The best courses you can play in Branson, Missouri
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 2,661 rounds in Missouri and rate what they played. These are the 8 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Branson, Missouri, ranked by those community scores.
Ozark's National
Big Cedar Lodge
Hollister, MO, USAPublicBen Crenshaw & Bill Coore
- 4.9Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.6Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
A really cool course basically set on top of a mountain. The views at the top of Ozarks National are so good. I’m not sure I’m a huge fan of the course though as much as others are. Still a really fun course and the conditions are so good.
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@Zheinold105
- Driving range
- Views
- Putting area
Payne's Valley
Hollister, MO, USAPublic
- 4.3Conditions
- 3.6Layout
- 2.8Value
- 4.1Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
What an amazing place to be! Driving up the clubhouse on top of the mountain you can see it from a few miles away. Once you are up there it’s almost like you are in another world. The vastness of this course is truly something special.
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@Zheinold105
- Pristine
- Driving range
- Must play
Buffalo Ridge Springs Golf Club
Hollister, MO, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 4.1Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Course was in amazing shape. Most shots were downhill which made it easier to know where to hit the ball all the time. Also so many waterfalls in and around the course. Some how they were able to keep most tee boxes high and fairways low.
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@Zheinold105
- Views
- Must play
- Driving range
Cliffhangers
Big Cedar Lodge
Hollister, MO, USAPublic
- 5.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Must play
- Pristine
- Hidden gem
Top of the Rock Golf Course
Ridgedale, MO, USAPublicJack Nicklaus
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 3.4Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Views
- Challenging
- Must play
Branson Hills Golf Club
Branson, MO, USAPublicBobby Clampett
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.8Value
- 4.2Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
- Parkland
- Challenging
- Driving range
Ledgestone Country Club
Branson West, MO, USAPublicTom Clark
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Challenging
Mountain Top
Big Cedar Lodge
Hollister, MO, USAPublic
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.3Value
- 3.8Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
- Driving range
- Links
- Must play
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Branson, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in Branson, Missouri.
The top public golf courses in Branson, Missouri on Course Vaults are led by Big Cedar Lodge with a Course Vaults score of 8.5. This page ranks 8 courses, including Big Cedar Lodge, Payne's Valley, Buffalo Ridge Springs Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Branson, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Branson, Missouri list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Branson, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Big Cedar Lodge is currently #1 among public courses in and around Branson, Missouri on Course Vaults at 8.5 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:52 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
