There are 19 golf courses in Kansas City, Kansas and 8 are municipal courses. There are also another 49 golf courses within 20 miles of Kansas City, including 16 public, 10 municipal, 1 PL and 20 private courses. The oldest course in the Kansas City area is the Kansas City Country Club which was designed by A.W. Tillinghast/(R) Robert Trent Jones, ASGCA and opened in 1896. The longest course is Nicklaus Golf Club At LionsGate, which is 7,251 yards. Shoal Creek Golf Course is rated the best course near Kansas City.