Private Clubs & Country Clubs in Kansas City

Blue Hills Country Club is one of Kansas City's oldest private golf clubs, founded in 1912 with an original course design by A.W. Tillinghast. The par-72 championship layout stretches to 7,220 yards with a slope rating of 142, reflecting Tillinghast's hallmark strategic bunkering and contoured greens across Kansas City's rolling terrain. The club has hosted two USGA championships, including the 1972 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 1995 USGA Senior Amateur.

Oakwood Country Club is a historic private golf club founded in 1912 on the east side of Kansas City, Missouri, later relocating to its current site in the early 1960s. The 18-hole, par-72 parkland layout was originally designed by prolific early American architect Tom Bendelow and underwent a significant renovation by Keith Foster in 1999. The club has hosted notable regional competitions including the Missouri Amateur Championship and carries a course rating of 72.8 with a slope of 135 from the championship tees.

Staley Farms Golf Club is a private 18-hole championship course situated in the Northland area of Kansas City, Missouri, designed by Stephen Wolford and opened in the early 2000s. Stretching to 7,167 yards with a slope rating of 143, the par-72 layout features bentgrass greens and fairways woven through rolling Missouri terrain with natural water hazards throughout. The club has served as a Missouri Amateur qualifying site and offers a full practice facility including a driving range and short game area.

The National Golf Club of Kansas City is a premier private club founded in the early 2000s in Kansas City, Missouri, distinguished as Tom Watson's first signature course design in his hometown. Created in collaboration with Sandy Tatum, the par-72 layout stretches to 7,375 yards with a slope rating of 145, featuring dramatic elevation changes, zoysia fairways, and bentgrass greens. The club has hosted notable regional championships including the 2015 Missouri Amateur, cementing its standing as one of the Kansas City area's most respected private golf destinations.