Keeton Park Golf Course

Built in 1979 in the floodplain of the Elm Fork Trinity River, this course was designed with the average golfer in mind. Numerous lakes and ponds require accurate shot-making. In fact, water is in play on all but 3 holes and often impacts both the tee and approach shots.

The tree-lined fairways are plush, and the greens are medium in size and speed. The signature hole is No. 3, a 538-yard par 5 that plays into the wind and features a double-dogleg fairway that is tree-lined on the left and offers a cluster of trees with a pond on the right. This hole veers left off the tee through a chute of trees and a pond on the right, then back to the left on the second shot as the fairway slides down to a green neslted in a thick grove of trees. Players need to hook the second shot in order to approach the small, elevated green.

No. 6 is tough as well: a sweeping dogleg with two ponds on the right side of the fairway. The approach is into an elevated green on a peninsula with water behind and on both sides.

Getting there : From I-30 east, take the Jim Miller Rd. exit and go south for 2.5 miles. The course is on the right.