Best Kansas City Golf Courses, Stores, Driving Ranges & More
If you ended up on this page you better be ready to take a deep dive into the Kansas City golf scene. Courses, stores, driving ranges, Topgolf, and miniature golf near you will all be getting a shout out right here.
We thought about getting creative but the truth is there is no better way for us to begin than by listing the best public and private golf courses in your area ranging all the way South to Overland Park. After they are out of the way we will mention the best local golf stores to buy new clubs, bags, balls, tees, apparel, and all kinds of great gear.
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Then it will be time to talk about golf driving ranges in Kansas City along with putting greens for anyone that is itching to get some practice swings in. Topgolf and miniature golf courses in town will round things out before we share our map that has all of the various places we mention pinned on it.
Feel free to check out our other posts on cities around the Midwest if you want.
Best Golf Courses In Kansas City
Many would agree that the best public and private golf courses in Kansas City are:
Fred Arbanas Golf Course has 18 holes, a par of 72, and a length of 6,879 yards plus it features a par 3 course with 9 holes.
Minor Park features an 18-hole golf course near you with a length of 5,624 yards for a par of 70.
You can find a fun 18-hole par 71 course with 6,950 total yards, a 74 course rating, and 135 slope rating at Shoal Creek Golf Course which opened in 2001.
Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate features and 18-hole par 72 course with a length of 7,251 yards, course rating of 72.8, and slope rating of 133.
Andrews Golf Club and Shadow Glen Golf Club have 18-hole courses with pars of 72, course ratings of 71, 74.8 and 75.5, slope ratings of 126, 137, and 140 plus total lengths of 6,362, 7,050, and 7,051 yards respectively.
Winter Stone Golf Course and Prairie Highlands Golf Course are 18-hole par 72 courses with 6,752 and 7,066 total yards, 73.5 and 74.3 course ratings, and 131 and 132 slope ratings.
Country Club of Leawood opened in 1968 and has a private 18-hole par 71 course with a length of 6,629 yards.
Ironhorse Golf Club and Stone Canyon Golf Club have local 18-hole courses with pars of 72, course ratings of 72.7 and 72, slope ratings of 120 and 135, and lengths of 7,028 and 6,704 yards respectively.
John Knox Village Golf Course has 9 holes and it opened in 1997.
Adams Pointe Golf Club and Blue Springs Country Club have 18-hole par 72 courses with 73.8 and 72 course ratings, 131 slope ratings, and lengths of 6,938 and 7,000 yards.
Anyone looking for the best golf lessons in your area might be interested to know that most of the above will have PGA-certified trainers on staff.
Best Local Golf Stores
These golf stores near you are great places to buy new clubs, balls, bags, apparel, or any other supplies:
Edwin Watts offers golf club repairs in Overland Park with other accessories and customization services.
Club Champion provides services of custom club fitting with other golf accessories.
Play It Again Sports will buy your old gear plus they are a good place to save money buying new or used golf clubs near you along with balls, bags, and plenty more.
TracMan test shots, personalized training, and fast quality club repair are provided at Jess Hansen Golf.
Driving Ranges & Indoor Simulators
The more time you spend at one of these local driving ranges and indoor simulators the better your handicap will be:
Shoal Creek Driving Range is an outdoor driving range, while X-Golf Leawood, Imperial Golf of Parkville, and True Aim Indoor Golf KC have indoor simulators to get your practice swings in no matter the weather.
Smiley’s from an upcoming list also has a driving range, and you should also be able to take good golf lessons in the KC Metro at any in this list.
Topgolf In Your Area
There is a Topgolf in Overland Park at 10611 Nall Avenue.
Miniature Golf Near You
Get some putting practice in or just have some fun at one of these miniature golf courses in your area:
Both Minor Park and Jackson County Parks feature fun 18-hole mini golf courses near you while Craft Putt has 10 holes.
Cool Crest has been offering four 18-hole miniature golf courses in your area since 1929.
There’s also an exciting 14-hole miniature golf course at Hall of Fame Putt Putt Golf, and Smiley’s Golf Complex also has a local driving range and a regular course to play on.
For now that is all we have to share but we will be back to update this post often. The best public and private golf courses, local pro shops, driving ranges, practice putting greens, Topgolf, and miniature golf courses near you were all covered and you should be ready for your next round.
Don’t be afraid to use the comments to let us know if we got anything wrong or if you notice that anything we posted has become dated. Now go have fun playing golf in Kansas City.
