CS InvitationalBig Cedar · 2027
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Low aerial over a ridge-top green at Payne’s Valley in golden light, the fairway running away along the ridge and unbroken Ozark forest to the horizon

Chapter 2027 · Big Cedar

Five days,
four rounds.

Wednesday, April 14 – Sunday, April 18, 2027. Three courses, one lodge, and a field of 40.

April 14–18, 2027Dates
Wed · 1:00–2:30 PMFirst tee
Angler’s LodgeHome base
Sun · by 11:00 AMCheckout

I.Day by day

The week, as contracted.

Format, scoring and handicaps are under seal: ruled by the captains before March. What is fixed is below.

  1. Dawn over Ozarks National, the stone-and-timber clubhouse on its ridge above a fog-filled valley, gold-lit grasses and a green in the foreground

    14WednesdayApril 2027

    1.Round one · The opener

    Ozarks National

    Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw · Opened 2019

    Tee window
    1:00–2:30 PM
    Golf
    $300 + tax
    Pairings
    Sealed · Tournament week

    Arrive, check in after 4 PM. First tee 1:00 PM at Ozarks National.

    The fireside lounge at Angler’s Lodge: a stacked-stone fireplace, antler chandeliers, plaid armchairs and a leather sofa

    Arrive

    Angler’s Lodge. Check in after 4:00 PM.

    The lodge →
    Ozarks National →
  2. Payne’s Valley from elevated tees, a curving wooden boardwalk crossing a lake to a peninsula green below a wooded ridge

    15ThursdayApril 2027

    2.Round two

    Payne’s Valley

    Tiger Woods / TGR Design · Opened 2020

    Tee window
    11:00 AM–12:30 PM
    Golf
    $450 + tax
    Pairings
    Sealed · Tournament week
    Payne’s Valley →
  3. Buffalo Ridge Springs at ground level, across a green with a yellow flag to a pond, a limestone ledge and the fairway rolling back up the valley

    16FridayApril 2027

    3.Round three

    Buffalo Ridge Springs

    Tom Fazio · Renovated 2014 with Johnny Morris

    Tee window
    9:00–10:30 AM
    Golf
    $300 + tax
    Pairings
    Sealed · Tournament week

    Earliest tee window of the week.

    Buffalo Ridge Springs →
  4. Ozarks National, the thirteenth: across a bowl-shaped ravine of native grass to a green with two bunkers, a single windswept pine rising in the middle

    17SaturdayApril 2027

    4.Round four · The finale

    Ozarks National

    Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw · Opened 2019

    Tee window
    12:00–1:30 PM
    Golf
    $300 + tax
    Pairings
    Sealed · Tournament week

    Back to Ozarks National for the finale.

    Ozarks National →
  5. Sunset over a cove of Table Rock Lake, covered boat docks in silhouette and the colour reflected in the water
    Photo: Drew de F Fawkes, CC BY-SA 4.0

    18SundayApril 2027

    No golf · Travel day

    The road home.

    Checkout
    By 11:00 AM
    From
    Angler’s Lodge

    Checkout by 11 AM. Travel day.

II.The ledger

Money, dates and the house rules.

Per player, from the Big Cedar contract. Every figure is plus tax.

Per player · + tax
Golf
Wed Ozarks National$300
Thu Payne’s Valley$450
Fri Buffalo Ridge Springs$300
Sat Ozarks National$300
Golf, four rounds$1,350
Room, four nights
$289 a night × 4$1,156
Resort fee, $25 a night × 4$100
Per room$1,256
Your share, double occupancy$628
Totals
Contracted subtotal, double$1,978
Contracted subtotal, singleIf available and approved$2,606
Signup deposit to Ryan Arbogast−$300
Remaining, double$1,678
Remaining, single$2,306

Not included: travel, meals, drinks, gambling, merchandise, incidentals and tournament extras. The deposit goes to Ryan Arbogast on Venmo, @Ryan-Arbogast-4, and counts toward your total. The site takes no payment.

Deadlines

  1. Passed

    Signup and the $300 deposit to Ryan. Unconfirmed spots are relinquished.

  2. Next

    Book your room at Angler’s Lodge with the group code, 90 days before arrival.

  3. Last day individual room deposits are refundable, 21 days before arrival.

  4. Check in after 4 PM. First tee, Ozarks National, 1:00 PM.

House rules, every course

  • Collared shirts and proper golf attire, soft spikes, no outside food or drink, no personal coolers.
  • Arrive 20 minutes before your tee time.

III.The grounds

Three courses and a lodge.

Each has its own chapter: the holes, the architects, the photographs.

Book your own room at bassproanglerslodge.com by January 14, 2027. Group code: Not yet issued