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Branson Cedars Resort - Treehouz

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rlbeachy
Experience: 15.9 years 44 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great New Course Layout!

Reviewed: Played on:Sep 28, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Very challenging fairways require trusting your discs to hold the lines. Hole 1 sets the tone for the rest of the round. For the most part, baskets are visible from the tee pad. Love the diversity of needing to use all the tools in your arsenal. E.g. backhand, forehand, and even a forehand roller comes in handy for 16. Though I didn't use them, there were several golf carts available for rent. Because of the layout being close to paths, it is very cart-friendly.

Cons:

Some of the signs don't do an adequate job of depicting the actual fairways or basket locations. 16-18 are missing arrows to indicate next tpad. Udisc is very helpful for this, however.

Other Thoughts:

The course designer was at the pro shop, which was very helpful to get me started in the right direction. Will definitely return upon my next visit to the area
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Brian McFarlane
Experience: 46.9 years 84 played 11 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great course, need to play more

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 29, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

Most holes are very wooded and all have good tee boxes. Signage is good and mostly easy to find next tee (16-18 may be exceptions). Must be accurate on most drives - I hit a lot of trees - to get par with a few birdie opportunities, if you avoid hitting trees :). I liked that most holes weren't 500ft, most are around 300ft with the last few holes being longer. Some holes are to the right of the tee but most are left from tee ... OK mix. I really like hole 1 from on top shooting down. I like the use of greens for the last holes.
I think all 18 baskets did have the hole # on the basket.

Cons:

I did have a hard time finding tee 16 and 17, 18 was not as hard to find. One hole the sign was currently inaccurate but did not have a hard time throwing it.

Other Thoughts:

Some holes have "no mans lands" that if you are that far off it may be difficult to find you disc. I thought I was going to not find my disc probably 3 times ... but I did :)
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timandtammy93
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
5.00 star(s)

Awesome Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 3, 2021 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

They took a great course and made it an awesome course with the re-design. The use of the wooded area along the East side of 18's fairway really enhanced the course. Hole 1's tee is now behind the clubhouse throwing down hill, playing in the woods. Overall this is a great layout, easy to follow. This course has a good mix of technical shots, along with decent length holes. Great elevation throughout the course.

Cons:

If I have to put any Con on this it would be to number the baskets. With that being said, speaking with Russ, he just finished the re-design the week came in to town and has plans to do just that. So with that being said, there really isn't any Cons that I can think of.

Other Thoughts:

Overall this ranks as one of my all time favorites.
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Upshawt1979
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Premium Member
Experience: 20.8 years 548 played 429 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Triumphant Treehouz 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 27, 2020 Played the course:once

Pros:

Branson Cedars Resort is home to a kickin' disc golf course. It is on an old ball golf course. Standing on the tee some holes have the look of a ball golf course, and those holes have wide, grassy fairways that are very accommodating to ripping long drives. Holes 6 and 11 are the only par 4 holes, measuring 600 feet. The pins for 2 and 11 are on short mowed greens. 2 is a killer drive downhill a long ways, with a beautiful look at the green.

Other holes are more wooded and technical, with lines that are well shaped and require a bit more precision. 12-15 are good examples, mid range looks that are fair, but can be unforgiving if you miss the line. A few holes are in between, with a typical city park disc golf style. Fun features like elevation change and water hazards keep things interesting throughout.

The tee pads are concrete and the Innova baskets are on point. Tee signs are illustrated with all of the info you might need. Layout is logical, and easy to follow. Converging nines will bring you back to the parking lot for supplies halfway through. Maps are available in the pro shop, along with any gear or snacks if your bag is missing anything. 19 holes for that little something extra.

Cons:

Not that I mind greens fees, but you do have to pay $10 to get on the course. The fella in the pro shop was not great at operating the cash register, but he got us taken care of after a brief delay.

There was a swimming pool under construction that took the tee out of commission on hole 11 I think. Im sure it will be sorted out and accessible again soon.

Other Thoughts:

This is a really fun course. It isn't frustratingly difficult but it does have a few tricky shots. I started slow, with 8 bogies on the first 10 holes. Definitely didn't score very well, but got 3 birdies on the back 10. Final score was 11 over par (70).

This looks like a fun resort, close to Table Rock Lake with lots of stuff to do. A little pricey, but staying to play the course a few times would be a nice perk. I would highly recommend stopping in for a round or two. I'll try to return and have another go at it.
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shyguy30
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 19.9 years 100 played 18 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Nice Fun Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 6, 2018 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Hole Variety: Lots of long open holes, with a few lightly wooded and several heavily wooded holes.

-Baskets: Discatchers are in good shape and perform well.

-Well Defined Fairways: Whether playing along the ball golf fairways or through the woods, the fairways are well defined and play fairly. #9 is a great example with a 50 foot wide fairway playing right to left and uphill through the woods.

-Risk/Reward: Here is where this course excels! 4 holes play across ponds or have baskets near the water. Some cart path OB throughout. The astro-turf greens provide risk for your approaches if you come in low and hard or at a steep angle. Even the open holes have trees along both sides that make you carefully consider your next shot should you find them. Not that I would know... ahem.

-Loops back to the parking lot at hole 9. I don't know why you would pay $10 to only play 9 holes but you could grab a snack, drink, or extra disc if you fail to navigate the ponds successfully.

-Course maintenance: All of the grass was recently cut and tee pads were free of debris. On the wooded holes the rough can be really rough but to me that just provides a better contrast to the more open holes. Next tee arrows on each pole help with navigation.

-Benches at every tee. I prefer to play quickly but there a couple of holes that I like to take a seat on to enjoy the views.

-Use of Elevation: Excellent mix of downhill, uphill, and valley holes. The third time I played the course I thought, "This is hillier than I remember". Several baskets are perched on or within a few feet of a severe slope.

-Scenic Beauty: This is a fabulous property with rolling hills, mature trees and nicely manicured former ball golf fairways. I would love to come back in the fall when the leaves have turned.

Cons:

-Open holes can feel repetitive: 2, 10, 11, 16, 18, and 19. If a few of these holes were on the front nine it wouldn't feel quite so repetitive. I can't reach any of the par 3s so they are all drive, upshot, putt.

-Tee signs: The wooden posts have a great look and provide good information but at a 45 degree angle they are already fading pretty badly from sun exposure. No hole location indicator poses a problem on holes 10 and 17.

-Shot shaping: The open holes don't require you to shape your shot much. You can throw all hyzers or all forehand shots if you wish. There aren't many holes where you can choose between different routes. Holes 8, 12, and 17 are the only exceptions and they are each <300 feet.

-Potential Safety Issues: There are often people running which causes delays at some of the tee boxes. There are a few places where other resort-goers could be in a bad spot. For example, the tether-ball pole is about 50 feet in front and to the left of the tee for hole 7. 14 and 15 are both blind holes where you could throw into someone accidentally. After teeing off on hole 7 you walk around the pond along the green and fairway for hole 3. As we reached the pond we discovered someone playing hole 3 that we couldn't see from the tee.

Other Thoughts:

-Others have referenced the narrow tee pads but they are level and pointed in the right direction so I don't have any issues with them.

-Long walks from 7 to 8 and 9 to 10 could use another navigational sign along the way to let you know you are heading the right direction.

-I wouldn't call this a championship level course. I am a Rec/Intermediate player and usually shoot around +5. If you have 425 feet of distance and can hit a narrow gap halfway to the pin on a 250 foot throw you will have no problems with this course.

-$10 to play may be a little steep for some. It is a nice course and they obviously keep the grass well-mowed, but having played other high-quality private courses it seems to be on the pricey side.

-Hole 4 is one of the better-designed holes I have played. You can go for the 425 foot water carry to attack the pin from the tee, lay up short of the pond to leave a 220-260 foot approach, or play it out to the right where there is a small landing zone and a gravel path along the pond. Too far right and you end up above the basket with an awkward stance on the slope throwing back toward the pond.

- I really like this course. It is a fun play but has plenty of risk/reward decisions to keep you engaged mentally. Poor shots will be punished on most holes. Could improvements be made? Absolutely, but I always walk away from here having enjoyed myself. If you find yourself within 50 miles of this course, go and check it out. You won't regret it!
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markmcc
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.9 years 278 played 254 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great Ball to DG Conversion 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 4, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

This resort community has installed a 19-hole disc golf course on the grounds of a defunct 9-hole ball course. This is a beautiful piece of rolling, wooded land with two ponds.

Hole lengths vary considerably from 230' out to 640. The longest holes utilize the old golf course fairways, so are relatively open. These holes offer either downhill drives or drives across valleys so you can let let 'em fly. An interesting feature of some of these holes is the placement of the basket on the remaining artificial turf greens. These greens are large, flat and lightening fast, so anticipating huge skips is key.

In contrast, good use is made of the forested areas surrounding the fairways to create shorter, technical holes. Some of these holes are very tight with challenging narrow lines to the basket. There is elevation on most of these holes, with uphill, downhill, and sidehill configurations. Many of the baskets are on sloped ground adding rollaway potential.

Two ponds are in play, with pondside baskets for Holes 3, 4, and 6 and a 225' water carry on Hole 7. Steel pond rakes are provided for disc retrieval.

Concrete tees on every hole are flat with excellent texture. They are strangly narrow, around 3'. Two holes offer shorter tees. The short tee on Hole 4 creates a 220 foot hole directly over the pond.

A big improvement since previous reviews is the installation of excellent, permanent signs at every tee. They have the expected hole number, par, and distance, along with an accurate hole diagram and a next tee arrow.

Innova baskets catch great and show up well in the shadows. Huge red "next tee" arrows hanging from each basket make navigation simple.

Cons:

This well designed course really doesn't have any serious cons, so these are a bit nit-picky.

The Par 4 holes are simply longer, with typically open fairways. So there is no specific line or landing area to hit, just open ground between you and the basket.

The path from Hole 7 to Hole 8 crosses directly behind the Hole 2 basket. Could create a conflict.

Holes 4, 5, 6 and 7 play in an area of the resort that also has a volleyball court, playground, and other activities. I wonder if when the resort season is in full swing if the area gets crowded

Other Thoughts:

Course is pay-to-play. $10 for all day or $25 for a "Frequent Flyer Pass" which is good for one year from date of purchase. Outstanding bargain in my mind.

Very nice pro shop with a good variety of discs. The young lady that checked us in was very pleasant.

Restrooms in the office next to the pro shop as well as near hole 6.
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SirDreward
Experience: 14.7 years 38 played 22 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Freakin' Awesome Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 25, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Concrete tee pads with benches at practially every tee
- Quality baskets that are well maintained and properly installed
- Course is well cared for
- Excellent use of the terrain and the old ball course
- Legit pro shop
- Restrooms along the course

Cons:

- Tee signs were missing when I played

Other Thoughts:

It was free to play when I headed down there the day after Thanksgiving, but it's well worth the $10 or whatever it is. I love the disc golf putting greens. If you hit them just right you can get a pretty good slide going on for your disc!
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AeroPurt
Experience: 15.7 years 59 played 29 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Easily One of My Favorites 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 26, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

- Concrete tees
- Quality baskets
- Course located on old ball golf course
- Course is well cared for
- Beautiful course!
- Very good use of landscape

Cons:

- Pay-to-play, though the lady at the front desk did let us play for free the Saturday after Thanksgiving
- Needs detailed tee signs - only way to know distance is to grab a scorecard from the front office.
- The only way to know the Par is on DGCR, the scorecard and map do not show par.
- In the fall/winter months, be careful about losing discs among the fallen leaves.

Other Thoughts:

- After a couple rounds, this course easily became one of my favorites. I loved holes 2, 6, 18, and 19 in particular. Don't miss out on playing this course.
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tyler4coop
Experience: 20 played 8 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Very Imperssive 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 27, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Lots of big elevation changes. Get ready to walk a lot!
- Very neatly cut grass. Some of the baskets even had turf around them like a ball golf course would have.
- Get your throwing arm out cause there is some pretty big throws that you'll have to do.
- Open shots mixed with Wooded shots. They had a good course layout that weaved in and out of the woods that was along the big open fairways.
- It looked like they were building a gazebo at the tee box of hole 1. I always like to see a course that is being improved on. It means that it will become better.

Cons:

- Since I had to pay to play I was disappointment in the lack of signs! Sometimes I even got confused as if I was on the right hole. They gave us a map but it wasn't very detailed and poorly made.
- I have seen better concrete tee boxes and like I said before, since I paid to play I expect more.

Other Thoughts:

- ITS PAY TO PLAY! $10 per person. If you bring a big group ask for a group discount and she'll bring the price down. She let the kids go for free.
- If you lose your disc and have your name and number in it, the store will try and return it to you if it's found.
-The store had a good selection of discs for sale. They also had a used bin where they sold used discs for $5 a piece.
- There are some water hazards and heavy foliage that could potentially lead to a lost disc.
- Bring bug spray

Definitely worth it if your on vacation in Branson.
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Prez017
Experience: 4 played 4 reviews
5.00 star(s)

Amazing Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 16, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great elevation
On a great resort
Beautiful area
Great mixture of long, short, wooded, and open holes
Course is never crowded

Cons:

Pay to play
No tee signs

Other Thoughts:

My favorite course I have ever played. GO PLAY IT!
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Brokensaint
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 16.4 years 336 played 31 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Regal Golf 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 14, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Branson Cedars is a luxury log cabin resort that offers, along with numerous on-site recreational amenities, a high-caliber 19 hole disc golf course. It is built on a rolling expanse on rocky hills and valleys. Elevation is a factor on every hole, water comes into play on four holes.( A nice touch are the welded rebar retriever poles that are along each pond, assisting in reclaiming water discs)
Starting on one and just going from there, you throw down and right, and then two is Very Down and longish to an elevated putting green. And on. The blue tees made for some long holes, many of which turn right. Winds, the poltergeists of long elevated diosc golf, played havok with me on the front nine (not otherwise what you call a windy day, just while I was playing this course).
All in all, this course requires distance and touch, a solid anny throw and some grit. The up and down of this course made shot judgment a very real considersation. Of course, there are few holes where you just stand at the top of the rise and launch a couple all the way down!
Navigation between holes is pretty straight-forward most of the time, but I did consult the map provided by the office a couple of times.
Several holes have red tees, which is nice.
Benches and trash cans... also nice.
Aesthetically, this is a beautiful property. The holes are pretty to the eyes and fun to play.

Cons:

Permanent tee signs. The laminated maps are very nice, stapled as they are to a log. Don't get me wrong, I love the log. Mount a nice, classy plexiglass map on it and done and done.
Restrooms. There is a restroom in the main office, which is the hub of 1, 9 and 18, but that's it. Unless you've rented a cottage treehouse...
Pay to play. I was told $5 on the phone, clerk said it was $10 for me. (She did say she wouldn't charge me for my 9 yr old son, so I guess its a wash for me either way)

Other Thoughts:

This course seems to be an integral part of the resort, and is well-maintained, pretty and very fun to play. It was very tranquil when i played. There were assorted family groups that I encountered, but largely I had this place to myself. I can also see this place playing differently come summer, as the rough that was burned off when I played will ratchet up the risk/reward factor quite a bit.
I will bring the family, rent a tree house and play this course several more times. Worth making the drive.
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LaneH
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Great course, super fun! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 31, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course is excellent. The scenery is beautiful. There are many challenges including water hazards, hills and many trees. The holes are well laid out, and most are long. An xcellent challenge.

Cons:

The signs at each tee could be improved, but the course is not hard to follow.
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cheese dog
Experience: 10 played 10 reviews
4.00 star(s)

very nice 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 25, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

many holes that make you take a minute to stop and admire the beautiful property. nice fairways,pads, and baskets, turf greens with a basket stuck on them.

Cons:

very little signage, most the laminated paper signs are gone. basket location, I kept thinking that some of the holes could have better basket locations,

Other Thoughts:

overall this is the best course I have played to date. but a course of this high caliber has to have permanent signage. In my opinion some of the hole could benefit from new basket locations.
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Loomis
Experience: 16.8 years 519 played 14 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Review 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 21, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

It's a picturesque course with wonderful vistas.

There is a great diversity of shots: Huge bombs, Water Shots, Elevation, a few short technical shots.

It's very well-maintained

Cons:

It had a bit of damage to one tee sign. The tee signs are oddly designed but you can glean the appropriate information you need from them if you take a little time.

The only real con is that I wish the course was 27 holes.

Other Thoughts:

Absolutely worth the trip to the course. There are rumors about the course's existence but there doesn't seem to be any interest in pulling it at the moment. Still, I would play it before they start to think about it.
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Tutman
Experience: 10.5 years 54 played 2 reviews
5.00 star(s)

Diamond in the Rough! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 7, 2014 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Treehouz DGC is on the Branson Cedars resort and is pay to play unless you stay at one of the properties. Several elevation changes, long and short holes, open fairways, tight wooded shots, water holes, and pretty much all the things that you would look for in a disc golf course. It is very well taken care of. Outstanding concrete tees and several greens are astro-turf. Baskets and signage are all in great condition. Beautiful scenery of the surrounding Ozarks.

Cons:

The Journey Post disc golf store/pro shop went out of business, so you have to work with the sales office if you need to pay or rent discs. I was told that the resort owner will be remodeling the old Journey Post location and they will be opening another disc golf shop that will be ran by the resort.

Other Thoughts:

This course has it all. If you want a weekend away, rent a cabin at the resort and play as much disc golf as you can take. You will not be sorry. Tired, yes, but not sorry. Enjoy!
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Moosejuice
Experience: 12 years 87 played 19 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 25, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

My wife and adult daughter liked this course a lot and they're not avid disc golfers. That alone makes this a great course because my family will go back.

Hole lengths were just right. Good mix of shorter and longer holes mixed up the game.

Terrain changes are great on this course. Plenty of ups and downs to make it interesting. We particularly liked the holes where the tee was high up with the basket a good distance off which made for nice, long drives that hung in the air a long time. Hole 6 was a really nice shot due to this aspect. Holes 2 and 19 were also nice for this type of shot.

Good mix of drives on the old golf fairways and new wooded fairways. The wooded fairways got us out of the sun which is much of the reason I prefer DG over ball golf.

Thanks to the designer for putting disc retriever poles next to the two water obstacles!!!! I can't say this enough because too few DG players bring a disc retriever with them. My wife and daughter used these on hole 4 to retrieve their floating Innova Dragons.

For a private course, the $5 fee was minimal. One spends more on a burger than that.

Friendly staff. Even the grounds keeper talked to us and was friendly.

Conveniently part of the cabin/treehouse rentals so access for someone staying in the cabins is great.

Cons:

I don't live close enough to this course

Other Thoughts:

I suggested to the desk clerk they rent out floating discs and tell players about them. She appreciated the suggestion as she had not heard of floating discs. While we approached hole 3, we encountered two guys attempting to retrieve non-floating discs from the pond. They lost their disc.

Much of the old golf course was unused so this could easily handle another 18 holes.
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Doofenshmirtz
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11.8 years 121 played 72 reviews
5.00 star(s)

Fantastic 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 3, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

This course has a certain spectacle aspect. It is built on a former golf course and though I had my doubts when I first read about this aspect of the course, the design is worked into the golf course very well on most holes. Even as a golf course, this piece of land had a lot of elevation changes. As a disc golf course, the elevation changes are spectacular on some of the holes. There are several holes that are downward shots across 50'-60' ravines to greens that are 30-40' below the tee box. Water hazards that were built for the golf course work remarkably well for the disc golf course and have been incorporated in a well thought out way. You don't have to risk a disc to the water, but it is strongly encouraged from the long tee positions.

Tee signs are adequate. The tee boxes feel a little narrow but are long enough for my run up.

Holes 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 18 and 19 are sights to behold from the tee box and incredibly fun to play. There are a number of very well crafted holes that play uphill and are very challenging. 5, 8 and 9 come to mind. The downhill holes can be very challenging due to the difficulty just keeping the disc inbounds with so far for it to fade.

There are cabins for rent right on the course, including a cabin duplex at the No. 1 tee and a "Treehouse" at the 19th green.

So help me, I thought the baskets on greens would just be a gimmick. While they are a bit of a gimmick, they also add a unique challenge. The greens are artificial and your disk will skip and slide and otherwise act unpredictably if you do not take care. The greens also offer flat putting surfaces surrounded by significant elevation changes as opposed to baskets on slopes, of which there are some on the course.

Though I only played one set of tees (long), the shorter tees on many of the holes appear to truly change the nature of the course and make it much more friendly to beginners.

This is a pay-to-play course with no other competing activities. There should be practically no interference from pedestrians or other activities.

There is a pro-shop with a very good selection of discs and the owner is very helpful. You can also occasionally find kids around the course who are willing to pause their tadpole catching to fish out your disc for a reasonable price. :)

Cons:

The woods holes (12-14) could use some additional clearing, especially on 12 which has an exceedingly narrow "fairway." Hole 17 also adds a little luck when the basket is in the short position due to the lack of a defined path to the basket.

The ground in the non-golf-fairway-areas is covered with crumbled rock natural to the area that is especially tough on your discs. You will want to use champion plastic or be prepared to throw away your base plastic midranges after the round.

I didn't see any drinking water out on the course. Make sure to bring some with you.

Other Thoughts:

I think that this course, a top-quality course with onsite cabins and a well-stocked pro shop is a perfect test of whether a disc golf resort is feasible because that is what this is: a disc golf resort. There are certainly enough other attractions in the area to keep the cabins rented but I certainly hope that this fantastic course can be successful as a disc golf destination. If a course like this cannot make it as pay-to-play, then disc golfers don't really deserve anything better than what they can convince politicians to put in the currently unused section of their local public parks.

If you are traveling to the Branson area, this is the course that you will want to play.

The elevation changes on this course make the walk on the front nine very challenging. This is not a course for the faint of heart or those who need level ground with sure footing to feel safe.
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mgcarney
Experience: 14.9 years 94 played 55 reviews
5.00 star(s)

So windy! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 27, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Ball golf greens! There are a few baskets that are on golf greens. Dream come true. Outside of that, the new amateur tee pads are excellent, and the course really flows together well with only two hard to follow points. Getting to 8 and 10.

Big down hills and gradual climbs make great use of the elevation.

The pro shop is very helpful, has a great selection of discs, and really was the icing on the cake for my experience.

Cons:

There are tons of dead leaves in the tree holes. I know this is kind of like a "duh! obviously" kind of statement, but just be warned that you may lose your disc under a blanket of leaves if you're not careful.

Other Thoughts:

From some of the older reviews, all the improvements that could have been made have been. If you didn't give the course a 5, go see it now.

I am so glad to have played this course. It certainly was the highlight from my trip after listening to kiddy music and getting stuffed with food at the Dixie Stampede. Unfortunately, the winds were so strong, that I had a really frustrating round. If I'm back in the area, I am certainly going to go their again, and not to the Dixie Stampede.
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astomps
Experience: 12.7 years 76 played 42 reviews
5.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 30, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

+firstly, turf golf greens are great
+benches on every hole
+great design
+great variety of holes
+fairways are mowed very short and course is just overall maintained well. Even the holes without a golf green have great grass
+challenging

Cons:

none

Other Thoughts:

overall this course is amazing. The scenery is great, the paths are well defined. You can tell that a lot of hard work was put in to make this course great. Everyone should play this course at least once.
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constantlyej
Experience: 10.7 years 13 played 6 reviews
4.50 star(s)

out of my league, and I was perfectly okay with it... FUN, FUN, FUN! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 5, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

I am a rookie disc golfer who has just started getting to the point where I can reach 300+ drives with accuracy. This was a challenging course, but it was THE BEST course I have played to date and definitely worth taking a weekend trip with friends to play.

It was a challenge, yes, but it was the most enjoyable challenge I have had since I began playing. The course is beautiful. The fact that a handful of the greens have actual "greens" made me feel like I was playing a special couple of rounds.

The course offers a bit of everything; elevation changes, wooded holes, water holes- but more than anything IT WAS BEAUTIFUL and IT WAS FUN. The pro shop was great, and items were not so overinflated that it made picking up some wanted discs needed to wait for me to go back to KC and visit the stores in my area. The selection was outstanding as well.

I liked that this course was as friendly as it were beautiful.

Cons:

I can't really complain for a $5 pay-to-play for what it were.

The only thing that could make it an even better course would be benches and signing. But the map given makes it pretty easy.

Other Thoughts:

I think that this course is a great place to take a weekend trip with friends to play. If you have a place to stay, or are not afraid to camp, then you can make this one hell of a weekend. Fortunately, we had access to a condo that is just a few miles on the other side of Tablerock Lake- so this was an ideal vacation.

Typically I would avoid Branson like the plague (other than Tablerock), but finding this course makes me want to go as often as I can. Regardless of the 4.5 hour drive, I look forward to making this a regularly visited course.

Once I have improved my game and am not making bogies on a regular basis, it'll even be more of a destination course. I will definitely be using this course as a gauge of how quickly I am making strides in my improvement as a player- because it is by far THE course I want to become great at playing in the future. I threw a 71 the first time I played, a 66 the second, and a a 65 the third.... and I'm perfectly okay with that for as long as I've been playing. This is the course that I can actually say that I am looking forward to throwing par on the most!

THANKS BRANSON CEDARS! You guys have done an excellent job making a beautiful course!
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