Blue Hills Country Club

Blue Hills Country Club dates to 1912, when it was organized in the Paseo area of Kansas City and named for the bluegrass fields on the property. In 1963 the club moved to its current home at 777 West Burning Tree Drive in south Kansas City, where Bob Dunning designed the course that members play today. It is a par 72 that stretches past 7,300 yards from the back tees, which makes it one of the longer courses in the metro, and the club has hosted professional and amateur events over its history. The full country club package is here: golf, pool, tennis and dining.

Geography is the reason a Johnson County buyer should care. Burning Tree Drive sits just east of State Line Road in the 64145 zip, which means Leawood addresses south of 119th are closer to Blue Hills than to most Kansas clubs. The membership reflects that: south Kansas City neighborhoods like Verona Hills, plus a meaningful share of Leawood and south Overland Park households who like the shorter drive and, historically, an easier entry than the Mission Hills clubs. It is a less formal club than the old-line Kansas clubs, with a golf-first culture.

If you are weighing a house in Leawood against one across the line in south Kansas City, the club question is a useful tiebreaker. Missouri addresses near Blue Hills usually mean Center or Grandview schools rather than Blue Valley, and property tax and earnings tax differences are real, so run those numbers before the club numbers. The club itself does not publish its fees. Ask about current golf and social categories, any waitlist and sponsorship, and whether recent course or clubhouse projects carry assessments.