Shirkey Golf Club

Shirkey Golf Club sits in Richmond, Missouri, a small town in the rolling farmland northeast of Kansas City. The course was designed by Chet Mendenhall, a regional architect active in Missouri and neighboring states during the mid-twentieth century. Mendenhall's work typically emphasized playability for everyday golfers while working within the natural contours of Midwestern terrain, and Shirkey reflects this practical approach to course design. The layout occupies gently rolling ground characteristic of western Missouri, with fairways that move across modest elevation changes and incorporate mature tree lines that define playing corridors. The property offers a mix of open and wooded holes, and the routing takes advantage of natural drainage patterns common to the region. Greens are moderately sized and contoured to reward accurate approach play without excessive severity. Shirkey Golf Club serves as a community course for Richmond and the surrounding area, providing accessible golf in a rural setting. The club maintains a straightforward, welcoming atmosphere typical of small-town Missouri golf facilities, where local members and visitors find a course that emphasizes playability and maintenance within a modest operational scale. The setting offers views of the surrounding agricultural landscape, and the course remains a fixture of recreational golf in Ray County.