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Bentonville, AR

Lake Bella Vista

3.385(based on 16 reviews)
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mmsciron
Experience: 25.9 years 18 played 7 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Lots of people and not for beginners 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 12, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Bag hooks by tees, nice scenery and challenging.

Cons:

I knew going into this, that this course is in a public park, but due to it being a nice day, me and my friend had to skip nearly 5 holes due to not wanting to hit people with our shots. If you aren't 100% confident in your shots, you will lose a disc in the water.

Other Thoughts:

Maybe try and hit at a non busy time, or non-super cold winter days. Less people will allow you to be able to play every hole.
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championlog22
Experience: 15.3 years 19 played 12 reviews
3.00 star(s)

The Lake 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 18, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

The park is huge and has great scenery.
The concrete tees were long enough and in good, clean condition.
Signs were accurate.
Variable flight paths.
The island hole, and teeing off from the island (peninsula) were amazing. 2 of my favorite holes I've played.
The walking path seemed to be out of the way for the most part.
Plenty of parking.

Cons:

I don't understand hole 6. There needs to be some serious clearing out of that fairway.
Unless you are just completely set on playing this course, I would hold off in the fall or winter. Way too much of my time was spent looking for discs that had been buried by the massive leaves that fall there.

Other Thoughts:

I only had time to play the front 9 and the last 2 holes because of the time spent searching for discs in the leaves. If you find an orange champion beast on hole 4, you can keep it.
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Chained Evil
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.9 years 1095 played 232 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good Course that needs some TLC 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jun 15, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course offers a variety of shots, L to R, R to L, as well as both long and short. There are wide open holes and more technical holes as well. The tee pads are plenty big to throw from and the signage is good. Also there are benches on several holes and bag hangers as well.
This course will challenge both your mental game and your arm in spots. The water threat is there on several holes to add to the challenge as well.
Holes that I really liked were: 3 the island shot, 4 where you throw across the water, my favorite on this course, and 16 where you had a protected basket upon your approach.

Cons:

Several tee pads, 3, 5, 6, 7, & 8 need to be washed off. There is a lot of dirt from the apparent flooding that has occurred here.
#5's tee marker has been up rooted, but is still there.
#9's basket is bent, as stated by a previous reviewer.
The water threat for some players might be too much. Just pack a junker disc or two and you will be fine. The water was down a bit on my visit, but it smelled so stank nasty that if you were to throw a disc in there, I'm not so sure you would want to go in there, but to each his own.
Some of the fairways on the holes that play next to the river and lake could become slick after a hard rain, so footing would be an issue.
7's basket has come out of the ground, sleeve, concrete, the whole thing is just propped up on top of the dirt. It still works but is just out of place.
8's tee signage is missing, the post is still there however. Also the two trees that are in front of the tee box, see pics, have a giant pile of logs that have collected there. I would say that flooding has done some damage on the more wooded holes next to the lake/river. This doesn't affect your throwing line, but is unsightly.
The walking path comes into play on several holes. You must be paying attention both in front of you and behind you before you throw. Safety first.
14 starts off with a well defined alley for a fairway then it turns into a bit of a headscratcher. I really couldn't tell there was any well defined line to hit, but could see a bit of a beaten path about 30 ft from the basket. It just felt like this hole was hope and pray after your drive to me.
Some of these cons, like the downed trees in fairways, the log fort on #8, the bent basket on #9, if they were to get fixed would bump this course up a half of a disc for me.

Other Thoughts:

First off don't let the cons deter you from playing this course. This is one of the best courses in NW Arkansas and it will challenge you and is a fun play. Here are some helpful hints for this course:
Don't go short or long on #3, hit the island and you will be fine, there was a gaggle of geese behind #3's basket so pay attention.
To get to #5's tee pad, take the walking path from #4's basket and then cut into the tree row on your left. #9's basket is across the creek and down by the bridge. From 12's basket head NW past the cedar trees to find #13's tee box.
To get to #15's tee box go back out to the walking path and cross the bridge, the tee box is just North of the Porta Potty and the basket is protected by a small group of trees.
To get to #16 go right from #15's basket and walk through the trees. The tee pad is just to the south a bit from #15's basket in the trees.
Overall this is a good course that will provide you with a good challenge. It would easily be a 3.5 in my opinion if I would have played it before the flooding occurred. If they were to fix the things that the flood tore up, I would happily bump up my rating a half of a disc. If you are in the area you need to play this course.


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bball7273
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 13.6 years 72 played 40 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Good, Could Be Better 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Dec 4, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

This course has a variety of holes from wide open to tight wooded shots. It runs along a lake and can be pretty challenging. Hole 3 is an island shot containing a do or die tee shot. This hole and many others bring a exellent challenge to this course. The tee pads have been replaced from rubber to perfect concrete pads. The tee signs are very accurate and are in great condition. Probably one of the hardest courses in the state. You will have to take a variety of different shots on this one. Also, there is plenty of parking. Concrete tee pads recently added make this a huge plus.

Cons:

There is literally no elevation change. I really wish there was a elevated basket or something like that to add a even better challenge. This course is really muddy after rain. If it rains enough, it can become entirely flooded. The last two holes are probably the worst designed holes ive ever played. Hole 17 is straight into the wind for 750 feet and Hole 18 is 1100 feet into the wind. Both of these are wide open and are worthless unless you can throw a 400 foot bomb. Sometimes, pedestrians walking the trail can be in the way. Also, this course is not begginer friendly espically in the summer time. Extreme undergrowth will make it extremley hard to find your disc if you arent in the fairway on the wooded holes and water hazards on at least 5 holes will leave even some of your best shots in the water.

Other Thoughts:

This course is really fun in the winter time when all of the knee high grass on the wooded holes is gone and when there are no bugs whatsoever. It is really a fun play. This is a good course and its worth your time.
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Janbobbo
Experience: 22.9 years 18 played 8 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 13, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful course with some really nice and challenging holes. Whether you like water or not, it really adds an extra challenge to the course. My favourite holes were #2, #3 and especially the beautiful and well designed par 4 hole #5 along the side of the lake. Nice and descriptive tee signs with a little map on each sign.

Cons:

Too many of the wooded holes are just too narrow and curvy to give you a fair challenge. The rubber tees were in rather bad shape and sometimes your foot would get stuck when trying to rotate on it. Would need some more elevation changes.

Other Thoughts:

This course has the potential to be a top quality course but would need better tees and some improvements on some of the wooded holes which in my opinion are more luck based than skill based.
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vtsquid
Experience: 18.2 years 21 played 17 reviews
3.00 star(s)

a Solid 3 out of 5 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 23, 2010 Played the course:once

Pros:

Great lay out, fun holes, easy to fallow, easy to get to, amateur tee's where unsure players don't have to throw over water, and well maintained!

Cons:

Can be wet and muddy. Local wild life will leave "Presents" near water holes.

Other Thoughts:

This is a well thought out, well maintained fun course. There are a few water shots that will really make you think about using the amateur tee if you don't fully feel comfortable throwing longs ways over the water. But it gives you the option. In the summer months it will be more dry, but when its wet out, bring some boots! You will need them. Playing by your self could be more difficult do to some long grass in the fields.

I really enjoyed the course, and will go back many times when visiting the area, I think the more you play it the more you will end up liking it. The locals seem really nice as well. Hole 17 and 18 are long long long ones, so be prepared. hole 2,3,4,5 and 8 are water shots, you may want a floating disc or use the amateur tee if you are a little or really unsure of your throws, when i was there the person in front of me lost 4 discs that day... :(, Lucky my 2 that landed in the water I was able to reach. The water is not really inviting, so don't bring your swim trunks and expect to just jump right in after your disc, its murky! Also in the deeper water the banks slope at a hard angle, so if your disc does go in the water, go after it fast or it will slide deeper out of sight!
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