The best courses you can play in Kansas City, Missouri
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 12 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Kansas City, Missouri, ranked by those community scores.
+108.2(National 1) National Golf Club of Kansas City
Parkville, MO, USA
+57.6Dub's Dread Golf Club
Kansas City, KS, USA
+57.4Stone Canyon Golf Club
Blue Springs, MO, USA
+127.3Shoal Creek Golf Course
Kansas City, MO, USA
+117.3Ironhorse Golf Club
Leawood, KS, USA
+77.0Winterstone Golf Club
Independence, MO, USA
+96.8Swope Memorial Golf Course
Kansas City, MO, USA
+66.8(Championship) Fred Arbanas Golf Club at Longview Lake
Kansas City, MO, USA
+76.6St. Andrews Golf Club
Overland Park, KS, USA
+56.6Tiffany Greens Golf Club
Kansas City, MO, USA
+56.3Blue Springs Country Club
Blue Springs, MO, USA
+86.0Minor Park Golf Course
Kansas City, MO, USA
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Kansas City, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in Kansas City, Missouri.
The top public golf courses in Kansas City, Missouri on Course Vaults are led by National Golf Club of Kansas City with a Course Vaults score of 8.2. This page ranks 12 courses, including National Golf Club of Kansas City, Dub's Dread Golf Club, Stone Canyon Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Kansas City, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Kansas City, Missouri list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Kansas City, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
National Golf Club of Kansas City is currently #1 among public courses in and around Kansas City, Missouri on Course Vaults at 8.2 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 25, 2026, 12:05 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
