The National Golf Club of Kansas City

About

Welcoming golf club with a Tom Watson-designed course, a fitness center and a restaurant.

Specific pool temperatures for The National Golf Club of Kansas City are not publicly disclosed. Private clubs typically maintain their pools at a comfortable temperature for member use, which often falls within the range of 78-84°F (25-29°C), though this can vary based on the season and club policy.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? The reviews consistently praise The National as one of the best golf courses, especially in Kansas City, highlighting its beautiful, exceptionally well-maintained grounds, including perfect greens, fairways, tee boxes, and bunkers. Players describe the course as challenging yet enjoyable, with fast, true-rolling greens. Beyond the course itself, the facilities receive high marks, particularly the great clubhouse, bar, food, and an outstanding practice range that even surpasses those at major championship venues. The staff is uniformly described as friendly, fantastic, outstanding, and knowledgeable, providing great service. Many reviewers express a strong desire to play again and highly recommend the course, with one player even crediting it for significantly improving their game and choosing membership over another prestigious course.

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Amenities

• Accepts Credit Cards
• Accessible Entrance

Reviews

Listing Reviews

August 8th, 2025

Joshua Harden

Definitely one of the nicest tracks in all of KC. The greens, tee boxes, and fairways were perfect. Can't wait to play it again!

September 6th, 2025

Ed O'Connor

Outstanding golf, great clubhouse, great bar, great food, great service, What else are you looking for?

May 7th, 2022

Mister Jon

Beautiful and well upkept grounds. Friendly staff. Good food. They also made some of the best old fashioned drinks I've had in a long time.

October 6th, 2022

Jon Miller

Played on 5/28/22. The greens were very fast, but they rolled true and made putting so much fun, as I felt like I had a chance to make every putt...so long as I was on the correct tier. A great and fun challenge. Fairways were excellent, bunkers were in great shape and this course just seems like it has always been there and nature just grew up around it. One of the nicest courses I have ever played. I probably shouldn't have played from the purples tho! I am a 15 handicap at present and had three straight doubles to end the front nine to shoot a 49...so had a few pars on the front. The back was more challenging for me, but again, I am a 15 handicap so it's me. I loved every second on this course. All of the staff I encountered were fantastic. Also, perhaps the most jaw-dropping aspect was the quality and expanse of the practice range. I have never seen anything quite like the practice facility at this course. I have played Southern Hills in Tulsa, site of 2022 PGA Championship...the practice facilities at The National greatly exceed those at Southern Hills. For me, while I enjoyed my round at both courses, I would choose a membership to The National over Southern Hills. 10/6/2022 ADDITION: I joined the club in early June. It has been a wonderful experience. The course has forced me to hone aspects of my game I used to ignore. I had just played two rounds at Tiffany Greens before joining, shot 87/84. 15 Handicap. My first five round at The National were all between 101-105...HOWEVER...I quickly realized you just can't always grab driver...and you need to be on the right tier on approaches, and know which tier the pin is on...as well as some other nuances. Handicap is below 12 now, and I recently played at a nearby small town course and shot a 79, my first ever round below 80. I played back at The National the next day and shot an 87....and it felt comparable lol. At any rate, I cannot recommend this course enough...one of the best in the city, and the staff has been outstanding.

June 16th, 2024

Dale Vestal

The National is an absolutely gorgeous golf course. The entire staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. The course is , and it's self, challenging yet enjoyable. I highly recommend The National! The photo is #18, coming into the Clubhouse.