Buffalo Ridge Golf Course

As an avid golfer, Buffalo Ridge was probably my favorite course to play of the three 18 hole courses available at Big Cedar. It didnt have the views of Ozark and certainly not Payne's, but it did have some holes with beautiful views. The water features are Amazing and it has an old school western town type of feel. The water features are very much in play on many holes. The bison that you can see from various holes are a very neat addition to the atmosphere. The facilities are excellent, as to be expected based on the others we visited. The practice range is amazing as well. The course itself is immaculate. Fairways, greens, and tee boxes were all excellent and the landscaping is also immaculate. It amazed me that when we played all three courses we did not see one weed, piece of crab grass, burnt spot, or damaged area. Bunkers were on par with the other courses and filled with nice sand that you could actually play out of. THE GREENS were by far the fastest of the three 18 hole courses. If you didn't land the ball in the right place on the green you could pay a price. For the most part they did hold pretty well and the ball always rolled true on puts. It wasn't a situation where you would land on the front of the green and it would bounce and roll off. Accuracy was a premium playing here which dedicated golfers really appreciate. We loved it. If you're playing it for the first time I would highly recommend taking a caddy. It will help with target lines on some blind holes and definitely with the approaches. The staff were Amazing as were all courses and really seem to enjoy their jobs. What an epic experience and we cant wait to go back!

Beautiful golf course!! I have played here twice now, every time the course is pristine and challenging. The pro shop has a great selection of the highest quality golf apparel, and the staff could not be more friendly. I look forward to playing here on every family get away in Branson!!

The course is in great shape with a unique and challenging layout. The pace of play wasn’t monitored very well. We followed two foursomes that were part of a bachelor party. There were multiple mini liquor bottles, cigar wrappers and half smoke cigars around the greens and tee boxes. Even though we had to wait to tee off on number 10, the ranger told us to speed up on hole 11 as he said he talked to the groups in front of us. By hole 14, there were three groups backed up on the hole and the rest of the day was a hot, slow grind.