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Texarkana Golf Ranch
Posted on 12/31/25 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 12/31/25 at 6:08 pm
Has anyone played this lately or within the last few months? We live in Bossier and have played everything around here including Pine Dunes, Mystic Creek and Tempest and want to play somewhere different Friday. It's pretty cheap but pics look nice but they can be deceiving.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 8:36 pm to dek81572
I hear Mystic is incredible. Better than Squire.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 8:45 pm to In The Know
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hear Mystic is incredible. Better than Squire.
I've played Squire before too and both are awesome but I'd have to give the edge to Squire but Mystic is harder. Played Mystic last Friday for the 4th time and I finally broke 90, chipped in for birdie on 18 to shoot 89, I'm a 7.3hcp and that place kicks my butt. Over 7500 from the tips, I played from 6700. Tight tree-lined fairways, lots of water and almost impossible green complexes, I seriously don't know how people shoot under par there.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 9:02 pm to dek81572
Played Squire many years ago. It was rough with the wind. Wanna get on Mystic this year at some point.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 9:36 pm to In The Know
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Wanna get on Mystic this year at some point.
You better get there quick and bring a flashlight as there's only a few hours left in this year ??
Posted on 1/1/26 at 2:06 pm to In The Know
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hear Mystic is incredible. Better than Squire.
Mystic is a good track but it is nowhere near the luxury of Squire. Mystic is very difficult and so is Squire. But when you get to what a elite CC is supposed to be Sqiure is unbelievable.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 5:05 pm to dek81572
Go do the preview play at Wild Spring Dunes
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:04 am to dek81572
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dek81572
When you find out / go play TGR report the conditions, I've always been curious about this one as well.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:34 pm to jpainter6174
Played it last Friday. Wasn't in the best shape, fairways not bad, bunkers were awful and a few greens weren't up to snuff but for $35 cart included, not a bad place. Some of the holes were visually stunning right beside the lake and there seemed to be a lot of blind tee shots. Pretty hilly course and tight tree-lined fairways with thick underbrush, if you hit it off the fairway, you're on trouble. I bet when this place 1st opened ot was awesome since Hank Haney , Tiger Woods old coach, helped develope it. Id probably go back and play again sometime for something different. I wouldn't say it's a must play, its a play it if you're in the area and want a fun cheap couse to play.
This post was edited on 1/6/26 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 1/6/26 at 6:44 pm to dek81572
Has to be better than olde oaks for $50 lol
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:06 pm to jpainter6174
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Has to be better than olde oaks for $50 lol
It absolutely is. It's a shame, Olde Oaks used to be so good. I was a member when it first opened. Hal had an office in the pro-shop, and he and Freddie would hit the range and the Meadow course almost every day. Hal had is bag full of Srixon balls and would hit them out on the range and Freddie would be out there picking them up. It was amazing how well he struck the ball and all of them would be in a tight grouping, so they were easy to pick up. It's not like Mystic Creek to where you're done you say to yourself, I have to come back and play here but if you're in the area it's not a bad place at all. I wouldn't drive an hour and a half again just to play it.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 1:19 pm to dek81572
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I wouldn't drive an hour and a half again just to play it.
I get that but we like to switch up the rotation, especially since there's only 3-4 decent public courses in SHV/Bossier and they're normally packed to the gills. So we don't mind the occasional drive to arcadia, Arkansas, Texas to play something different.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 2:57 pm to jpainter6174
Took my golf cart over to the Oaks nine and drove the whole nine for memories sake. Actually hit some tee shots and irons into the "greens"
When I pulled up to #4 tee I was like wtf this is actually being cut. On #5 I see three dudes out there cutting and working. Drove up and talked to him and he said they were working on in it and they were thinking about putting in artificial greens on that nine.
Man that nine was so fun.
When I pulled up to #4 tee I was like wtf this is actually being cut. On #5 I see three dudes out there cutting and working. Drove up and talked to him and he said they were working on in it and they were thinking about putting in artificial greens on that nine.
Man that nine was so fun.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 3:21 pm to LSU5508
Been there, been to mystic, haven't played any of the Texarkana courses.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 3:24 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Yea olde oaks in the day was primo, now its dog shite. especially if the whole owner getting served by the FBI and being a Chinese spy is true
Independent journal link
Independent journal link
Posted on 1/7/26 at 3:32 pm to jpainter6174
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Been there, been to mystic, haven't played any of the Texarkana courses.
How does Tempest compare to Mystic?
Posted on 1/7/26 at 3:40 pm to LSU5508
When we played tempest and it wasn't in that great of condition a year or so ago.
That being said, I would say IMO Mystic is better than tempest in almost every way golfing wise (if you don't mind hard courses).
If we're factoring in price and driving, from where I live then tempest better in those aspects.
That being said, I would say IMO Mystic is better than tempest in almost every way golfing wise (if you don't mind hard courses).
If we're factoring in price and driving, from where I live then tempest better in those aspects.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 3:59 pm to LSU5508
If yall want to play one nicer than all of the ones mentioned let me know. Texarkana Country Club is top 3 in Arkansas. Guest rates are pricey though. But worth making a day out of it. It'd be the nicest course in Louisiana.
I personally don't care for Mystic. Condition is great, no denying that, but it's too gimmicky for me.
I personally don't care for Mystic. Condition is great, no denying that, but it's too gimmicky for me.
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