Excelsior Springs Golf Course offers rolling hills, elevation changes, huge mature trees and nature at its finest, as there are few homes that outline its boundaries. ESGC, during its storied history, has been visited by many celebrities; from the boxing community, Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard; baseball's Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey; golfing amateur greats Charles "Chick" Evans, U.S.Open Champions, Lawson Little (1940), Johnny Goodman (1933), as well as Jimmy Thompson and Horton Smith. Most recently, current and past PGA Tour players, Tom Watson, Payne Stewart and Tom Pernice have played there.