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.
Both are owned and operated by the National Golf Club of Kansas City.
Along with being a golf club, it is also a community with tennis courts, a pool, and multiple ponds.
Route 45, which passes the course is called the Tom Watson Parkway.