Branson, Missouri - Live Music Show and a Dozen Golf Courses

By Brian Weis

With an outstanding list of honors and awards to their credit by GolfDigest, Golfweek, and Travel and Leisure Golf Magazine among others, the Branson area's many courses are among the Midwest's finest. Integrating inspired course design by legends like Tom Fazio and Jack Nicklaus with rugged Ozark Mountain topography, these courses offer scenic and challenging play for beginners and avid players alike. And Branson's newest course, the Payne Stewart Golf Club, is a tribute to the Missouri native and favorite son. The course was designed by Chuck Smith with design consultant and PGA Professional, Bobby Clampett.

Players can expect to find lush Bermuda and Zoysia fairways and tees, bent grass greens, plenty of waterfalls, lakes, creeks and bunker features, and a variety of open and tree-lined fairways. Several courses stay open year round with reduced rates November through March and discounts for play after noon, multiple players and in combination with lodging packages. Most of courses can accommodate tournaments and corporate special events, and offer professional instruction by appointment.

Branson Creek Golf Club
PO Box 2273
Branson, MO 65615
Phone: 417339GOLF
Fax: (417) 239-3610
Website: www.bransoncreekgolf.com
E-Mail: dnewman@troongolf.com

Don Gardner Golf Course
201 Compton Dr
Branson, MO 65616
Phone: (417) 337-8510
Website: www.bransonparksandrecreation.com

Fisher Creek Country Club
42 Golf Crest Drive
Kimberling City, MO 65686
Phone: (417) 739-4370
Fax: (417) 739-1411
Website: www.fishercreek.com

Holiday Hills Golf Resort
630 E Rockford Drive
Branson, MO 65616
Phone: 417-334-4838
Fax: 417-335-5232
E-Mail: baxterj@silverleafresorts.com

John Daly's Murder Rock Golf and Country Club
Golf Club Drive
Hollister, MO 65672
Website: www.murderrock.com

Kings River Golf Course
Route 1, Box 1756
Shell Knob, MO 65747
Phone: (417) 858-6330
Fax: (417) 858-8816
E-Mail: mphelan@mo-net.com

Ledgestone Golf Course
1600 Ledgestone Way
Reeds Spring, MO 65737
Phone: 417-335-8187
Fax: 417-337-8995
Website: www.ledgestonegolf.com
E-Mail: ledgestonegolf@aol.com

Oakmont Hills Golf Course
769 State Highway 86
Ridgedale, MO 65739
Phone: (417) 336-0553
Website: www.oakmonthillsresort.net

Payne Stewart Golf Course
100 North Payne Stewart Drive
Branson, MO 65616
Toll-Free: (866) 417-9300
Phone: (417) 337-2963
Fax: (417) 243-7810
Website: www.paynestewartgolfclub.com
E-Mail: bill.derbins@hilton.com

Pointe Royale Golf Village
142 Clubhouse Drive
Branson, MO 65616
Phoe: (417) 334-0634
Fax: (417) 334-0624
Website: www.pointeroyalegolfvillage.com
E-Mail: prpoa@sofnet.com

Thousand Hills
245 S Wildwood Drive
Branson, MO 65616
Toll-Free: (800) 864-4145
Fax: (417) 337-5740
Website: www.thousandhills.com
E-Mail: info@thousandhills.com

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.