Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
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About Kansas CityKansas City is a popular Midwest city for golf, barbecue and nightlife. It also certainly helps that their coveted sports teams, the Chiefs, Royals and Sporting KC (MLS), have enjoyed success in recent years, thanks in part to the gifts of star quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Kansas City is also a reputable golf town and was the home of legendary Tom Watson. Just south of downtown, historic municipal course Swope Memorial is a favorite amongst locals and worth visiting if you're from out of town, too. It hosted the PGA Tour's Kansas City Open in 1949 and has a remarkable A.W. Tillinghast design on hilly and scenic parkland. Not far from Swope is a Donald Ross-designed semi-private course you can play, Hillcrest Golf Course. Popular modern public and semi-private courses around town include Ironhorse Golf Club, Stone Canyon Golf Club, Shoal Creek Golf Course, Drumm Farm and Tiffany Greens.
Those with private club access should inquire about Kansas City Country Club or the National Golf Club among others. If you're up for a little road trip, Firekeeper Golf Course is located about 75 minutes west of town in Kansas and is a top public course in the state set on tribal property and adjacent to a casino and hotel for a quick stay-and-play.
After golf, visitors can enjoy dining - barbecue or otherwise - and bars in the Power & Light District, Westport or The Plaza. Kansas City delivers great value for golf and the friendly locals will make visitors feel right at home.
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Top Rated Golf Courses in Kansas City Area
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![Falcon Lakes GC: Clubhouse]()
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![Stone Canyon GC]()
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![Excelsior Springs GC]()
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![WinterStone GC]()
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![Championship at Drumm Farm GC]()
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![Harris Park GC]()
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![Mission Hills CC]()
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![Kansas City CC]()
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![Indian Hills CC]()
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![The Athletic and GC of Maple Creek: clubhouse]()
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![Swope Memorial GC]()
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![Heart of America Golf Academy - River: #8]()
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![Royal Meadows GC]()
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![Heart of America Golf Academy]()
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![Milburn CC]()
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![Painted Hills GC: Clubhouse]()
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![Championship at Drumm Farm GC]()
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![The Deuce at the National GC of Kansas City: #4]()
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![Drumm Farm GC]()
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![Oakwood CC]()
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![National GC of Kansas City: #16]()
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![Lake Quivira CC: Practice facility]()
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![WinterStone GC]()
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![Minor Park GC]()
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![Hallbrook CC]()
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![Brookridge GCC]()
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![Brookridge Golf & Fitness]()
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![Staley Farms GC]()
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![Tomahawk Hills GC]()
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![Lakewood Oaks CC]()
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![Blue Hills CC: #18]()
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![Lake of the Forest GC]()
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![Fred Arbanas GC: Practice area]()
Kansas City, MissouriPublic/Municipal -
![Leawood South CC]()
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Kansas City, MissouriPublic/Municipal
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![Stone Canyon GC]()
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![Canyon Farms GC: #3]()
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![Sunflower Hills GC]()
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![John Knox Village GC]()
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![Overland Park GC]()
Overland Park, KansasPublic/Municipal -
![Deer Creek GC: #7]()
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![Overland Park GC]()
Overland Park, KansasPublic/Municipal -
![Overland Park GC]()
Overland Park, KansasPublic/Municipal -
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![Shawnee GCC - Clear Creek: #9]()
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![Shawnee GCC]()
Shawnee, KansasSemi-Private -
![Nicklaus GC At LionsGate]()
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![River Oaks GC]()
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![St. Andrews GC]()
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![Overland Park GC]()
Overland Park, KansasPublic/Municipal -
![Shawnee GCC - Chapel Creek]()
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![Blue Springs CC: #1]()
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![Liberty Hills GC]()
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![Loch Lloyd CC: #9]()
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![Falcon Lakes GC: Clubhouse]()
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![Eagles Landing GC Of Belton: #9]()
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![Adams Pointe GC: #6]()
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![Loch Lloyd CC]()
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![Shiloh Springs GC: #18]()
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![Shamrock Hills GC]()
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![Shadow Glen the GC]()
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![Heritage Park GC: #3]()
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![Leavenworth GC]()
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![Paradise Pointe Golf Complex]()
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![Mari Mac Golf Complex]()
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![Oaks GC: Clubhouse]()
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![Outlaw at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex: #9]()
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![Prairie Highlands GC]()
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![Wolf Creek GC]()
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![Trails West GC]()
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![Excelsior Springs GC]()
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![Sycamore Ridge]()
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![Pleasant Hills GC]()
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![Hoot's Hollow at Country Creek GC: Sign]()
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![Country Creek GC]()
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