The best courses you can play in Lake Ozark, 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 5 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Lake Ozark, Missouri, ranked by those community scores.

The Club at Kinderhook
Camdenton, MO, USAPublicTom Weiskopf
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities

Mountain/River
Osage National Golf Club
Lake Ozark, MO, USAPublicArnold 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

River
Osage National Golf Club
Lake Ozark, MO, USAPublicArnold Palmer
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Challenging
- Mat range
- Fast greens

Cove
Lodge of Four Seasons Resort
Lake Ozark, MO, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones Sr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Pristine
- Views

The Oaks
Tan Tar A Resort
Osage Beach, MO, USAPublicBruce Devlin & Robert von Hagge
- 2.8Conditions
- 2.8Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
- Putting area
- Scoreable
- Slow greens
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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 Lake Ozark, 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 Lake Ozark, Missouri.
The top public golf courses in Lake Ozark, Missouri on Course Vaults are led by The Club at Kinderhook with a Course Vaults score of 8.1. This page ranks 5 courses, including The Club at Kinderhook, Osage National Golf Club, Osage National 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 Lake Ozark, 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 Lake Ozark, Missouri list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Lake Ozark, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
The Club at Kinderhook is currently #1 among public courses in and around Lake Ozark, Missouri on Course Vaults at 8.1 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:00 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
