Top of the Rock by Jack Nicklaus, the Payne Stewart Golf Club, and Ledgestone — a concentration of design quality hiding inside an Ozarks lakes town.
Missouri
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$35–$165
April, May, September, October
SGF - Springfield-Branson National (~1 hour)
Branson is known for live entertainment, Silver Dollar City, and the 43,000-acre lake that wraps around the southern edge of the Missouri Ozarks. Golf is not the first thing most visitors associate with the area, and that works in the golfer's favor. The four courses operating in and around Branson play through terrain that is genuinely distinctive: steep elevation changes carved through limestone ridgelines, dense hardwood forests, and water features fed by Ozark springs. Green fees top out around $165,...
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Pre-planned itineraries for Branson & the Ozarks, Missouri

Two courses, a scenic railway, a dinner cruise, and three nights for under a thousand dollars per person.

Two of Branson's strongest courses, a dinner show, and two nights at the area's integrated golf resort.

All four Branson-area courses across three nights, with Ozark entertainment filling the gaps.
Airports, rental cars, seasonal pricing, and local knowledge for Branson & the Ozarks, Missouri.
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