Mountain Ranch GC at Fairfield Bay
A view of a fairway at Mountain Ranch Golf Club from Fairfield Bay
#5 Kustin Drive, Drasco, Arkansas 72530, US
(501) 362-3577
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About Mountain Ranch Golf Club at Fairfield Bay and Tannenbaum Golf Club

Mountain Ranch Golf Club at Fairfield Bay and Tannebbaum Golf Club are sister golf and lodging properties owned by the same company located on the north side of Greers Ferry Lake. Each golf course has onsite lodging. Tannenbaum has more units with The Cabins at Tannenbaum, which are two-bedroom, two-bathroom cabins, as well as vacation homes and condominiums. Mountain Ranch has 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom condominiums with queen beds and a kitchenette. Golf packages are provided that include rounds at either course or combined.

Facts

Price Range$
Property Class★★
Year Opened1982
Number of UnitsLess than 100

Amenities & Services

RestaurantsBar, Casual
Room TypesVillas/Casitas
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Mountain Ranch Golf Club at Fairfield Bay and Tannenbaum Golf Club

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4.5
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was very good and the staff was very friendly and helpful I would recommend playing there to anyone

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens kinda tore up

Beautiful course, all well kept except sand traps and greens. Greens looked abused by people not repairing and sand traps were real rough hazard.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome course… especially considering the heat we have had the last few weeks

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of the best courses in Arkansas

Premium course for reasonable price. If you weigh in the cost to course and compare to other courses with their prices, this potentially the best course in Arkansas depending on conditions. Which are usually excellent.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value!

My first time playing this course and I had an awesome round. I played on a Sunday afternoon and the course was wide open. Greens are huge and rolled fast. The par 3's were by far the highlight of the round. All of them have beautiful looking tee shots with big elevation change. #12 is my favorite hole on the course. 180 yards from the blues. Strait down hill about 150 foot drop. Fairways are a bit rough but in decent shape. Loved all of the trees and how connected with nature it felt while playing. I would definitely recommend and

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still an awesome track

Tee boxes, fairways and greens were freshly cut and beautiful. This scenic course has generous landing areas from the tees and large bermuda greens that are in great shape with no dead spots. Some of the bunkers are not raked and have drainage issues so it’s fair to lift clean and place in those. They are obviously working hard on bunkers. There was no beverage person or water on the course so come prepared. They’re fine with tumblers. Mountain Ranch is an excellent golf course and a screaming bargain.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden gem

I live in Springfield, Mo and my cousin lives in Cabot, Ar. We were looking for someplace to meet in the middle(sort of) and found this place. Absolutely beautiful course and a challenge for a bogie golfer like me. I didn’t even care that I didn’t shoot well because the course was so pretty. Definitely worth the drive and at a great price point we will be meeting back there multiple times in the future.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

BEAUTIFUL Course

Every fairway was in great condition, tee boxes were clean and neat, greens were awesome and played fairly quick. Can’t say enough about this little beauty. Loved every single hole

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome course

Easily the one of the best public courses in the state, greens were exquisite and fairways were in awesome shape for the heat wave we have had.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Mountain Resort Course

The pro shop staff were very helpful and friendly. They worked with us to address our group needs.

The on-site restaurant was closed and they are looking for a person to run a restaurant business there. It would have been nice to relax and enjoy the scenery af the end of play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Interesting Course

Mountain Ranch is an interesting course layout with generally enjoyable layout, accessible fairways and challenging greens. Some holes (<5) are undergoing maintenance and therefore had some deterioration. Our round included some medium to moderate rain in waves and we waited out the weather a couple times, but the course drained really well and never was unplayable. Several holes are tight and require good tee shots to find the fairway. Overall an enjoyable round even including the weather. Note that the number of golfers is minimal (seems to be related to the area overall) and that has caused them to discontinue services like beverage cart and pro shop snack bar - both of which appear to be discontinued for the long haul.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Well worth the travel

Considering the rain the past couple of months I wasn't expecting miracles, but I was pleasantly surprised by how well the course drains. I can only think how good it must be with just the right amount of water.

The layout is fun and has some good challenges.

I played of the tips to get a good feel. I can honestly say, after shooting 75 that it is a great challenge. Lots of blind tee shots and couple risk and reward driving holes.

Can highly recommend this track. One of the best in Arkansas, hands down.

Will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Steve’s review

Course was in pretty good shape considering all the rain we’ve had recently. Greens were in good shape My main complaint is the bunkers. They were terrible. Grass growing in them no sand to speak of. Bunkers were totally unkempt.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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