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1 Tee Times: Yes Requirements: Bolivar Golf Course Collared shirts required 1506 W. Broadview St. | Bolivar, MO 65613 Features: Briarbrook Golf Course is open to 417-326-6600 the public, seven days per week, and located facebook.com/BGCTheOldCourse just northwest of Joplin, Missouri. We invite Cart Fee: $15 you to come out and enjoy our golf course Total Holes: 9 with your friends and family. We are also Yardage: Men 3,159 Ladies 2,635 happy to host corporate and chairty golf Spikes Allowed: Yes tournaments. For more information, please Season Opening: January 1, 2018 contact the Pro Shop at (417) 649-6777. Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Tee Times: Yes Center Creek Golf Course Features: Quoted as nicest municipal 2650 Hwy 37 | Reeds, MO 64859 golf course in the Four State Area. 417-548-7775 | facebook.com/pages/Center- Course Restrictions: Cannot be used Creek-Country-Club/210050989054033 during summer busy weekends. Please call Cart Fee: $12 ahead for a tee time on the weekends. Total Holes: 9 Yardage: 3,070 Briarbrook Golf Course Spikes Allowed: No 502 Briarbrook Dr | Carl Junction, MO 64834 Season Opening: January 1, 2018 417-649-6777 | briarbrookgolfcourse.com Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Tee Times: No Features: Rolling Hills Course Restrictions: Cart Required

Clinton Country Club 225 NE 100 Rd. | Clinton, MO 64735 660-885-2521 | clinton-country-club.com

Cart Fee: $13 per seat Total Holes: 18 Yardage: 6,730 Spikes Allowed: Yes, soft spikes only Season Opening: January 1, 2018 Season Closing: December 31, 2018

2 Cart Fee: $22 for two players for 18 holes Elk River Country Club Total Holes: 18 P.O. Box 488 | Noel, MO 64854 Yardage: 6,507 417-475-3208 freewebs.com/elkrivergolfcourse Spikes Allowed: Yes Season Opening: February 1, 2018 Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Tee Times: Yes Features: Clinton Country Club’s course will be enjoyed equally by serious golfers looking for a challenge, or the weekend golfer looking for fun and relaxation. Players will enjoy a quiet relaxing round, where it is not unusual to see wildlife. Cart Fee: $10 Each hole offers a unique layout with 4 9 distinct sets of tee boxes per hole. The par Total Holes: 72 course is dotted with flowing creeks Yardage: 3,354 and two ponds, and you can work on your Spikes Allowed: Yes, soft spikes short game on several greens surrounded Season Opening: January 1, 2018 by protective mounds. Food and drinks are Season Closing: December 31, 2018 available Tuesday- Sunday at our clubhouse Tee Times: Yes restaurant/bar. Features: Come and enjoy the scenic Course Restrictions: Play must occur beauty of the while playing a round after 1 PM, on any day of the week. A tee of golf here at Elk River Golf Course, locat- time, and a cart rental are mandatory. ed in Noel, Missouri. Dates of play and tee times are subject to Course restrictions: Not valid course availability. during tournaments

3 Great Life Golf & Fitness “sinkhole” on the Par 3, Sixteenth hole, 16744 Hwy 64 | Lebanon, MO 65536 and numerous options in shot selection on 417-532-2901 | lebanonmissourigolf.com the Par 4’s and 5’s. The Par 4, Fourth hole presents an opportunity to cut a 90 degree dogleg left over trees with your drive to possibly reach the green or play it as a con- ventional Par 4. The Ninth and Eighteenth holes share a huge green divided by a large bunker, that can make for some interest- ing, lengthy putts. With a mix of tight, tree-lined fairways and some that are more forgiving, the course definitely presents a Cart Fee: $20 variety of play. Total Holes: 18 Yardage: 6,585 Karen Kjar Memorial Spikes Allowed: Yes, soft spikes Golf Course Season Opening: 90 Golf Course Rd | Buffalo, MO January 1, 2018 417-345-4653 Season Closing: December 31, 2018 karenkjarmemorialgolfcourse.com Tee Times: Yes Features: Formerly Lebanon Commu- nity Golf and Country Club... a semi-pri- vate, eighteen hole championship golf course located two miles west of Lebanon, Missouri and nine miles east of Bennett Spring State Park. The course features a driving range, putting green, and chipping green with three sets of tees stretching to 6435 yards. Gently rolling hills offer a Cart Fee: $17.00 track that affords elevation changes, large Total Holes: 18 contoured greens, water hazards, a large

4 Yardage: 6,255 Mount Vernon Golf Course Spikes Allowed: Yes MO-174 | Mount Vernon, MO 65712 Season Opening: January 1, 2018 417-466-7831 mtvernon-cityhall.org/golffees_mt_vernon_mo Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Tee Times: No Cart Fee: $10 Features: No tee time required and no Total Holes: 18 collar either, just good friends making great Yardage: 5,636 memories. Spikes Allowed: Yes, soft spikes Course Restrictions: None Season Opening: January 1, 2018 Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Tee Times: Yes Holiday Hills Resort & Golf 630 E. Rockford Dr. | Branson, MO 65616 Features: Putting green, snack bar & pro 417-334-4838 | holidayhills.com shop Course restrictions: Limit one-time use. Not valid on holiday’s.

Rangeline Golf Course 2001 N. Rangeline Rd. | Joplin, MO 64801 417-627-7234

Cart Fee: $19 anytime Total Holes: 18 Yardage: 5,771 Spikes Allowed: Yes Season Opening: January 1, 2018 Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Tee Times: Yes Features: Come join the fun at Holiday Hills Golf Club, a beautiful 18-hole golf facility, while enjoying the latest and great- est ProLink GPS System. What was once a nine-hole course, is now 18-holes with par 68, 5,771 yards with Hybrid Bermuda Cart Fee: $8 for 9 holes Fairways and Tees and Bent grass Greens. 9 There are over 50 large bunkers, and water Total Holes: comes into play on five holes. Each hole Yardage: 1,753 has four sets of tee boxes for each level of Spikes Allowed: Yes, soft spikes play; ladies tees being the most accessible. Season Opening: January 1, 2018 As you are making your vacation plans for Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Branson, Missouri, don’t forget your golf Tee Times: Yes clubs. Features: Come see our beautiful golf Course Restrictions: Valid any course and see what the rave is all about! time after 11am Course restrictions: Limit one-time use.

5 Schifferdecker Golf Course Tee Times: No 506 S. Schifferdecker Ave. | Joplin, MO 64801 Features: The Municipal Golf Course is 417-624-3533 located off of BB Highway in West Plains joplinmo.org/727/Schifferdecker-Golf-Course on North Terra Drive. The course consists of 18 holes and covers about 187 acres with a pro shop, golf carts and sheds (available to rent), and practice putting greens.

OKLAHOMA Cherokee Grove Golf Club 519 Quail Run Road | Grove, OK 74344 918-786-4100 | cherokeegrovegolf.com

Cart Fee: $12 Cart Fee: $5 for 9 holes, $8 for 18 holes. Total Holes: 18 Total Holes: 9 Yardage: 6,100 Yardage: 2,878 Spikes Allowed: Yes, soft spikes Spikes Allowed: Yes, soft spikes Season Opening: February 1, 2018 Season Opening: January 1, 2018 Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Tee Times: Yes Tee Times: No Features: Schifferdecker Golf Course Course restrictions or Special is Joplin’s only public 18-hole course and Instructions: One time use only offers an enjoyable experience for all golf Features: Includes a beautiful driving range skill levels. Well-groomed greens, Ber- and putting green available to warm up muda fairways, and reasonable fees make before hitting the course. Hours are from Schifferdecker the most popular golf course 7:30am until dusk. We are open 7 days in the area. Located on historic Route 66 at a week every day except for Christmas Seventh Street and Schifferdecker Road, the Day. No tee times are required, but please par 71 course is open year-round and hosts call in advance to make sure there isn’t a numerous golf events, including the Joplin tournament going on. Golf Club’s Ozark Amateur. FlyingTee Golf West Plains 600 Riverwalk Terrace | Jenks, OK 74037 Municipal Golf Course 918-528-7717 | flyingteegolf.com 1724 N Terra St | West Plains, MO 65775 417-256-9824 westplainsparks.weebly.com/municipal-golf-course Cart Fee: $20 per person Total Holes: 18 Yardage: 6,178 Spikes Allowed: Yes, soft spikes Season Opening: January 1, 2018 Fee: Buy 30 minutes, Get Season Closing: December 31, 2018 30 minutes FREE!

6 Season Opening: January 1, 2018 Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Tee Times: Yes Tee Times: Yes Features: Beautiful parkland style, tree- Features: Think you can’t have fun unless lined layout with water coming into play you’re good? We’ll prove you wrong. With on several holes on the back 9, bentgrass entertaining games, world-famous courses, greens and bermudagrass tees and fair- and the industry’s most advanced golf ball ways, driving range, practice area, 19th tracking technology, there’s something at hole restaurant, come play and enjoy all FlyingTee everyone can enjoy no matter that Enid, OK has to offer! your age or skill level! Course Restrictions: None Here’s how it works: From the moment the ball (and yes–they’re real) is placed on the tee, our 3D sensors track it as it Peoria Ridge Golf Course travels anywhere on the range–not just into 10301 S. 600 Rd. | Miami, OK 74354 specific targets. 918-542-7676 | peoriaridge.com With every swing, you’re given a real-time analysis of every shot (including speed, velocity, spin, trajectory, etc.) as the balls’ flight is played back on the bay’s large- screen monitor. Fun makes perfect, at least that’s what we believe. Whether you are a PGA Pro or picking up a club for the first time, our games are designed to allow players of all skill levels to have fun and have a chance to win. Whether you’re flying solo or with a group of friends, you’ll find it hard to put the club down. Cart Fee: $16 Total Holes: 18 Meadowlake Golf Course 2013 W Rupe Ave | Enid, OK 73703 Yardage: 6,960 580-234-3080 | meadowlakecourse.com Spikes Allowed: Yes, soft spikes Season Opening: March 1, 2018 Season Closing: November 1, 2018 Tee Times: Yes Features: The rolling hills and large bodies of water make for some breathtaking vistas and a challenging round of golf. Peoria Ridge has a first class practice facility with a driving range, putting and Cart Fee: $15.27 chipping greens. The golf course hosts Total Holes: 18 numerous outings during the year and is Yardage: 6,472 an ideal location for groups both large and Spikes Allowed: Yes small. Peoria Ridge Golf Course also hosts the NGA Hooters Pro Golf Tour in August. Season Opening: January 1, 2018

7 Pryor Creek Golf Club also been molded here, the Pryor Creek 724 East 530 | Pryor, OK 74361 Tigers, eight-time State Golf 918-825-3056 | pryorcreekgolf.org Champions, train here, as do the teams of surrounding high schools, and the course has played host to numerous junior state golf championships. And all this at one of the most affordable golf courses in North- east Oklahoma Course restrictions: Cards may be used Monday-Thursday anytime. Friday, Satur- day, and Sundays after 1pm. Not valid on Cart Fee: $13 holidays or during tournaments. Must call Total Holes: 18 for a tee time. Yardage: 6,700 Spikes Allowed: No Season Opening: March 1, 2018 Season Closing: September 30, 2018 Crawford Hills, Girard Tee Times: Yes Municipal Golf Course Features: Prepare yourself for an unparal- 205 E. Hwy 47 | Girard, KS 66743 620-724-8855 leled golfing experience. Our course is a girardkansas.gov/departments/golf-course pleasure for golfers of any skill level to play. Test your accuracy with our fairways, water hazards and sand traps; we have everything you need to challenge you and improve your game. There’s the superb quality of all the amenities, from the well-stocked pro shop to the inviting lounge area to the top- flight PGA instruction and pro staff ready to serve your every need. Champions have

8 Cart Fee: $10 for 9 holes, $15 Features: For over 40 years, Emporia for 18 holes Golf Course in Emporia, Kansas has Total Holes: 9 welcomed local golfers to play a round of Yardage: 3,025 golf on its championship layout. Opened Spikes Allowed: Yes, soft spikes in 1970 and owned by the City of Emporia, Season Opening: March 12, 2018 the course is known as the hometown favorite location for a round of golf players Season Closing: November 26, 2018 of all ages and skill levels can enjoy. No Tee Times: The Par 71 course measures over 6600 Features: Crawford Hills features bent- yards from the back (blue) tees. The grass greens, Bermuda grass fairways and manageable length of the golf course along tees forgiving rough areas and the majestic with our affordable public rates make views of South East Kansas. We offer Emporia Golf Course your best choice for various leagues, tournaments, and great outdoor recreation. The course features opportunities to host your next golf outing many rolling hills, magnificent fairways, or event. Season passes, cart storage, and native fescues, and provides a healthy trail fee are just a few of the amenities challenge for all golfers. Fairways: Zoysia offered. Come see all that we have to offer. • Greens: Bent grass “There is always time for nine” Course restrictions: Not redeemable for tournament or league play. Quail Ridge Golf Course 3805 Quail Ridge Dr. | Winfield, KS 67516 620-221-5645 | golfquailridgeonline.com Emporia Golf Course 1133 S. Hwy 99 | Emporia, KS 66801 620-343-5610 | emporiagolfcourse.com

Cart Fee: $15 flat fee per person for 9 or 18 holes. Total Holes: 18 Yardage: 6,826 from Championship tees Cart Fee: $12 per person Spikes Allowed: Yes Total Holes: 18 Season Opening: January 1, 2018 Yardage: 6,600 Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Spikes Allowed: Yes, soft spikes Tee Times: Yes Season Opening: January 1, 2018 Features: Designed by Tulsa architect Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Jerry Slack, Quail Ridge opened in 1992. Tee Times: Yes For the past 2 years under the care of Requirements: Tee times required on course superintendent Jeff Aldrich Quail weekends and holidays from March 1 to Ridge has matured into one of the most October 31, 2018. celebrated golf courses in the area. Golf

9 Digest has regularly honored Quail Ridge players. Even the most avid player will find as a 4 1/2 Star course on its places to play a test of skill at Wellington. However, the list. Quail Ridge was also honored in course is never so difficult that the round Golf Digest as one of the best public golf stops being enjoyable. Almost every tee bargains in the United States. Expect to shot is framed by cedar, oak and pine trees. be treated to a great day of golf when you The relatively small bent grass greens can travel one mile south of Winfield on US 77 be approached through the air or with the to Quail Ridge Golf Course. classic bump and run. This is a must-play Course Restrictions: Valid Monday – round of golf. Finally, don’t forget to stop in Thursday anytime and after 11 a.m. Friday, the clubhouse and say hello. We can’t wait Saturday, and Sunday. to meet you!

Wellington Golf Club Woodland Hills Golf Course 1500 West Harvey Ave. | Wellington, KS 67152 2414 S. Horton | Fort Scott, KS 66701 620-326-7904 | wellingtongolfclub.com 620-223-5060 | fscity.org/160/Golf-Course

Cart Fee: $12 for 9 holes, $24 for 18 Cart Fee: $13 per person holes. Total Holes: 18 Total Holes: 18 Yardage: 6,100 Yardage: 6,301 Spikes Allowed: Yes Spikes Allowed: Yes, soft spikes Season Opening: January 1, 2018 Season Opening: January 1, 2018 Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Season Closing: December 31, 2018 Tee Times: Yes Tee Times: Yes Features: Woodland Hills GC is a 6100 Course restrictions or Special yard, 18 Hole course that features a wooded Instructions: Not valid during tour- rolling terrain with undulating bent grass naments. Please call in advance before greens, bent grass tees and lush Bermu- making a reservation. da grass fairways. We have 4 sets of tees Features: Here at Wellington Golf Club, (championship, regular men, senior men we love the classic game of golf and we and women), and a challenging layout that do our best to create the best possible golf is enjoyable for players of all skill levels. experience. We are famous in the area for Course Restrictions: Please call for the fact that most rounds at our course course availability. Offer valid 7 days a are completed in four hours or less. We week anytime. Offer not valid for tourna- are a player’s course, and our favorite part ments or during Holidays. Limit One Use of business is sharing the game with new per Card.

10 setting. We also offer the 9-hole Executive Course, which plays 1,832 yards, and has Holiday Island Country Club three par 4 holes and six par 3 holes with a 1 Country Club Dr. | Eureka Springs, AR 72631 total par of 30. The yardages on each hole 479-253-9511 | holidayisland.us/golf/ range from 115 to 345 yards. This course is Cart Fee: $13 for 18 holes, $8 for 9 holes located on the lake and is surrounded with a view of high bluffs and thickly wooded areas. In addition we also have the most unique driving range in the state. Bring your camera and prepare to be amazed. The breathtaking scenery of the Ozark Mountains and the quiet will allow you a peaceful Total Holes: 18 holes on Championship golfing expe- Course, 9 holes on Executive Course rience. We Yardage: 6,059 Championship Course, are open year 1,832 Executive Course round, en- Spikes Allowed: Yes abling golfing Season Opening: January 1, 2018 every month and we serve breakfast Season Closing: December 31, 2018 and lunch 7 days a Tee Times: Yes week. Features: Holiday Island’s courses are Course strategic. We offer the Championship Restrictions: Course, which includes 18 holes of scenic Please call for tee beauty riding the crest of the oldest range times up to one of mountains on this continent. Many of week in advance. the tees and greens have a panoramic view Hours will be ex- that is amazing. The course also features tended starting in narrow tree-lined fairways often slop- April and it will ing from left to right, providing a sporty get busier. type of play. The rolling terrain has been left in its natural state with the idea that golf should be enjoyed in nature’s natural

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Develop Life Long Benefits: Benefits of golf include making life-long 1 friends and learning a game that can be played. Spend Quality Time with Family: Golf can be an event around which all 2 family members can gather for several hours. It is a great opportunity for parents to provide positive feedback and encouragement to children. Daryn Buhollt, golf pro at Schifferdecker Golf Course, helps Tren- ton Loyd, 10, Joplin, with his swing during the 2017 Joplin Golf Foundation’s Joplin Junior Golf Tee It Up Program at Rangeline Golf Spending Time Outdoors: Walking Course. Globe/Roger Nomer and being active in the outdoors allows Etiquette and Values: Golf has a 3 for breathing in fresh air and establishes rich tradition of etiquette which lives on healthy exercise habits, far beyond indoor 7 today. Playing golf teaches youth how video games or television. to behave towards self and others, and imparts Business Skills: In addition to values such as truthfulness and strength etiquette and the ability to play during adversity. 4 comfortably with new acquaintances, Health: Golf is an active game and is golf teaches self-confidence, improves the less injury prone than contact sports. ability to work with numbers, and applies 8 Conditioning for golf improves strength problem solving skills that are critical in of core muscles that support the spine, business. improves flexibility, and allows participants the Anyone Can Play: Men, women, opportunity to be active and fit. children, people from all over the globe Controlling Emotions: In golf there 5 and all walks of life come together on are achievements and disappointments. a golf course. The diversity found on a golf 9 Learning from mistakes and overcoming course opens young golfers to a broader view obstacles improves a player’s game, and teaches of the world and all people. them to optimistically carry out the same Self-Improvement: Golf challenges pattern in life. the player toward constant self- Fun: Young people grow up too 6 improvement. Players analyze what they quickly in today’s busy, technological did well and what has to change to improve. 10 world. Gathering with friends to play Players develop habits of self-improvement golf gives young golfers the opportunity to by self-analysis skills, seeking professional spend enjoyable times in friendly competition instruction, and accepting critiques from or collegial companionship. others. 12