Best Public Golf Courses in Kansas
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, Kansas has 100 public golf courses. The complete list below is ordered by public accessibility and course history — every entry is verified against the OpenStreetMap-derived course registry.
| # | Course | City | Access | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomahawk Hills Golf Course | Shawnee | Municipal | 1910 |
| 2 | Macdonald Golf Course | Wichita | Municipal | 1913 |
| 3 | Arkansas City Country Club | Arkansas City | Public | 1918 |
| 4 | Wellington Golf Club | Wellington | Public | 1919 |
| 5 | Abilene Golf Fitness | Abilene | Public | 1920 |
| 6 | Fort Hays Municipal Golf Course | Hays | Public | 1920 |
| 7 | Junction City Golf Course | Milford | Public | 1920 |
| 8 | Lyons Town Country Club | Lyons | Municipal | 1920 |
| 9 | Ottawa Golf Course | Ottawa | Public | 1920 |
| 10 | Point Rock Golf Club | Elkhart | Municipal | 1920 |
| 11 | Point Rock Golf Club | KS 67950 | Municipal | 1920 |
| 12 | St Andrews Golf Club | Overland Park | Municipal | 1920 |
| 13 | St Marys Public Golf Course | De Soto | Public | 1920 |
| 14 | L W Clapp Golf Club | Wichita | Municipal | 1923 |
| 15 | Baxter Springs Golf Country Club | Baxter Springs | Public | 1924 |
| 16 | Ellsworth Golf Municipal Course | Ellsworth | Public | 1926 |
| 17 | Spring Hill Golf Course | Arkansas City | Public | 1928 |
| 18 | Painted Hills Golf Club | Kansas City | Public | 1929 |
| 19 | Cottonwood Falls Country Club | Cottonwood Falls | Public | 1930 |
| 20 | Carey Park Golf Course | Hutchinson | Municipal | 1932 |
| 21 | Hillcrest Golf Course | Coffeyville | Municipal | 1933 |
| 22 | Oakley Country Club | Oakley | Municipal | 1934 |
| 23 | Prairie Trails Golf Course | El Dorado | Public | 1938 |
| 24 | Green Gables Golf Course | Meriden | Public | 1939 |
| 25 | Sedan Country Club | Sedan | Municipal | 1940 |
| 26 | Woodland Hills Golf Course | Fort Scott | Municipal | 1940 |
| 27 | Osage City Country Club | Osage City | Municipal | 1941 |
| 28 | Osawatomie Golf Course | Osawatomie | Municipal | 1941 |
| 29 | Oswego Golf Association | Oswego | Municipal | 1944 |
| 30 | Crawford Hills Municipal Golf Course | Girard | Public | 1948 |
| 31 | Smileys Executive Golf Club | Lenexa | Public | 1948 |
| 32 | Forbes Golf Course | Topeka | Public | 1951 |
| 33 | Lake Side Golf Course | Cawker City | Municipal | 1951 |
| 34 | Russell Memorial Park Golf Course | Russell | Municipal | 1952 |
| 35 | Blackmer Municipal Golf Course | Wichita | Municipal | 1953 |
| 36 | Cypress Ridge Golf Course | Topeka | Public | 1954 |
| 37 | Waterville Community Golf Association | Waterville | Public | 1954 |
| 38 | Bentwood Golf Course | Ulysses | Public | 1955 |
| 39 | Hebron Country Club | Oberlin | Public | 1955 |
| 40 | Larned Country Club | Larned | Public | 1956 |
| 41 | Stafford County Country Club | St John | Public | 1957 |
| 42 | Hidden Lakes Golf Course | Derby | Public | 1958 |
| 43 | Cheyenne Hills Golf Course | Kansas City | Public | 1959 |
| 44 | Lindsborg Golf Course | Lindsborg | Municipal | 1960 |
| 45 | Miltonvale Country Club | Miltonvale | Public | 1960 |
| 46 | Prairie Trail Golf Course | El Dorado | Municipal | 1960 |
| 47 | Sterling Country Club | Sterling | Public | 1960 |
| 48 | Lane County Country Club | Dighton | Public | 1961 |
| 49 | Currie Park Golf Course | Wauwatosa | Municipal | 1964 |
| 50 | Dubs Dread Golf Club | Kansas City | Public | 1964 |
| 51 | Cedar Hills Golf Course | Washington | Municipal | 1965 |
| 52 | Minneapolis Golf Course | Minneapolis | Public | 1966 |
| 53 | Willow Tree Golf Course | Liberal | Public | 1967 |
| 54 | Arapahoe Municipal Golf Course | Wichita | Public | 1968 |
| 55 | Scott City Country Club | Scott City | Public | 1968 |
| 56 | Emporia Municipal Golf Course | Emporia | Municipal | 1970 |
| 57 | Four Oaks Golf Course | Pittsburg | Municipal | 1970 |
| 58 | Salina Municipal Golf Course | Salina | Public | 1970 |
| 59 | Tex Consolver Municipal Golf Course | Wichita | Public | 1970 |
| 60 | Village Greens Golf Course | Meriden | Public | 1970 |
| 61 | Hoxie Golf Course | Hoxie | Public | 1971 |
| 62 | Sykes Lady Overland Park Golf Club North South Course | Overland Park | Municipal | 1971 |
| 63 | Sykes Lady Overland Park Golf Club South West Course | Overland Park | Municipal | 1971 |
| 64 | Sykes Lady Overland Park Golf Club West North Course | Overland Park | Municipal | 1971 |
| 65 | Lake Shawnee Golf Course | Topeka | Municipal | 1972 |
| 66 | Prairie Winds Golf Course | Pretty Prairie | Public | 1973 |
| 67 | Suppesville Golf Course | Milton | Public | 1973 |
| 68 | Sycamore Valley Golf Course | Spring Hill | Public | 1973 |
| 69 | Mariah Hills | Dodge City | Municipal | 1974 |
| 70 | Hesston Municipal Golf Park | Hesston | Public | 1975 |
| 71 | Buffalo Dunes Golf Course | Garden City | Municipal | 1976 |
| 72 | Indian Hill Golf Course | Chapman | Municipal | 1977 |
| 73 | Stanton County Prairie Pines | KS 67855 | Public | 1977 |
| 74 | Sunflower Hills Golf Course | Bonner Springs | Public | 1977 |
| 75 | Orchards Executive Golf Course | Lawrence | Public | 1979 |
| 76 | Ashland Golf Course | Ashland | Public | 1980 |
| 77 | Wichita County Municipal Golf Course | Wichita | Municipal | 1980 |
| 78 | Neosho Municipal Golf Course Oaks Nine | Osage City | Municipal | 1981 |
| 79 | Rolling Meadows Golf Course | Milford | Public | 1981 |
| 80 | Wedgewood Golf Course | Halstead | Municipal | 1984 |
| 81 | Pine Bay Golf Course | Wichita | Public | 1985 |
| 82 | Andover Municipal Golf Course | Andover | Municipal | 1988 |
| 83 | Oak Country Club | De Soto | Public | 1988 |
| 84 | Heritage Park Golf Course | Olathe | Municipal | 1990 |
| 85 | Meade Country Club | Meade | Public | 1990 |
| 86 | Turkey Creek Golf Course | McPherson | Public | 1990 |
| 87 | Quail Ridge Golf Course | Winfield | Public | 1992 |
| 88 | Sykes Lady Overland Park Golf Club Par 3 Course | Overland Park | Municipal | 1992 |
| 89 | Cherry Oaks Golf Club | Cheney | Municipal | 1995 |
| 90 | Cimarron Valley Golf Club | Satanta | Public | 1995 |
| 91 | Gardner Golf Course | Gardner | Public | 1995 |
| 92 | Ironhorse Golf Club | Leawood | Public | 1995 |
| 93 | Sedgewick County Golf Club | Newton | Municipal | 1995 |
| 94 | The Links At Pretty Prairie | Pretty Prairie | Public | 1996 |
| 95 | Eagle Bend Golf Course | Lawrence | Public | 1998 |
| 96 | Colbert Hills | Manhattan | Public | 2000 |
| 97 | Colbert Hills Par 3 | Manhattan | Public | 2000 |
| 98 | Prairie Highlands Golf Course | Olathe | Public | 2000 |
| 99 | Sycamore Ridge | Spring Hill | Public | 2000 |
| 100 | Auburn Hills Golf Course | Wichita | Municipal | 2001 |
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FAQ
How is this list ordered?
Transparently, not editorially: publicly playable courses first (public, municipal, resort, semi-private), then courses with an official website, then by founding year. We list every verified public course — this is a complete catalog, not a top-10 pick.
How many public courses does Kansas have?
Kansas has 100 public golf courses in the registry (list capped at 100).
Ordering formula and data source: see our methodology & statistics.