College golf facilities: Arkansas Razorbacks and Blessings Golf Club

The home of Arkansas golf is feared among many for the incredible challenge it presents golfers, but it’s one of the best facilities in the country.

Blessings Golf Club, located in Johnson, Arkansas, about four miles from campus, was the site of the 2019 NCAA Championships. The course stretches to more than 7,900 yards from the back tees and plays through two distinct landforms: the Clear Creek floodplain and a plateau that rises to 65 feet above the floodplain, where it’s bisected by a series of ravines. Both the outward and inward nines climb up and down between the two topographies, creating drama and variety on each hole. The course was originally designed by architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. with a redesign recently completed by noted architect Kyle Phillips.

The outdoor practice areas feature a range with multiple teeing areas and numerous range targets to allow realistic practice sessions. The short game facilities include several bentgrass putting and short game greens as well as a bermudagrass green. A separate three-acre short game practice area has also been added which features practice greens that are 4,500 and 16,000 square feet in size, practice bunkers and a putting green.

The indoor short-game practice and fitness facility includes a 9,000-square-foot, short-game practice area with a 3,000-square-foot putting and chipping green designed by Dave Pelz. The facility also provides a state-of-the-art 2,000-square-foot fitness facility. The Razorback Center houses five indoor hitting bays and one private teaching bay with video analysis equipment, Trackman, Sam Putt Lab and Putt View.

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Photos: Blessings Golf Club