Photo: Wende King via GoogleBig Cedar Lodge
Johnny Morris' Bass Pro golf empire — Tiger's first public course (Payne's Valley), Coore/Crenshaw's Ozarks National, Fazio's Buffalo Ridge, plus Player and Nicklaus par-3s. Named America's Best Golf Resort by USA Today readers.
Courses
6 courses
$$$$Payne's Valley
★ 4.718 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Tiger Woods / TGR Design (2020)
$$$$Ozarks National
★ 4.518 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Coore & Crenshaw (2019)
$$$Buffalo Ridge Springs
★ 4.718 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Tom Fazio (1999, redesigned 2014)
Mountain Top
★ 4.918 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Gary Player (2018)
Top of the Rock
★ 4.718 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Jack Nicklaus (1996, 2014 expansion)
$$Branson Hills Golf Club
★ 4.418 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Chuck Smith with Bobby Clampett (2006)
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Recent Groups
Based on recent trips to this destination
4 golfers · 3 rounds
April 2026
~$1,400/person
6 golfers · 4 rounds
March 2026
~$1,850/person
3 golfers · 2 rounds
February 2026
~$980/person