Founded and built by James T. Gabbert in 1961, Back Acres Golf Course is a hidden gem of North Mississippi. Located just 1.5 miles east of Highway 55 in Senatobia, this 18 hole course offers challenges and excitement to all golf handicaps.
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You want to hit your drive long and straight on hole 1 so that you can take advantage of this reachable par 5 to open your round. Avoid the bunkers guarding the front sides of the smallish green.
Play a long iron to the center of the fairway or dare to drive further, sawing off some of the left dogleg on this par 4. The approach is to an elevated green. Avoid having a putt from above the hole on this slick green.
The elevated tee shot has you aiming for a large, two-tiered green. This par 3 is a much easier play when the pin placement is on the bottom. Avoid the bunkers guarding each side of the back-to-front sloping green.
This par 4 is a slight dogleg right. So try and work the ball from left to right off the tee, but too far left will likely result in being OB. The approach is uphill, and you don’t want to miss this green long or right.
This par 4 severely doglegs to the right. The safe play from the tee is a long iron or fairway wood down the middle, clearing the bend. Big hitters might risk topping the trees, but beware of the traps and trees.
The par 4, 6th hole offers a bit of a reprieve. The tee shot is narrow from the box but opens further out. Most approach shots should be fairly level to the green, which is guarded by bunkers on each side.
Hit a long, straight drive on this par 5, which is reachable for big hitters. Don’t be fooled by the slightly elevated green, as many approaches land in the sloped area just in front.
The long par 3 8th hole is a challenge for all. You must block out the lake off the tee and get the ball to the green. This fast green slopes from back to front. Be careful putting from above the hole.
This par 4 doglegs severely to the right and is widely regarded as the toughest on the course. Big hitters might risk cutting the corner. The approach is uphill to a fast green that slopes from back to front.
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The par 5 10th hole double-doglegs to the right. Hit your tee shot down the middle to the top of the hill in order to have a chance to reach the green in two.
Play your tee shot to the right half of this fairway, but don’t go long and find the fairway bunker. Hitting your approach to the middle of this green is wise. This hole is tougher when the pin is tucked in the back right.
This par 3 is all uphill and seemingly plays longer than the yardage indicates. The green slopes from back to front. Pin placements anywhere other than the front can be tricky.
This par 4 demands a well-placed tee shot that is far enough to have a clear approach yet not too far through the fairway. This green is particularly tough when the pin is placed in the rear, crowned half.
Many will lay up with a long iron short of the ditch on the par 4 14th hole. Big hitters might take dead aim at the green in hopes of having a short wedge shot into this undulating green.
This par 4 doglegs sharply to the left. Regardless of the tee, the wise play is to keep your drive to the right half of the fairway. The approach is all carry to this elevated green, which is protected by three bunkers.
The scenic 16th hole is a par 3 over water. The green is protected by bunkers on three sides. Knowing and trusting your distance and aiming for the center is the smart play here.
Use a long iron or fairway wood off the tee on this dogleg right par 4 to play to the 150-yard marker. You could hit long to the waste area on the right, which does provide some open shots to this large green.
The par 5 finishing hole is for many a three-shot hole from the blue tee. A signature tree guards the center of the fairway and a lake will devour shots going right. The green is protected by bunkers on both sides.
