Great mix of long holes to air it out with well designed shorter holes to tempt the lucky ace seeker. The landscape is perfectly utilized to protect pins. Always a great pace on the course, even on busy days. Most pins are completely hidden from the tee box which makes for challenging blind drives. Recently they have added concrete tee pads.

Occasionally the course will flood after several days of rain. The woods on the back of #8 and #9 contain thousands of ticks.

There really is no reason to play another course in Springfield after playing here.

Nice length course with several interesting/challenging shots. The various trees and terrain changes make it fun.

Some of the maps are misleading, making it hard to judge how to throw from the tee. There seems to be no consistency on pointing to the next tee, though the course still flowed pretty well. The evergreens will eat your disc, which forces you to play a little reserved.

WARNING: Do not play this course soon after a rainstorm. Several of the holes lie right in a drainage ravine and turn into huge water traps.

Very pleasant course to play. Well maintained grass, hills and a bevy of cedar trees (contrary to GTrotter's review, there is no cypress at McBride) give the place the feel of a ball golf course. Pins well-guarded by trees mean you have to get creative. A dead-on tomahawk shot is a huge boon at McBride. Long holes make this a great course for those who love to go all-out on drives, but pin placement makes finesse and strategy necessary.

Cedar trees do not give up a disc easily. They're basically just very large, thick, sappy bushes that tend to cause hives (though they do smell lovely). If you lack control, be prepared to do some climbing/hive-removing. Also, woods near holes 8 and 9 are tick-infested. If you go in there for any length of time, give yourself a good once over. Like GTrotter said, only 10 holes, though they are 10 very enjoyable holes.

The constant and pervasive melodies of Phil Collins issuing over the course can get in your head if you let them. Experienced players will know how to shake that off. I remember one day, though. An unplugged version of "In the Air Tonight" COMPLETELY decimated my putting game.

I'd lived in Springfield just over a year when I found this course, and it immediately made living there 2.5x better. Not the best round you'll ever play, by any means, but a damn decent course players of any skill level can enjoy.

I realize the 'best of SW Missouri' isn't saying much but this is a very nice course. Rolling hills, well groomed, a mix of short and long holes with challenging tree looks. Rarely ever crowded. I lived in Springfield for about a year and this was the home course. Nothing else we discovered was in the same league.

No real tee pads. Only 10 holes...have to play it twice to get a decent round in. And it truly sucks getting discs lost in the cypress trees.

First hole can be challenging to find on your first visit. The tee box is just west of the gazebo thing, on the actual cart path. You'll be driving north; the pin is in the thick of some trees. You can just barely see a dirt path that leads to it.

Often, there are really lame church parties under the gazebo with people drinking Pepsi and listening to Phil Collins. Agree to disagree.

Beautiful area, nice rolling hills to play in and out of. Challenging shots with pins placed very tightly in evergreens.

Course flow was a little difficult to navigate, but not bad.

Not for the individual who likes to rip 'em over and over.