The National Golf Club of Kansas City is an exclusive golf club located in the Kansas City, Missouri, USA suburb of Parkville. The golf course was designed by champion golfer Tom Watson, a native of Kansas City, Missouri. For two years (2003—04) the club hosted the Senior PGA's Bayer Advantage golf tournament.
Route 45, which passes the course is called the Tom Watson Parkway.
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