the course, all there was to indicate a golf course was a sign that said "Golf Course" and an arrow pointing down a dirt road. Hmmmm. Not looking so great.
We turned down the dirt road and then into a big, concrete parking lot with large planting areas that were unplanted and a tiny white metal building, seemingly lost in the expanse of space. And we're thinking "are we REALLY fixing to pay $75 to play THIS?" And then we topped the hill and saw the course....
IT IS BEAUTIFUL! There isn't a flat spot on the course except for the six sets of tee boxes on every hole. The distances range from 5100 yards to 7400 yards (yikes). The course just opened in May, but instead of seeding it for the grass, it was totally sodded from the beginning. Looks like it's been there for years. And it IS challenging with the rolling terrain. To check out their site, click here.
Right now, the price to play is $75, no matter what time of day, how old you are, or what day of the week it is. It includes range balls and lots of practice areas, including sand trap practice. The only break in price is if you get a group together and it can come down to $50 if you have twenty.
When this place is finished, it's going to be fabulous. If you want to make a short "day trip" for some exciting golf, take a little trip up to El Dorado, Ar. It will be beautiful in the Fall!
2020 SWGA playdays
- ALL OF THE EVENTS LISTED BELOW COUNT TOWARDS YOUR 100% PARTICIPATION RECOGNITION Except those marked with an (*)
- If you miss ONE required event, it can be replaced by ONE day of play in Team Matches
- March 17: Scramble at East Ridge CC, 9:00am
- April 16: Playday at Bomber Bayou GC, 9:00am
- May 19: Playday at Stonebridge, 9:00am
- June 9: Playday at Northwood, 9:00am
- July 2: Playday at Southern Trace CC, 9:00am
- *July 16: Team Matches (Day 1), East Ridge CC, 8:00am
- *July 21: Team Matches (Day 2), East Ridge CC, 8:00am
- Sept 21-22: SWGA Championship, Huntington Park GC, 9:00am
- *November 10: SWGA/SSWGA Turkey Scramble, Crooked Hollow GC, 9:00am
- *December 8: SWGA/SSWGA Jingle Bell Scramble, Northwood, 10:00am, Bring a Toy
2020 SSWGA Events
- Dates marked with (*) do not count toward 100% participation
- March 31: Stonebridge Scramble, 9:00am
- April 7: Playday at Southern Trace CC, 9:00am
- May 26: Playday at Northwood, 9:00am
- June 16 : Playday at East Ridge CC, 9:00am
- July 14: Playday at Bomber Bayou, 9:00am
- October 13 and 15: SSWGA Championship, Crooked Hollow GC, 9:00am
- *November 10: SSWGA/SWGA Turkey Scramble/annual meeting for SSWGA, Crooked Hollow GC, 9:00am
- *December 8: Jingle Belle Scramble, Northwood Hills GC, 10:00am, bring unwrapped toy
2020 Local Tournaments
- May 5-6: Southern Belle Ladies Tourney, Southern Trace CC, Shreveport, LA
- May 13-14: The Tradition Ladies Tourney, Stonebridge GC, Bossier City, LA
- June 6-7: Stonebridge Couples, Stonebridge GC, Bossier City, LA
- June 26-28: Bonnie & Clyde Couples, Northwood Hills, Blanchard, LA
- October 21-22: Roadrunner at East Ridge CC, Shreveport, LA
2020 State/Southern Events
- April 18-19: Womens' Four Ball, Atchafalaya at Idlewild, Patterson, LA
- May 7-8: Womens' Mid-Am Championship, Koasati Pines GC, Kinder, LA
- June 21-24: Womens' Match Play Championship, Tchefuncta CC, Covington, LA
- August 22-23: Womens' NET Championship, Greystone CC, Denham Springs, LA
- Oct 8-9: Womens' Senior Championship, Southern Trace CC, Shreveport, LA
- Oct 26-29: Southern Senior Championship, West Point, MS
Other 2020 NON-LOCAL Golfing Events
- April 23: Lady Calvert Tourney, Calhoun, LA
- May 28-30: Couples Invitational, Hot Springs Village, AR
- July 23-24: Ladies Invitational, Hot Springs Village, AR
- Aug 5: Diamonds in the Rough, Hollytree CC, Tyler, TX
- Sept 15-17: Twice as Nice, Texarkana CC, Texarkana, AR
- 2019 State/Southern Events
- Oct 2-3: Texarkana Couples Tourney, Texarkana CC, Texarkana, AR
- Oct 10-11: Dudes 'n Darlings Couples Tourney, Hollytree CC, Tyler, TX
- Nov 12-14: LaDiDa 4-Lady Tourney, Crown Colony CC, Lufkin, TX