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Mena, AR

Mena Lions Club DGC

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4.135(based on 4 reviews)
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Experience: 8 years 73 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Subjugating Expectations 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 28, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Parking right at hole 1
- Tees signs are all there/intact, 5 & 14's signs are faded, but legible
- Course map at hole 1, Includes each tee sign across the bottom
- Baskets all in good shape
- Practice basket beside hole 1
- Hole 1 has a sign telling you if the course is currently set to yellow or blue pin positions
- Holes 9 and 18 end near hole 1, making half rounds convenient
- Nice spacing between holes, no real danger of being domed by other players
- Shot diversity is very high
- Fairways are very well maintained
- This course is absolutely gorgeous
- No, I'm serious, this course simply oozes natural beauty from every hole it has
- Good elevation change
- Despite how clean and open everything feels, there is still technicality to this course
- Excellent variety of hole distances
- The flow of this course is quite nice, and I only had to consult the course map twice (10 & 18)
- This is just a flat out fun course. I've not the words to describe how or why, it just is.
- Personal bias, but hole 18 is perfect. Downhill open field fit for emptying your bag...
- Some holes had incorrect par info, fixed that
- Perhaps an unorthodox "Pro", but I've never seen such a level of respect for the game by non players. Several groups of non-DGers: dog walkers, kid walkers, old couples, etc were meandering around, and ALL of them looked to the tees for us, and if they were heading in our way, they turned a different direction. I'm adding .5 to the rating for this alone and you can't stop me.

Cons:

- All tee pads after hole 1 are dirt. Use of golf course red/white markers are cute, but still
- No restrooms nor trashcans
- Despite the fact it hadn't rained for 4 days prior, quite a few holes were fairly marshy
- Several tee pads were borderline unusable due to that
- Couple trees down across the course have been there long enough to know they'll remain there
- Quite a few holes use waist high grass as the 'rough'
- Several holes are blind without much indication where you're actually supposed to throw
- Speaking of, some tee signs are just wrong.
- I.E. Look at hole 3's sign. Sign says curve right (yellow pin), pin is actually dead straight.
- I.E. See Hole 5's sign, just left of center. Wrong, it's a 50° spike hyzer hole
- Obtuse walk from 9's pin to 10's tee
- Obtuse walk from 17's pin to 18's tee
- Hole 16 is a blind throw, but you can see 7's basket from tee. Don't get confused
- Course is pretty easy. First time playing, strong (16mph, 26mph gust) winds, and my usual 5 or so missed 20' putts, and I still finished +3.

Other Thoughts:

- Yes this course is easy.
- Yes it's in the middle of nowhere.
- Yes it lacks some basic course infrastructure.
- Should you skip it? Hell no.
- I know I'm just some random schmuck on the internet, but, from a non-local, if you have the chance, play this course. It's a relaxing treat
- This course is 2 hours from me. I'm making the drive just for this course again as often as I can

Fun Fact: Found a cracked DX Wraith inked "I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN". Homestar Runner ref, so I threw... okay.. shanked it. +10 points to Gryffindor if you find it
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