Integrating course design with the rugged Ozark Mountain topography, golfers will find Branson area courses both senic and challenging. Courses allow golfers to experience the sport with mountain views, hillside terrain, and some holes chiseled right out of the rock. Several 18-hole courses and two 9-hole executive courses porvide golfing for both scratch players and novices. In addition, most courses offer private and group lessons by the Professional Golfers Association Certifed Pros, equiptment renat, and all area courses are open year round. 

Branson Creek Golf Club – 7,012 yards – Named one of ’s top 100 golf courses and Missouri ’s number one public golf course by Golf Digest, this Tom Fazio-designed course is first-class.  In addition to the natural beauty of the vast mountain setting, guests at Branson Creek are assured of the distinctive Troon Golf brand of impeccable golf course maintenance, championship playing conditions and a refined level of customer service.  Call 417-33-GOLF or www.bransoncreekgolf.com.

Holiday Hills Golf Resort – 5,771 yards – Newly rebuilt, this “user friendly” course now offers flat to rolling terrain and a variety of holes to challenge the low and high handicapper alike.  The fairways are wide and open and the large greens feature a variety of undulations.  Call 417-334-4838 or www.holidayhillsgolf.com.

LedgeStone Country Club – 6,724 yards – Located deep in the heart of the Southwest Missouri Ozarks at Stonebridge Village , this course offers spectacular scenery at every hole.  Hilly terrain at most holes and dense forests border virtually all of the narrow Zoysia fairways.  Water can be found on 10 holes and sand is around every one of the medium-sized undulating greens.  Call 417-336-1784.

Pointe Royale Golf Course – 6,067 yards – A scenic 18-hole golf course, located in one of the area’s most prestigious resort and residential neighborhoods.  Although a short layout, the rolling hills, narrow tree-lined Bermuda fairways, water on nine holes and bunkers on every hole make it a challenge for all players.  This course is a favorite of Branson area celebrities, many of whom live on the course.  Call 417-334-5614 or www.pointeroyale.com/golf

Thousand Hills Golf Club – 5,111 yards – Located in the heart of Branson and recipient of a 3 ½ star rating from Golf Digest, this superbly designed 18-hole resort course features USGA Bentgrass greens with Zoysia fairways and tees.  Set on hilly terrain with lakes and creeks coming into play on 16 holes.  Add sand and mature trees, and the challenge is sufficient for all golfers. Golf accommodations and golf packages are available.  Call 417-336-5874 or www.thousandhills.com.

Top of the Rock – 1,330 yards – A nine-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed resort par three and an Arnold Palmer-designed practice facility, owned by Big Cedar Lodge.  Located three miles from the resort at the spectacular Top of the Rock, the course offers breathtaking views of Table Rock Lake . The course is a member of the Audubon Signature Cooperative Sanctuary Program and has retained native plants, which, in turn, allow native bird and mammal populations to thrive.  Call 417-339-5312.

Executive Timbers Golf Course – This nine-hole, par 36 private course offers resort guests a scenic yet private golf experience in nearby Ridgedale, MO.

Murder Rock Golf Course – This semi-private 18-hole championship golf course is designed and managed by Landmark Land Company, Inc.  Built in Branson Creek, one of the most spectacular golf settings anywhere, Murder Rock is set for completion in Fall of 2007

The Tribute – This 18-hole Bobby Clampett-designed signature course, commemorating 18 stories from Payne Stewart’s life, is set for completion in 2008.

Area public golf courses can also be found at:

Kimberling Golf Course, Kimberling City

Kings River Golf Course, Shell Knob

Oak Tree Golf Club, Forsyth

Don Gardner Pitch ‘n’ Putt, Branson