Overland Park, KS

Prairie Pass

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Surge5
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Experience: 9.8 years 167 played 167 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Rejuvinated

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Apr 11, 2020 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The course has been given a much-needed and extremely nice glow-up.  New bright yellow MVP Black Hole baskets (the first in Kansas City) which catch extremely well, new long tees on twelve holes, and updated tee signs at each pad (that's 30 tee signs).

The new long tees always add difficulty.  Sometimes it's just more distance, but sometimes it's making a tree gap more difficult to hit off the tee (4, 7, 11), adding a whole new line (8, 17), or making the same line tougher (2, 3, 6)

There are some legit difficult holes now.  4 long is a very small gap to hit out of the trees which went unused before, 17 plays over a berm and then another 280 to the pin, and getting birdie on 7 is even harder with an extra 77ft added.

Elevation is well used, although odd in some places.  You get booming downhills on 3, 5, 10, and 15, and tough uphills on 9 and 17. Hole 16 is a little weird as it tees from one side of a 15ft high berm which the basket is perched on the other side of.  However there has been a flat spot made in the top of the berm potentially for a shorter pin?  I'm not saying it's a bad hole, but it might be better if the basket gets moved to that flat space.

Cons:

The wooded holes are wooded.  Nothing really in the fairways, just stay in the middle and you'll be good to go.  The gap off the tee and basket set on a mound on 11 is probably the most interesting wooded hole, closely followed by the tires on 7.

The distances all feel fairly similar throughout. Nothing under 195ft and only two holes over 370ft.  But, the longer holes are downhill and the uphills are short.  17 is the exception but even the longest hole on the course, Hole 13 at 408ft, is just flat with trees all down the right side.  Throw a booming right-finishing shot and you should have an easy upshot to put away for par.  There isn't much more room, but there definitely could have been one or two par 4s made out by the 5/9/10 area.

Navigation is still not incredible, and some of the long tees made it worse.  The pin of 5 is halfway down the fairway of 6, so that's an up and back down walk. At the basket of 7 you can see the basket of 14 and the tee of 15, but not the tee of 8.  It's a walk back down 7's fairway and to the right.  Hole 11 long tee is quite a ways up the hill from 10's basket.

I didn't notice this for a while since I throw RHFH, but this course is extremely righty forehand/lefty backhand friendly.  There are several holes where both lines exist, but an easy righty backhand is prevented on 2, 8 long, 10, 12, 13, 16, and 18, while all of these are open righty forehand hyzer lines.  While the inverse applies on 3, it's a fairly big deal if you don't have your turnover shots dialed in of throw massive sky hyzers.

You'll walk halfway around the school walking track to get from the parking lot to the first tee and you have the inverse walk at the end, right after an 18th hole that really finishes off the course with more of a whimper than a bang.

Other Thoughts:

Prairie Pass has gotten a new name and a new lease on life.  Serious money was sunk into getting the course back up to par (hehe) and it shows. 

While some issues can never be overcome, if there isn't to be a major re-design then I would say the course is currently at it's peak potential.  It isn't going to be hosting any events besides a school fundraiser or two, but it's at the top end of school courses and is great for a quick round where you want to throw more than a mid and putter.  If you want a quick round that isn't boring, this is the spot.
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Balzac
Experience: 22.1 years 94 played 13 reviews
2.50 star(s)

So so in JoCo 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 18, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

- 18 hole course, baskets all intact
- Good use of available elevation
- Nice mix of wooded and open holes
- Relatively easy to navigate with decent flow
- Plays quickly, but still makes you feel satisfied that you played a full round
- Few chances to lose discs other than a couple storm drains

Cons:

- No long bomber holes. I almost exclusively used midranges and putters.
- Advanced players will not find this course challenging. I am by no means a top golfer, and I shot -1 playing it through for the first time (and on a good day could drop a few strokes below that).
- Natural teepads; although there are large stones next to each teepad there are no markers to delineate the edge of the teepad
- Signs list only hole # and distance. No diagram to show the hole layout (not that it is really needed) or directions to next hole.
- No benches or restroom

Other Thoughts:

This is a course with many short, nondescript holes. I enjoyed my round, but nothing about this course really stuck out to me. Amenities are lacking; for me, this is an important part of overall course feel. Still, it has everything you need to throw 18 holes over a decent piece of property that utilizes its full potential. Don't get me wrong, if I lived in an adjacent neighborhood I would be thrilled to have this course within walking distance. But if you are commuting to get here, there are several better options in the KC area.

Also, the course is right next to a school. I played on a weekend and parked in a school lot (on the other side of the track from the course). I'm not sure if the parking situation changes when school is in session.
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SirDreward
Experience: 14.8 years 38 played 23 reviews
2.50 star(s)

OK Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Feb 18, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Well kept baskets
- Rocks at the "tee pads" to sit stuff our yourself on
- Some baskets have trash cans
- Fairly easily to navigate
- In an overall nice area
- Fairly hard to lose a disc

Cons:

- Signage on the course not all that helpful
- Tee pads consist of washed out dirt

Other Thoughts:

A good course for beginners. An OK course that could be a good course with a little polish.
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Noven
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Needs TLC 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 1, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Short, quick course. Mix of open holes and trees.

Cons:

This course needs some serious care. All of the signs are either broken or pulled out of the ground laying down. There are no markers for some tees and the mulch tees are horrible. Some are just little rivets in the ground that aren't safe. It's quite obvious no one has maintained this course in years.

Other Thoughts:

A shame no one has touched this course in years. Could be a nice little course with proper maintenance.
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DGCakes
Experience: 12.8 years 27 played 5 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Good, Short course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 15, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Good for beginners
Lots of Birdie opportunities
Hard to lose discs
Quick round

Cons:

On a HS campus, avoiding students a lot
Too short
Small hole variations
Quick round

Other Thoughts:

If you want to learn the basics and get better at them then this is a good course at which to do this. If you're anything above a beginner, this won't be too great a course to play. But you can play 18 holes twice in about 2 hours
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jayhawker737
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.3 years 52 played 41 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Great Middle School Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 24, 2010 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Incredibly well kept course.
Easy to follow.
Good tee signs with hole number and distance.
Good for work on short game.
Baskets are in excellent shape.
Good mix of wide open and narrow holes.

Cons:

A bit of a drive for most of the residents of Kansas City. It is out near 167th and Antioch.
Not a good course to bring long range discs, as a fairway driver is the absolute most you would need.

Other Thoughts:

Even though it is a drive, it is worth it. Go there with a group of friends of any skill level and you will enjoy it.
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kcplease
Experience: 14.9 years 133 played 31 reviews
2.50 star(s)

Great for the drive of good 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 15, 2010 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

-Short, every hole wazs within range of a mid or putter
-well wooded, uses the land brilliantly
-extremely well groomed
-newish baskets

Cons:

-on a school...
-too short for bigger arms

Other Thoughts:

I had a considerable drive to this course and it was great. I really recomment going, and trying twice in one day to lower scores and ace.
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