Thursday, June 6, 2019

Buffalo Ridge Springs at Big Cedar Lodge Named Best Public Course in Missouri by Golfweek Magazine

Buffalo Ridge Springs at Big Cedar Lodge was named "Best Course You Can Play in Missouri: in Golfweek Magazine's Best of 2019 issue.  And for the first time, the course was also ranked among the "Top Courses You Can Play in America" at No. 89. 

 

An 18-hole marvel designed by renowned course architect Tom Fazio in collaboration with Johnny Morris, a noted conservationist, Buffalo Ridge winds throughout the beautiful Missouri Ozarks landscape with brilliantly-designed holes complemented by the area's extreme natural beauty. 

Bass Pro Shops and Big Cedar Lodge founder Morris said, 
"We are incredibly honored for Buffalo Ridge Springs to be named by such an esteemed group of experts as the top public golf course in Missouri.  Our goal with nature-based golf and everything we do at Big Cedar Lodge is to help families connect with nature and each other while showcasing the natural beauty of the Ozarks for guests from all around the world.  We celebrate this award with our golf and resort team members, who are dedicated to delivering an incredible experience for our guests." 

 

Buffalo Ridge Spring's expansive layout brings players in close contact with nature and features pristine playing conditions.  Herds of roaming bison graze on the native prairie grasses that surround the golf course boundaries.  Buffalo Ridge Springs covers approximately 450 acres and measures 7,036 yards from the back tees. 

Already a top-travel destination, ranking as No. 1 resort in the Midwest by Travel + Leisure for three consecutive years, Big Cedar Lodge has made a name for itself in the golf world with the 2014 re-opening of Top of the Rock, a Jack Nicklaus Signature design. 

 

In 2017, Morris and golf icon Gary Player opened the Mountain Top Course, a 13-hole par-3 masterpiece that features dramatic limestone rock formations and some of the most breathtaking views in the region. 

Ozarks National, the newest 18-hole course designed by  renowned architect duo Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in partnership with Morris, officially opened at Big Cedar in April during the 2019 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf PGA TOUR Champions event. 

 

Featuring challenging carries and a variety of visually appealing approach shots highlighted by native habitat, Ozarks National also features a 400-foot wooden beam and plank bridge, connecting the tee box and fairway of the 13th hole that stands 60-feet above a flowing creek.

And opening in phases beginning later this year, Morris and Tiger Woods will unveil Payne's Valley, a 19-hole course built to showcase the region’s natural beauty and to honor the late, local golf legend Payne Stewart.  It is the first public golf course in the United States by Woods and his TGR Design. 

 

With Payne's Valley, Woods and Morris will offer a course where players of all skill levels will be able to enjoy the game with each other in the beautiful Ozark Mountain landscape.  The course will also feature a spectacular and breaktaking 19th hole affectionately known as The Big Rock at Payne's Valley.

To learn more visit www.bigcedar.com, and as always if you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email or DM on twitter or Instagram.

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