The hardest golf courses in Lake Ozark, Missouri
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Lake Ozark, Missouri, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 5 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Also covers Camdenton, Sunrise Beach and Osage Beach.
Mountain/River
Osage National Golf Club
Lake Ozark, MO, USASlope rating 145, 75.6 course rating, Gold tees, 7,150 yds
PublicArnold Palmer
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.2Value
- 4.2Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
We played the River / Mountain courses and was excited that they just completed a Renovation on these two 9 hole courses. There is another 9 there called the Links that I believe they are renovating in the fall of 2026. The bunkers were white sand and in awesome conditions.
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- Driving range
- Putting area
- Strategic
The Club at Porto Cima
Sunrise Beach, MO, USASlope rating 141, 74.2 course rating, Black tees, 7,036 yds
PrivateJack Nicklaus
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 4.7Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Restaurant
The Club at Kinderhook
Camdenton, MO, USASlope rating 137, 72.8 course rating, Silver tees, 6,821 yds
PublicTom Weiskopf
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
The Oaks
Tan Tar A Resort
Osage Beach, MO, USASlope rating 134, 72.1 course rating, Blue tees, 6,432 yds
PublicBruce Devlin & Robert von Hagge
- 2.8Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
- Putting area
- Scoreable
- Slow greens
Cove
Lodge of Four Seasons Resort
Lake Ozark, MO, USASlope rating 133, 71.0 course rating, Blue tees, 6,553 yds
PublicRobert Trent Jones Sr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Pristine
- Views
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Lake Ozark, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Mountain/River at Osage National Golf Club is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Lake Ozark, Missouri at Slope 145 (75.6 course rating · Gold tees · 7,150 yds). 5 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Lake Ozark, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of Lake Ozark, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 4:26 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
