Beginning in 1990, Robert Trent Jones Jnr. designed the 36-hole golf complex at Chenal Country Club over a thirteen-year period and the eighteen holes on the newer Bear Den track are now rated a tougher test than those on the original Founders course.
Situated within a forested estate close to Little Rock, the fairways of the Bear Den course are a lot tighter than those on the more open Founders course with the sparkling waters of Rock Creek coming into play at a dozen of the holes.
The back nine offers the best golfing action. The 406-yard 14th is a fine par four, followed by the 538-yard 15th, where the green juts out into a lake. There’s a little bit of respite to be had at the water-protected par three 17th before tackling the tough 472-yard closing par four.