Nothing survives forever as a losing proposition, not even a beloved family treasure. So I’ll let the city fathers turn War Memorial Golf Course into what better serves the people of Little Rock.
What my family calls Fair Park has lost millions of dollars through the years. It’s not much of a golf course. It’s been in poor condition for many of the almost 90 years since Herman Hackbarth cut it out of pines on what was then the west side of town.
There was common bermuda on the greens for many years. Your putts could dive right or left because of severe grain.