
Stone Canyon Course
Stone Canyon Golf Club

About this course
Stone Canyon Golf Club sits in Blue Springs, a suburb on the eastern edge of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Designed by Greg Norman and opened in the late 1990s, the course occupies rolling terrain that takes advantage of natural elevation changes and wooded corridors typical of western Missouri. Norman's routing incorporates strategic bunkering and water features across several holes, with fairways that move through stands of mature hardwoods and open meadow areas. The layout emphasizes risk-reward decision-making, a hallmark of Norman's design philosophy during this period. The property's topography allows for varied hole presentations, with doglegs that follow the land's contours and greens positioned to reward accurate approach play. Water comes into play on multiple holes, and the bunkering style reflects Norman's preference for irregular shapes and strategic placement rather than purely penal hazards. The course serves both daily-fee and member play, making it accessible to a broad range of golfers in the Kansas City region. Stone Canyon operates as part of the area's public golf landscape, offering a Norman-designed experience without the exclusivity of private membership. The facility includes practice areas and a clubhouse that supports tournament and casual play. For golfers in the Kansas City area, the course represents an opportunity to play a design by one of golf's most recognizable figures on terrain that showcases the natural character of Missouri's rolling woodlands.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in MO
Quick facts
- Location
- Blue Springs, MO, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 2009
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Greg Norman
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,059 yards
- Difficulty
- 75.2/144
- Course Vaults score
- 7.4
Getting there
Stone Canyon Golf Club is most readily accessed via Kansas City International Airport (MCI), situated roughly forty minutes to the west, or through the smaller Kansas City Downtown Airport (MKC) for those arriving by private aircraft seeking a swifter transition to the course. From MCI, the drive eastward carries you through the rolling terrain of greater Kansas City before the landscape softens into the gentle, wooded topography surrounding Blue Springs, where the club's distinctive canyon-carved layout emerges from the Missouri plateau. The final miles wind through tree-lined approaches that signal the shift from suburban Kansas City into a more secluded, deliberately crafted golfing sanctuary - a quiet arrival befitting a private club designed to feel worlds apart from the city's pulse, yet never more than an hour from its center.

FAQ
Common questions about Stone Canyon
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Stone Canyon has a Course Vaults score of 7.4 out of 10 based on 18 logged golfers.
Stone Canyon was designed by Greg Norman.
Yes. Stone Canyon is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Stone Canyon is 72.
Stone Canyon plays 7,059 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Stone Canyon is 144.


