The hardest golf courses in Kansas
The hardest 18-hole golf courses in Kansas, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 13 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Prairie Dunes Country Club
Hutchinson, KS, USASlope rating 148, 75.5 course rating, Gold tees, 6,853 yds
PrivatePerry Maxwell
- 4.9Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
Got to play here three days and loved every minute. The gunch was up and incredibly penal, but the landing areas are large enough and fair. It’s a true second shot golf course due to the small undulating greens. The course rewards great shots and severely penalizes poor shots.
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- Must play
- Walkable
- Challenging
Wolf Creek Golf Club
Olathe, KS, USASlope rating 144, 75.7 course rating, Gold tees, 7,159 yds
PrivateCE Golf Design & Marvin Ferguson
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 3.9Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
- Fast greens
- Driving range
- Must play
Championship
Colbert Hills Golf Course
Manhattan, KS, USASlope rating 143, 77.6 course rating, Black/Blue tees, 7,525 yds
PublicJeff Brauer & Jim Colbert
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Ironhorse Golf Club
Leawood, KS, USASlope rating 143, 74.0 course rating, Black tees, 6,889 yds
PublicDr. Michael Hurdzan
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.4Layout
- 2.3Value
- 2.6Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Bar
Sycamore Ridge Golf Course
Spring Hill, KS, USASlope rating 141, 75.0 course rating, Black tees, 7,081 yds
PublicJim Colbert & Baxter Spann
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Fast greens
Canyon Farms Golf Club
Lenexa, KS, USA
Slope rating 141, 74.4 course rating, Gold tees, 7,011 yds
Flint Hills National Golf Club
Andover, KS, USA
Slope rating 138, 73.5 course rating, Back tees, 6,046 yds
Sand Creek Station
Newton, KS, USA
Slope rating 136, 76.3 course rating, Championship tees, 7,367 yds
Shadow Glen Golf Club
Olathe, KS, USA
Slope rating 136, 74.6 course rating, Black tees, 7,051 yds
Dub's Dread Golf Club
Kansas City, KS, USA
Slope rating 134, 75.3 course rating, Championship tees, 7,230 yds
(North) Crestview Country Club
Wichita, KS, USA
Slope rating 129, 74.3 course rating, Black tees, 6,913 yds
Buffalo Dunes Golf Course
Garden City, KS, USA
Slope rating 127, 72.1 course rating, Blue tees, 6,806 yds
St. Andrews Golf Club
Overland Park, KS, USA
Slope rating 126, 71.0 course rating, Black tees, 6,362 yds
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across Kansas. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Prairie Dunes Country Club is #1 on Course Vaults in Kansas at Slope 148 (75.5 course rating · Gold tees · 6,853 yds). 13 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across Kansas. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 3:41 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
