There are 60 golf courses within 25 miles of Kansas City: 40 public and 20 private. The best public course is Falcon Lakes Golf Club. The most forgiving 18 is Heart of America Golf Course.

The best golf course in Kansas City is The National Golf Club of Kansas City, a private club.
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The best public golf course in Kansas City is Falcon Lakes Golf Club in Basehor, KS.
Open to anyone.
The easiest 18-hole golf course in Kansas City is Heart of America Golf Course.
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The hardest golf course in Kansas City is Creekmoor Golf Course in Raymore.
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The golf course with the best views in Kansas City is Canyon Farms Golf Club in Lenexa, KS. For public golf, Stone Canyon Golf Club in Blue Springs.
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The best golf course restaurant in Kansas City is at Loch Lloyd Country Club in Village of Loch Lloyd.
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The best 9-hole golf course near Kansas City is GreatLife Golf at Burning Tree in De Soto, KS.
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The best par-3 golf course in Kansas City is Kansas City Country Club in Lawrence, KS.
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60 golf courses within 25 miles: 15 in the city and the rest in nearby towns. 40 are public.
Tomahawk Hills Golf Course in Shawnee, KS, from 1910. The newest is Painted Hills Golf Course (2013).