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Ratcliff sits in the heart of the Ouachita National Forest in western Arkansas, a landscape defined by densely wooded ridges, creek hollows, and the kind of quiet that's increasingly rare in American golf. Playing golf out here puts you squarely in one of the most scenic stretches of the Arkansas River Valley, with Ozark-adjacent terrain that shifts with the seasons — vivid hardwood color in fall, deep green pine canopy through summer.
Little Creek reads like a course shaped by its surroundings rather than imposed upon them. A name like that, in a setting like this, suggests water comes into play and that the routing follows natural contours through the forest rather than fighting them. That kind of layout tends to reward local knowledge and patience over raw power — the golfer who figures out where the course wants the ball to go will score better than the one who simply tries to overpower it.
For anyone traveling the Ouachita region — whether chasing Ouachita Trail miles, Lake Ouachita, or simply the forest itself — a round here offers a genuinely off-the-beaten-path alternative to the busier resort corridors of Hot Springs to the south.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE/BLUE · men | 6,429 | 70.5 | 125 | 72 |
| White/Red · men | 5,748 | 67.4 | 118 | 66 |
| Forward · women | 5,232 | 68.6 | 116 | 72 |
| Yellow · men | 5,066 | 64.2 | 110 | 71 |
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