EXCELSIOR SPRINGS GOLF COURSE

The rolling Missouri farmland creates natural elevation changes that designer Tom Bendelow used to craft deceptively challenging approach shots, particularly on the par-4 12th where a blind tee shot sets up a downhill approach to a well-guarded green. This 1915 layout rewards course management over power, with mature oak and hickory trees framing narrow fairways that demand accuracy from the tee. At just over 6,200 yards, it's a throwback test that proves length isn't everything when the routing flows naturally with the prairie terrain.