1250 Golf Club Drive,
Hollister, Missouri 65672
Office
+1 (800) 225 6343 toll freePro shop
+1 (417) 339 5430Website
Visit websiteThe Course:
13 holes.
Designer:
Gary Player and owner/founder Johnny Morris.
The three 18-hole championship courses at Big Cedar Lodge are: Buffalo Ridge (par-71; 7,036 yds from back tees; rating 73.4; designed by Tom Fazio; 1999); Ozarks National (par-71; 7,036 yds; rating 73.9; by Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw; 2019); Payne's Valley (par-72; 7,308 yds; by Tiger Woods; 2020).
The three Par-3 courses are: 9-hole Top of the Rock (par-27; 1,420 yds; by Jack Nicklaus; 2014); 13-hole Mountain Top (par-39; 1,912 yds; by Gary Player; 2017); 18-hole Cliffhangers course (par-54; 1,910 yds; by founder Johnny Morris and his son John Paul Morris; 2025).
Clubhouse and practice: co-located in the same area are the facilities for Ozarks Natl, Payne's Valley, Mountain Top, Cliffhangers and the Tom Watson Putting Course. Located 1.5 mi N, with its own facilities, is the Buffalo Ridge clubhouse. 9 mi (by car) to the SW is the Top of the Rock facility.
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6 mi S of Hollister / 47 mi S of Springfield.
Big Cedar (Mountain Top)
Mountain Top is a Gary Player designed 13-hole member of the Big Cedar Golf collection of courses. The inspiration of Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris, the Big Cedar resort is located in a wilderness environment close to Table Rock Lake in southern Missouri.
On offer here is a unique array of 9-, 13- and 18-hole golf layouts. Although only 13 par-3 holes, Mountain Top is one of the host courses for the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf tournament, a PGA Tour Champions event.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2021].
Mountain Top is a walking only course.
Mountain Top is part of the Big Cedar Golf stable of courses. The Big Cedar golf and wilderness resort is the inspiration of Johnny Morris, the founder of Bass Pro Shops, one of the USA's biggest retailers of hunting, fishing, camping and other related outdoor recreation gear.
612 Devil's Pool Rd, Ridgedale, MO 65739.
+1 (800) 255 6343
Visit websiteBig Cedar Lodge, originally established in 1921, is located at the heart of the Big Cedar Resort, one of America's largest wilderness destinations, and now a sizable golf destination. A wide variety of accommodations are available at Big Cedar, including lodge rooms, private cabins, cottages, glamping and camp cabins and high-end exclusive accommodations. Big Cedar Lodge itself is a member of the Historic Hotels of America collection.
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Big Cedar Golf's Top of the Rock (3.5 mi), Buffalo Ridge Springs (10 mi), Mountain Top, Ozarks National and Payne's Valley courses (12 mi).
Branson Hills
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