RIVERCUT GOLF COURSE

The limestone bluffs and rolling prairie of the Missouri Ozark foothills create dramatic elevation changes that transform what could have been another mundane public track into something far more compelling. Water comes into play on eleven holes here, but it's the par-3 14th that drops 40 feet to a peninsula green surrounded by the meandering creek that gives this place its teeth. Smart routing takes full advantage of the natural terrain, with doglegs that follow the land's contours rather than fighting them.