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Olathe, KS

California Trail

1.385(based on 25 reviews)
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Bitter
Experience: 26.1 years 1 played 1 reviews
0.50 star(s)

No Thanks 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 27, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

There are 9 Holes, and two are P4's

Cons:

Ugh. OK
1. No pads just dirt.
2. 3-4 holes are not marked and one is completely missing a starting point.
3. Grass is about 10-12" tall very unkept.
4. Place is "Under Construction" and on a tuesday evening 3 holes are intruded by soccer players.

Other Thoughts:

Unless you live 0-5 min. away dont even show up. Or just play "#8-#9" 9 times in a row for practice on accuracy and distance.
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kcplease
Experience: 14.9 years 133 played 31 reviews
0.50 star(s)

monotonous 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Jul 29, 2009 Played the course:once

Pros:

Open and thats about it. a couple holes to throw real drives.

Cons:

the tees are almost non exsistent. Holes are sunken into the ground and it horrible condition.

Other Thoughts:

this is not my first choice. I only came because I had no option because of worlds. It was fun because disc golf is fun.
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Olorin
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 45 years 976 played 118 reviews
0.50 star(s)

Open spaces 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 10, 2008 Played the course:once

Pros:

Well... it's at a Junior High so there's potential to introduce young people to the sport. There are baskets visible as soon as you drive onto the campus.
There's good variety of holes lengths... for more experienced players. 3<299/ 4 of 300-399/ 1 of 480/ 1 of 540

Cons:

Almost everything...
-The lack of fairway diversity makes a boring round. 8 holes are straight, with one slightly curving left.
-The course is totally flat and almost completely wide open with only a stray tree here and there. It's impossible to lose a disc, though.
-Most of the holes are too long for junior high kids.
-Safety issues- The holes play around, between, and through other sports fields, so watch out if people are around on the ball fields.
-Tee signs are only tiny placards on small posts 3 ft high., and they only have the hole length.
-There are no marked teepads. You just throw from the grass near the small sign.
-Baskets are old DISCatchers and some have rusted chains. The basket on hole 9 is broken so you can't really complete the hole, so it's a disappointing way to finish a round.
-There are no amenities- no practice basket or message board, no bathroom, no score cards, maps, or trash cans.

Other Thoughts:

Course Level: White (most suited for Intermediate players rated 875-925) Probably not well suited for most Junior High kids.

Course Difficulty: 4 (out of 10) There are no obstacles, so all difficulty comes from length alone.

The main reason to play here would be to rip long drives that unimpeded by any foliage. I'm afraid, though, that beginning teenagers will find it too long and more experienced players will get bored quickly.

If you want to read more specifics about my evaluation, please send me an email to <playdiscgolf @ gmail.com> and I'll send you a file with more details.

You can also read more of my reviews at http://sports.groups.yahoo.co...ourseReviews/
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