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The clubhouse at Mystic Creek features
a pro shop, locker rooms, and the
pub-style Mystic Grill.
HAVING A TOP-NOTCH
CLUBHOUSE IS SECOND
ONLY TO BEING
RECOGNIZED AS THE
NUMBER ONE COURSE
IN ARKANSAS BY
GOLFWEEK MAGAZINE
AND NUMBER 38 OF THE
TOP 100 COURSES IN
THE COUNTRY.
Photograph by Greg Owens
Within the club house is Mystic Grill, a full-service
restaurant open to the public, complete with a fullystocked
bar and a full-time chef. Hours of operation are
Tuesday through Thursday 11:00-8:00. On Friday and
Saturday, they're open from 11:00-9:00 and on Sunday
from 11:00-6:00. Guests may make dinner reservations
up to a week in advance. The spacious, air-conditioned
dining room has a wide-open feel with three large screen
televisions.
Murphy USA acquired Mystic Creek Golf Course from
the original developers in 2017. Each year during the
third week of September, they host the Murphy USA El
Dorado Shootout, a prestigious LPGA qualifying event on
the Epson Tour. The tournament has grown into a notable
event, capturing the 2017, '18 and '19 Sporting Event of the
Year Gold Award from the Arkansas Festival and Events
Association. Murphy USA utilizes the tournament to
support local charities, focusing attention on and having
contributed each year to such worthy causes as the Boys
& Girls Club, the DeSoto Area Council of the Boy Scouts,
Hope Landing, Turning Point, the Susan G. Komen
Foundation, Team Corrie Cancer Foundation, and UAMS
Cancer Institute. p
MYSTIC CREEK WELCOMES
NEW GOLF PRO
Sandy Davison joined the staff at Mystic Creek in June of 2022. He is a native
of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and a second-generation instructor raised in a
professional golfing family. His 25 years as a golf pro have seen him share his
skills at such renowned courses as New Jersey's Baltusrol Golf Club, Arizona's
Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, Desert Mountain Golf Club, and
Paradise Valley Country Club along with The Club at Carlton Woods, Texas, and
TPC Sawgrass in his home state of Florida.
Davison has played in both U.S. and British Amateur Championships and was
a medal-winning finalist in the North & South Amateur held in Pinehurst, North
Carolina. An inductee to the University of North Florida Athletic Hall of Fame, he
held a First Team All-American spot on the 1993 NAIA National Championship
golf team. He was the top graduate in his PGA Golf Professional Training
Program class and became one of the first 28 PGA professionals in the U.S. to
complete all six levels of the PGA Certified Professional Program.
" Mystic Creek has exceeded all my expectations, " says Davison, " and we've
been made to feel right at home in El Dorado. Mystic Creek is a hidden gem in
South Arkansas that rivals some of the top courses in the country. We have great
owners, a first-rate team, and wonderful members. They allow us to do what we
do and be as good as it gets. "
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