Branson Hills GC: #4
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4.8
522 Reviews (522)
5 Stars
353
4 Stars
128
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.4
97.8%
Recommend this course
493 out of 522 reviews
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5.0
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.3
Layout
5.0
Pace
5.0
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 4 reviews
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4.9
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
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0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
19 out of 19 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently impresses with generous fairways, elevation changes, and well-guarded greens that reward smart, strategic play. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and excellent conditions make this Branson-area course well worth booking.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7324 yards
Slope 135
Rating 75.1
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Course Details

Year Built 2008
Fairways Meyer Zoysia Grass
Greens A-4 bent Grass
Architect Chuck Smith (2008) Bobby Clampett (2008)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes - by appointment only
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts are required. Mock Neck Golf Shirts are acceptable. Shorts must be Bermuda-length. No cut-offs, t-shirts, tank tops

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Locker Rooms

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

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Reviews

4.8
522 Reviews (522)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 28
19th Hole Scenic Views 17
Brunch 11
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 60
Bunkers 50
Undulating Greens 48
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 49
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 45
A Weekend Splurge 42
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 48
Near Local Attractions 36
Worth the Drive 31

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Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Multiple elevations and blind shots make this course challenging, but fun.

The course is very scenic throughout with multiple elevations and blind shots. Hole number one is elevated a hundred feet or more overlooking a winding fairway and is difficult for the first timer to make a club selection (driver or something less). Every hole had its own set of challenges with breathtaking views. A few holes restriced the carts to cart path only and with all of the elevation changes, it was very exhausting for those of us who do not always hit it down the middle.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Tough challenging golf course.

Golf course is really nice and challenging. The only thing I hate is they have no GPS on the golf cart.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Spectacular!

This is a course every golfer must play. There were a few spots near tee boxes that need a little work. That was all. Period! Fairways, greens were beautiful. Layout of course was done very well. A great tribute to Payne Stewart.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Another wonderful course!

Rolling hills with great elevation changes along with water and creeks running parallel as well as crossing the fairways makes this a very challenging course. Wonderful is all I can say!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Breath taking views

This course is one of the most beautiful you will ever play. The Ozark landscape in beautiful. Many streams and beautiful waterfallls. All natural not man made. The course is in great condidtion. You will remember this round of golf for a long time. I suggest you play the combo tees or the silver unless you are a single digit handicap. This is a tough course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Don't play early, workers on every hole, bunkers not raked, greens not cut and therefor wet and slow. Great layout, elevation changes, great condition

Worth the money, a must play. Not cheap, but typical for Branson area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Exciting layout!

The course has significant elevation change, makes club selection tricky. Probably the time of year, but it needed some maintenance in places, and the greens were still sporting aeration holes that made delicate putts pretty random.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

1 of the 2 best courses in Missouri here in Branson, MO

Payne Stewart is an excellent golf course from all angles. The course is beautiful and challenging. The ozarks are in full view all around the golf course. One word of caution, if you are not the straightest of hitters you should either bring alot of balls(12-18...seriously) or try another course in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Challenging, very well laid out

One of my favorite courses in Branson. Well run. Well maintained. Beautiful setting in the Ozarks. A real challenge to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Very scenic, challenging, course

Great track with some very challenging holes, and many good ones. Several semi blind shots were very costly, but I would really enjoy playing this course again. The course was in very good shape, especially considering that I played in mid November .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great golf course even in November

Great golf course even in November. One of the most secenic courses I have played in Missouri

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great character and beautiful views.

My first time to use Golfnow and what a treat. I received terrific value and the course and staff were great. I travel a lot in retirement and will continue to use Golfnow. Thanks.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This course has great views and great holes but is also extremely challenging.

You have to pick the right tees blocks for you ability for starters but you should also pick them for the approach shots as well. Quite a difficult course and a few holes which I think are a bit unfair, but overall worth the play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Very nice

Very tough course, but very nice. The greens are very fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful scenery, great layout.

Wonderful experience. Beautiful time of year to play golf in the Ozarks. Friendly, courteous service. Best golf carts with onboard GPS. Good food and drinks in Knickerbockers. Only negative was that the greens were a little bumpy, but overall a great layout, lots of elevation and interesting character.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful setting. Challenging for this senior.

We played it on a Sunday in mid-October, and the trees were turning. Beautiful setting and course. The greens were a bit rough and had bare spots. Had rained the night before, so no carts on fairways. Very slow pace and crowded. Overall, a good experience, but a too long for this senior, even from the senior tees (and I wouldn't be caught dead playing from the ladies tees).

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 64
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

Very tough course.....be prepared to be a mountain goat. But fun.

Tight and narrow. Miss the fairway and you're either in long rough....or on rocks. Many greens are similar on one side or the other.

Don't be intimated by distances....more of your shots are downhill versus uphill. I usually play tees in the low 6,000's. Fellow I played with urged me to try the blues.....6,700. Due to downhill nature of the holes, really played less than 6,700.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is well-maintained. Wonderful fairway grass! Challenging tees and greens. Beautiful scenery made it a wonderful day of golfing!

Everything about this course is first class. Our foursome from Iowa were in agreement that the grass on the fairways was like playing on lush carpet.
Every course has one disappointment.... and the fact the carts did not have gps systems was a bummer!
Our group will play Payne Stewart again next year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

difficult greens

beautiful layout. greens are difficult to read but not used to this type green. overall experiance was enjoyable.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

You take what you can get in the fall.

Payne Stewart is my alltime favorite golf course. It amazes me that it isn't even the top rated Branson course by some of the golf magazines. There is no close second in my book. I understand that work needs to be done to maintain the course, but I'm disappointed that I saw some of it. I won't let that keep me from coming back. There is a group of us that plays several rounds there each spring and it's always fantastic! I hate that I can't give this 5 stars right now

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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