Big Cedar
Top of the Rock
9-hole par-3 / resort views
Top of the Rock is an experience. The views and setting are the product. Time it near sunset if you can, then roll into Osage or Buffalo Bar and let the cannon do its thing.
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The take
Top of the Rock is an experience. The views and setting are the product. Time it near sunset if you can, then roll into Osage or Buffalo Bar and let the cannon do its thing.
Best for
Views, couples, social golf, and resort atmosphere
Watch out
Price versus holes
How to play it
Short-course spectacle
Course intelligence
What you need to know
Strengths
- Views
- Social pace
- Couples-friendly
- Sunset setting
Watch-outs
- Premium cost for nine par-3 holes
- More experience than architecture
- Not a core golf test
Signature holes
2, 6, 8, 9
Book it right
Cost, access, and timing
Green fees
2026 published rates: $135 resort guest / $150 public peak; $115 / $130 shoulder.
Best season
Best window: April-May and September-October Summer reality: Hot, humid, storm risk, and premium family-resort demand Winter: Possible, but not the full Big Cedar golf
Caddies / walking
Big Cedar publishes 2026 caddie rates of $50 per bag plus suggested $30 gratuity for forecaddies, and $100 per bag plus gratuity for bag-carry
Replay priority
Low-medium
Booking move
Secure Ozarks National, Payne's Valley, and Buffalo Ridge first, then layer in Cliffhangers, Mountain Top, Top of the Rock, lodging, and dinners. For non-resort
Weather read
Pick the right window.
Best window: April-May and September-October Summer reality: Hot, humid, storm risk, and premium family-resort demand Winter: Possible, but not the full Big Cedar golf experience Shoulder
Jan
45F / 25F
Sun Mixed; rain Medium
Feb
50F / 29F
Sun Mixed; rain Medium
Mar
60F / 38F
Sun Good; rain Medium
Apr
70F / 48F
Sun Good; rain High
May
78F / 58F
Sun Good; rain High
Jun
86F / 67F
Sun Hot; rain Medium
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