The best courses you can play in Missouri
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public courses across Missouri, ranked by those community scores.
+568.6Payne's Valley
Hollister, MO, USA
+518.5(Ozark's National) Big Cedar Lodge
Hollister, MO, USA
+528.5Buffalo Ridge Springs Golf Club
Hollister, MO, USA
+88.4(National 1) National Golf Club of Kansas City
Parkville, MO, USA
+128.2(Cliffhangers) Big Cedar Lodge
Hollister, MO, USA
+108.1The Club at Kinderhook
Camdenton, MO, USA
+118.0Branson Hills Golf Club
Branson, MO, USA
+98.0Ledgestone Country Club
Branson West, MO, USA
+247.9Top of the Rock Golf Course
Ridgedale, MO, USA
+97.6(Mountain/River) Osage National Golf Club
Lake Ozark, MO, USA- +67.6
(River) Osage National Golf Club
Lake Ozark, MO, USA 
+167.5(Mountain Top) Big Cedar Lodge
Hollister, MO, USA
+57.4Stone Canyon Golf Club
Blue Springs, MO, USA
+117.3Shoal Creek Golf Course
Kansas City, MO, USA
+87.2Tanglewood Golf Course
Fulton, MO, USA
+117.2Missouri Bluffs Golf Club
St. Charles, MO, USA
+117.2(Meramec) Tapawingo National Golf Club
Sunset Hills, MO, USA
+57.0(Cove) Lodge of Four Seasons Resort
Lake Ozark, MO, USA
+77.0Winterstone Golf Club
Independence, MO, USA
+97.0(Woodland) Tapawingo National Golf Club
Sunset Hills, MO, USA
+127.0Pevely Farms Golf Club
St. Louis, MO, USA
+107.0The Quarry at Crystal Springs
Maryland Heights, MO, USA
+96.8Swope Memorial Golf Course
Kansas City, MO, USA
+66.8(Championship) Fred Arbanas Golf Club at Longview Lake
Kansas City, MO, USA- +56.7
(The Oaks) Tan Tar A Resort
Osage Beach, MO, USA
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. State pages include public golf courses across Missouri. 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 Missouri.
The top public golf courses in Missouri on Course Vaults are led by Payne's Valley with a Course Vaults score of 8.6. This page ranks 25 courses, including Payne's Valley, Big Cedar Lodge, 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. State pages include public golf courses across Missouri. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Missouri list ranks public golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public or guest-friendly courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Payne's Valley is currently #1 among public courses in Missouri on Course Vaults at 8.6 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 5:53 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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