I’ve recently been consumed by an unhealthy obsession. No, not golf itself — that became unhealthy years ago — but improvement. Golf offers that opportunity every time you tee it up, and it ...

and the spectacular 19th hole—the Big Rock at Payne’s Valley™. Ozarks National Golf Course at Big Cedar Lodge (Photo courtesy of Big Cedar Lodge) Ozarks National is Missouri’s first and ...

I played just one day — Payne’s Valley in the morning and Top of the Rock in the afternoon — and my time at Big Cedar Lodge was still packed. That’s the beauty of this place.

Big Cedar Lodge and Top of the Rock are lit for the holidays. Courtesy of Big Cedar Lodge Every night, running about every 15 minutes or so, a tram departs from that general area.

1988: Grand opening of Big Cedar Lodge. 1997: Top of the Rock was introduced. 2005: After a small kitchen fire, the Top of the Rock property was closed. 2014: Reopening of Top of the Rock with a PGA ...

Final: Cedar Park 28, Round Rock 24. The Timberwolves grabbed the lead (again) late and the defense made a big stop to preserve the win. Cedar Park moves to 2-1 and Round Rock falls to 0-3.

Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri, already home to two top-notch par-3 courses, is well on its way to adding a third. To be named ...