Big Cedar Golf (Mountain Top)

1250 Golf Club Drive,

Hollister, Missouri 65672

  • Office

    +1 (800) 225 6343 toll free
  • Pro shop

    +1 (417) 339 5430

About the course

  • The Course:

    13 holes.

  • Designer:

    Gary Player and owner/founder Johnny Morris.

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
1912
1091
Par
39
39
SSS or slope

At the same location:

The five courses at Big Cedar Lodge are: Buffalo Ridge Springs (18-hole; par-71; 7036 yds from back tees; rating 73.4; designer Tom Fazio); Ozarks National (18-hole; par-71; 7036 yds; rating 73.9; Coore & Crenshaw); Payne's Valley (18-hole; par-72; 7308 yds; Tiger Woods); Mountain Top (13-hole; 1912 yds; Gary Player); Top of the Rock (9-hole; par-27; 1420 yds; Jack Nicklaus).
Ozarks Natl, Mountain Top and Payne's Valley share the same clubhouse. Located 1.5 mi N is the Buffalo Ridge clubhouse, while 9 mi (by car) to the SW is the Top of the Rock facility.

Location

Latitude:

36.560334

Longitude:

-93.195116

How to get there:

6 mi S of Hollister / 47 mi S of Springfield.

Big Cedar Golf (Mountain Top)

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.

Est. 2017

Mountain Top is a Gary Player designed 13-hole member of the Big Cedar Golf collection of courses. The inspiration of Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris, the Big Cedar resort is located in a wilderness environment close to Table Rock Lake in southern Missouri. On offer here is a unique array of 9-, 13- and 18-hole golf layouts. Although only 13-holes, Mountain Top is one of the host courses for the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf tournament, a PGA Tour Champions event.

List of courses: USA - Midwest (Lower)

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 13-holes in high season (April thru Oct): $60 (all days).

Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2020].

Other information

Mountain Top is a walking only course.

Did you know?

Mountain Top is part of the Big Cedar Golf stable of courses. The Big Cedar golf and wilderness resort is the inspiration of Johnny Morris, the founder of Bass Pro Shops, one of the USA's biggest retailers of hunting, fishing, camping and other related outdoor recreation gear.

Where2Stay

  • Big Cedar Resort

    612 Devil's Pool Rd, Ridgedale, MO 65739.

    +1 (800) 255 6343

    Visit website

    Big Cedar Lodge, originally established in 1921, is located at the heart of the Big Cedar Resort, one of America's largest wilderness destinations, and now a sizable golf destination. A wide variety of accommodations are available at Big Cedar, including lodge rooms, private cabins, cottages, glamping and camp cabins and high-end exclusive accommodations. Big Cedar Lodge itself is a member of the Historic Hotels of America collection.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Big Cedar Golf's Top of the Rock (3.5 mi), Buffalo Ridge Springs (10 mi), Mountain Top, Ozarks National and Payne's Valley courses (12 mi).

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Branson Hills

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