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Wilbur Young Park DGC

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knobby325
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Experience: 8.7 years 323 played 248 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Definately wooded

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 12, 2022 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Decent Baskets
-Large concrete tees for both tees
-Good Use of the terrain
-Water in play on several holes
-Course flow is decent
-9 Hole loop
-Some benches

Cons:

-Almost entirely in the woods
-Even from the short pads, a tough course, not really suitable for rec or new players
-Disc loss potential between water and woods
-Elevation a bit much at times

Other Thoughts:

Wilbur Young Park has a very good course in the eastern part of Blue Springs, MO. The park is heavily wooded and very hilly. As mentioned in the description, this is a blue/white level course. The holes are varied, making a number of shaping shots necessary. Really, only #7 is wide open (but stay right to stay out of the water). Mechanics here are excellent with concrete tees, decent signage, good flow, There were several holes that gave a "plinko" feel, though (#2, #3, #8, #10, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16). For me, I struggled as more of a rec player AND we were fighting a brisk wind that afternoon. Rec and beginner players might look elsewhere. The challenge here is good, more skilled player will enjoy that. I agree that a tweak on #10 might be in order. A RHBH will struggle to keep it out of the pond. Overall, probably above my skill level, even from the shorts. A very good course, but I probably would go down the road to Legacy instead of playing here again.
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Pevio
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Experience: 11.9 years 188 played 120 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Good, but worse than the sum of its parts

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:May 21, 2022 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Wilbur Young has a lot of well-designed wooded holes. A few are par 4, depending on pin placement, some are short, some are long, and there's a variety of left-finishing and right-finishing holes.

Several holes are some of the best in the area. Hole 1 is a true two-shot hole, especially in the long position, and has a few different ways to play it. Hole 12 is super challenging but an amazing tunnel to hit. Holes 5, 15, and 16 have tight gaps on shots coming towards the basket. Even on parts of the rest of the course where you can air it out, there's plenty of danger to get into and good reason to throw layup shots.

Several holes will provide great challenge for professionals, though sometimes only on the long pin. While the entire course isn't good enough to host even an A-tier tournament for professionals, I would like to see them play the long pins on holes 4 and 15, which are both uphill tunnel shots where an S-curve is possible but has little room for error, and would be a great birdie to get.

The water hazards on 10 and 17 are pretty fun. The water doesn't come into play until 150 feet off the tee, so some safe options are available. Going for it is a real risk-reward challenge, especially on hole 10. The short tees play just in front of the water, and will be pretty easy to clear if you play from them.

Amenities are good. Parking, picnic shelter, the course loops back by the start a couple of times (mainly after hole 11). The tee pads, signs and baskets are all in good shape.

Cons:

The only open hole is hole 7, and I don't like that hole. A couple of trees off the tee force an odd line, and the pond will gobble up anything that leaks left. The rest of the course gets a little old, being in the woods all day long. A few of these holes are just too wooded, sometimes depending on the pin placement. Hole 14, and the long pins on 2 and 15 stand out.

The course is pretty cramped. Yes, it was necessary to get the good holes it got, but it can be a problem at times. Most of the time, there is a narrow treeline between fairways, but not always. If you're not careful, or even if you are but you don't know where the basket is, you could find yourself in or near other fairways. At other times, you can often hear nearby traffic or chains from nearby baskets. This also makes several holes that could be great if there was a longer pin as a par 4, but as it is, the long pin is a bit of a tweener for advanced players (long pins on holes 4, 7, 15, 18).

The short set of tee pads, while good to have, do have some problems associated with them. Sometimes, the holes are just too short, turning them into just long putts around 100 feet (short pins on 2, 13, 15, and 17). Other times, they come at the basket at a really odd angle (2 long, 15 long), making those just jokes of holes. Other times, the short pad can actually come into play from the long pad and create odd footing if your drive lands near it. The shorts also aren't marked, so it's easier to find them by finding the long tee first, then walking down the fairway.

A bunch of holes don't have much grass, so mud will quickly become an issue. Around the tee pads of 4, 8, 15, and 16, the basket locations of 5, and the fairways of 8 and 10, just to name a few locations.

Other Thoughts:

While the argument can be made that this course has a lot of variety, it stands that it only has variety in one area: wooded holes. It doesn't have anything else, and a few holes that are actually decent holes become super mundane here (9, 11, 13).

I have mixed feelings about the accessibility of this course for players of various skill levels. The short pads help, but even playing from the shorts will have both some gimmicky shots, short shots, and some really challenging holes. But from the long pads, the water hazards are present, there are some really tight lines, and scores can skyrocket for newer players. Overall, it's a fun course, so come out and make your own opinion.

The most dangerous hole water-wise is hole 10. One idea is to play from the short pad and give yourself a stroke penalty. It'll pretty much make the water a non-factor while still leaving an interesting hole.

Unfortunately, there's little way to make this course better. The design is pretty good considering how little space there is, but it means there's no room for growth. There are a handful of trees that could probably be cut down or trimmed, and I would like to see hole 7 executed differently. There's also a third pond you walk by to get to hole 6 which never comes into play that might make for an interesting hole if it was used somehow.
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Surge5
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Experience: 9.7 years 166 played 166 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Tough One

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 20, 2023 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

For the amount of space allowed, the design at Wilbur makes the most out of the land. Excellent use of elevation and distance. Combine that with bright orange MachVs and two concrete tees per hole and you have a challenging overall round with a few pretty low points.

The par 4s are the real meat of the course. Hole 1 kicks off with a very important tee shot, since there's a large evergreen parked 80ft from the long pin that you won't want to be stuck behind. Hole 10 is a decently easy setup shot, but the blind water crossing to the long pin ups the difficulty.

Woods are the main challenge. Lines are mostly fair (3 and 14 are prime examples), and a bad kick is definitely because you missed the line, not because the shape is bad. Guarded greens are a staple. The first 7 holes, along with 14, 16, and 18 have guardians blocking the green in some form or fashion. Gaps and tunnels also feature on 1, 8-12, 14, and 17. Add to that the shade factor of all the trees and you have a very solid set of trees to fight with... you'll likely lose a few of those battles.

I don't often compliment water, but I will here. Hole 7 has the water set right at the max distance of most intermediate players (about 300ft at its closest point) So you're forced into a choice: lay up to the bank and play across on a second shot, or bail out way right and hope for a hyzer line to the pin. The trees guarding the left pin make it a definite score separator. 17 would be a quick, fun little tunnel shot ace run, but throw a pond 60ft in front of the pin and now you have a mind game. Excellent hole.

Cons:

Blind tee shots, and unfortunately the little colored squares under the tee sign aren't always up to date. Makes a walk down the fairway inevitable on a few holes (pro tip: check the basket placement of 10 as you walk the fairway of 7).

The course holds water really well in its runoff segments. The fairways of 8 and 10 will be a mess for a few days after a storm, along with the valley of 14-17.

Hole 4 and 5 are not great holes. Early in my playing days I called 4 long the worst hole I've ever played, and it's still down there. Playing like 500ft uphill down a 12ft wide fairway? Oh and it's a par 3? Laughable. 5 suffers from "too much tree-itis." I'm sure the original design was fine, but as the two massive evergreens have grown it makes the gaps smaller and smaller.

This course is hard, and the woods off the fairway are thick. I'm not saying go into the round planning on losing a disc, I'm just saying don't be surprised if you do.

A few interactions with other park/school infrastructure on 8 and 9 (a parking lot and a baseball field, respectively). 11's right pin can also send you into the parking lot if you go long, and 4-7 play right next to a road which kind of shakes you out of the rest of the course's seclusion.

Other Thoughts:

This is one of the more difficult rounds to be had in KC if you want a good score. A bogey is bound to happen at some point, you can't avoid it. That said, the round has many enjoyable, challenging holes and is definitely worth your time if it's on your way, but Wilbur is not a must-see course in the area.
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Upshawt1979
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Experience: 20.8 years 548 played 429 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Come On, Wilbur 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 2, 2017 Played the course:once

Pros:

Wilbur Young has myriad challenges, and and with multiple tees and pin locations great versatility. It is contained in a green space next to a school that is great for disc golf, with elevation changes, water hazards, plenty of trees and nice equipment.

There are dual concrete tee pads on most holes, and variable pin placements. Tee signs have red/blue tab markers to indicate the current basket placement.
The orange Mach V baskets were all in nice shape. There are bricks under the baskets pointing in the direction of the next hole with an arrow.

I thought the layout did well at maximizing a tight space without putting holes to near one another or other park users. Birdies are not impossible, but they don't come easy. There are some long holes with strategic landing zones and serious trees to consider. Water comes into play on a few holes also. Nice variation from one hole to the next, not repetitive, and mixing in a lot of throws.

I really liked holes 1, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17 and 18. 1 has a great fairway with trees lining the edges, and a slightly elevated tee. 10 is a tough drive over the water from the long tee, but if you lay up there is a longish approach over the pond to a blind pin down the hill on the other side. 14 long is elevated, with a tunnel shot that is tricky but fun. 17 is also downhill, and over a little water to a basket on the upslope on the opposite side.

Cons:

The layout is a little funky. Well done with limited space, but winding tightly around every corner of it. The school and baseball fields could lead to non disc golfers around the course. 8 and 9 are across the road from the rest of the course. 18 kind of finishes in the middle of it all, and leaves a walk out past other tees and baskets to the parking lot.

The water and trees can be frustrating. A new player may have a hard time here. I did lose a brand new disc in the water on 10. A bad drive put me behind a large tree short of the water to the right. My weak attempt to get around the tree and over the pond came up way short, splashing right in the center of the wet stuff.

Other Thoughts:

I shot a 60, with a pair of deuces, six 4's and a 5. I am sure I could score better, but it might take me several rounds to get close to par. The terrain is great, and the designers did a good job making the most of it.

One of the many great courses in the greater KC area, make sure to get this one in the bag if you can. It will test all of your skills, and has some really nice attributes.
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ChadNewman
Experience: 8 years 42 played 13 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Solid 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:May 12, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Course is located in a park next to a high school. I played after school was out and had no issues. Every tee has two pads and a few have seating and trash cans by the pad.

Signage was good, since each hole has multiple pin locations, they have a great way, with a red/blue/yellow card, to show where the pin is. It took us a couple holes to realize that, so we could stop running up the fairway since you can normally not see the pin from the pad.

Not many open holes, the majority would fall under the technical shot off the pad, with a potential open up shot.

A couple of my favorite holes were #10 and #17
-10: Was set up in the long pin location (497'), has a small pond on the left side you can throw over or it has safe landing zones to the right. After making it over the pond, there is a tree sitting next to the basket with limbs hanging over creating a cool low ceiling shot.

-17: Reminds me of the island hole at Jonesboro (a recent pro tournament from YouTube) Down hill, short and narrow, but if you can keep your disc straight, you could have a nice little ace run.

Cons:

Not a lot of variety from each tee pad. It feels like a lot of the tee shots are the same and forces you to break up the hole into smaller shots. I don't mind these kinds of courses, but there aren't any open shots for bombs.

Very dark course. The course plays through a small wooded area and creates a lot of shadows. IF you are a stud, this won't matter, but if you leave the fairway, it could be challenging to find where your disc is at because of the dark shadows.

Not the most easily navigatable course with a lot of up and back. Adding something on the basket or signs to show where the next tee pad will be would be nice.

Other Thoughts:

Good course, without any bomber holes. I enjoyed the feel of it and a course with good signs always helps. I wouldn't say drive out of the way to play this course, but if you are in the area, its definitely worth the stop.
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The Valkyrie Kid
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Experience: 45.9 years 1563 played 1507 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Technical Rec Course Features Great Amenities! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 21, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Wilbur Young Park is obviously a newer park is an upscale area. It partially borders a beautiful high school and the whole neighborhood has that new car smell to it. You'll feel comfortable parking your car here.

The course starts with a nice course dedication sign to all those who gave so much to get this project completed. Then there is a nice course map and rules sign. There is a rather large covered picnic area with multiple tables which would be a perfect tournament staging area.

The course has two sets of tees, the shorter whites and the longer blacks. The whites really play as a pitch & putt with quite a few holes playing 100' or less. The longer blacks play as a very technical recreational level course. You won't find any 500' holes here but you'll be challenged by narrow fairways and tight doglegs. There are nice long concrete tees for both the longs and the shorts. The baskets are DGA models painted a pretty creamsicle orange color. They're nicely visible in the sometimes deep foliage here. The tee signs, which are only at the long tees, are great, giving all the information you need. And there are next tee bricks at the bottom of each basket which are really helpful with the navigation.

Some nice bridges have been built to help you over some wet or low spots. Wood chips are spread over some of the fairways. Although this is a wooded course, there are still green grassy fairways and it features some nice elevation to contend with.

A pond comes into play on some later holes but you it's not really a long carry more like a little mind game. Or you can always choose to lay up and play around it.





Cons:

The course could probably still use some clearing and trimming in places. Maybe as it gets more tramped down by players with use or maybe someone just needs to get out here with some cutting tools.

Navigation is semi-difficult even with great signage and excellent next tee bricks. there are just a lot of holes and different tees crammed into a fairly small densely wooded area.

Reasonable short distances leaving big arms wanting more. This is not a championship level course.

Too technical for some players tastes.

Other Thoughts:

I think the short tees open up interesting possibilities. First, they would be great for less skilled or more inexperienced player, not a total beginner. The course is too technical for that.

Second, I think they might be a fun way to handicap the difference between a advanced player and a rec player. Let the better player play from the longs and the lesser skilled player play from the shorts. I'd like to challenge a couple of my son's buddies who play at the Pro level. Give me those short, short tees!

This is a really well constructed little course here. It's nice to see a course with such nice amenities. Everything here has been done First Class and I sincerely hope the course remains in this pristine condition for a long, long time.
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anthemx
Experience: 1 played 1 reviews
3.50 star(s)

fun course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 14, 2015 Played the course:once

Pros:

Easy to get to and well market. The shot tee's are very short so playing the long on most holes is more fun. Lots of trees keep an eye on the discs easy to loose in spots.

Other Thoughts:

It's a great course for experienced And beginners
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chaddyboy_2000
Experience: 22.8 years 24 played 9 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Nice course for a wide range of skill levels! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 27, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Almost every hole has two tee pads, a long and a short, as well as several potential pin placements. This allows for great variety depending on how you want to play it, and makes the course interesting for both skilled players and beginners.

I also really enjoy wooded courses, and the whole course snakes around in a wooded area. The fairways range from being fairly open, to being very narrow, to just being full of trees with no real "right" path to the basket. Also, on of the few wooded courses I've played where the fairways aren't dirt; most of the course has nicely mown grass.

The use of the water here was well done on the couple holes where it comes into play. You can either be bold and launch across, or you can be conservative and lay up or go around. You also don't need a rocket arm to get across, but it's just long enough to perhaps make you nervous about losing a disc.

Great signage at each hole showing all the distances and pin locations. Also, navigation is pretty easy due to brick arrows placed at the base of each basket. You would easily lose your way if they weren't there, so it was much appreciated.

The bright orange baskets are always appreciated as well! Very visible!

Cons:

I mentioned that the multiple tee boxes was a plus. It seems like some of the short boxes are ridiculously short, making them not at all interesting to play. There are several holes where it seems they could have just stuck with a single tee box, as I can't imagine anyone ever wanting to play the short one. Some are within 100 feet and a completely clear shot.

At least on my last trip, an overwhelming number of holes required a left-hand fade, so variety wasn't that great on that particular visit. It seemed like the course could have been better had they varied the pin placements differently, so it may not always be an issue depending on which pins are currently in use.

Also, if you like some wide open holes, you won't find them here. I personally don't mind a more technical course, but sometimes it's nice to just be able to launch one, and some people may be frustrated at the lack of opportunity for that here. I was regularly overshooting everything with my drives here.

The course could also use some benches and garbage cans.

Other Thoughts:

Overall, a solid, shorter technical course to practice your precision! Also a friendly place to bring newer players to play the shorter tee boxes with them.
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jjw4ucm
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 10.7 years 37 played 30 reviews
2.50 star(s)

It's not you, Blue Springs...it's me. (Maybe.) 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 3, 2014 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Nice amenities. Concrete tee pads and multiple tee positions throughout, making this part easy for all ages/skill levels.

In a very nice part of town; rest assured, you'll be fine playing here. No neighborhood worries.

Baskets were painted bright orange and in great condition when we were there, making them easy to find.

Ample parking very close by.

The pond by 10 has a little dock near it, and we enjoyed taking a minute to sit out there and watch the fish. It was a nice touch and we liked it a lot; very pretty scenery on this part of the course!

The tees and signs are all in good condition; pathways are mulched well.

With the exception of 10, the "water hazards" really aren't that bad and add a nice element to the game. I thought the designer used the water available to him well.

I really disliked this course personally, but I had the feeling that if I was a better player, I might have appreciated the challenge.

UPDATE: 12/4/14 - It has been over a year since I last reviewed this course and I have come back to revisit it. First off, there is an active pin marking system and I have generally found it to be accurate. This helps significantly - beginners, look for the small colored box underneath the map and it should tell you which position is active. Great job adding something that is generally sorely lacking at most of the KC-area courses I've played.

Generally this course is not busy, which is surprising since there's not many options in eastern Jackson County really. I shoot up here to play if Legacy is packed, which it usually is on a nice day.

Cons:

UPDATE: 12/3/14 - To me, the main bad thing about this course is still the constant throwing in the woods without much of a break. There are limited options to open up and throw, and even when there appear to be, you have to be careful because there are hazards and lost disc opportunities everywhere out here.

The short teepads sometimes reduce the distance you're throwing to under 100 feet, which is really pretty laughable even if you're a novice. But, if you throw from long, you're facing several hazards that will give you lots of trouble and might lose your disc. Why this couldn't have been balanced better is a mystery to me.

I believe in DG, there is a very fine line between fun and frustrating, and unfortunately, Young Park just falls on the frustrating side of the spectrum all too often. I've played very challenging courses that I did terrible at, but still rated them highly because of the sheer enjoyment factor. Here is just not that way to me. Unless you can hit very tight lines and throw low consistently to stay out of the trees, you'll just get frustrated. Original review follows:

I personally felt like the course did a poor job of giving variety. Since the course is in a really compact area compared to, say, Legacy Park a few miles away, there's not a lot of options for the designer to use, and so you're mostly throwing into the woods. On some of the holes, there's literally trees right in front of the tee boxes that are almost impossible for less experienced players to throw around. I don't mind a few tunnel shots here and there, but it felt like that's all we were playing all night and it was annoying.

The signage was unhelpful in many cases, and frequently, you'll walk up on 3 or even 4 concrete slabs wondering where in the heck you're supposed to be throwing from. I know a lot of players like multiple tee boxes, but personally, I think combining that with multiple pin positions makes it just too confusing. The flow of the course was very unnatural and didn't seem to make sense to us.

Navigation is sucky on many holes, largely due to the cramped nature of the course. We were left wandering around frequently, wondering where to go. Pay attention to the brick arrows at the bottom of most of the baskets, they'll help you out at least a bit.

Sandwiched between a high school and two very busy roads, the course was noisy, and we didn't like hearing sirens, car horns, traffic, etc, constantly during our time on the course. I realize they couldn't help this, but it's annoying if you're not used to it.

I don't know if BS has let this course go in recent months, but we found the weeds, woods, and rough to be almost overwhelming. Maybe if they trimmed it back a bit?

There is a NASTY old barbed wire fence right by 5, and I had an errant drive land outside it. While the fence is clipped of its sharp edges, minimizing the pain that can come from it, we still had to hop the fence and forage around some woods a mere 3-6 feet from AA Highway to find my driver. I think the setting is a real detriment to the course, and this part in particular was really aggravating for us.

Playground and road come into play from 8-10. Again, don't bean someone's snowflake in the head with your mid-range disc.

Other Thoughts:

I was expecting great things from this park, and I hate to be in the minority, but I didn't think it was that great. If you enjoy tunnel shots and the like, you'll probably like this course. However, we just found it infuriating, and kept sailing disc after disc into the numerous trees.

Long stretches of wooded holes felt incredibly repetitive. While the water hazards were used fairly well, we just did not like the sameness feeling. You have to consider that while nothing but wide-open easy shots is boring for an advanced player, nothing but tunnel shots and technical work can be maddening for beginners. I've played other courses that do both very well, and this was not one of them. More variety and a chance to rip a driver a good 200-250 feet would be a welcome opportunity here.

Again, maybe it's just me, but I left this course frustrated, underwhelmed, and irritated. More advanced players might really like the chance to work on their technical skills. Beginners, beware the multiple trees!

UPDATE: 12.3.14 - All in all, I do stand by most of what I've said because it's just an opinion and everyone has one. I'm not sure what this course is trying to be, because to be honest, it's not overly beginner-friendly, even with the short teepads, which occasionally just make the holes laughably easy without providing any challenge at all. However, you have to hit some crazy tight lines here on long to do well whatsoever, and even if you do, the scenery, layout, and overall feel of this course just fall short of most of the other options in KC in my opinion.
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djpatch28
Experience: 10.7 years 23 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Variety 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 7, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

Variety
2 tees and 2+ pin locations
Concrete pads and great, bright baskets
Easy to follow, with arrow bricks.

Cons:

#10's pond! (Grrrr, I want my driver back)
Going across a parking lot to get to #8 and #9

Other Thoughts:

My daughter's first play and my 4th. Very good challenge!
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Tclarencebrown
Experience: 15.1 years 107 played 4 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fun & Technical 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:May 26, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

This was a fun yet challenging course. The designer did a great job of using the hills, woods and surrounding rec facilities to create great lines. Each hole had a big tee sign which made it a bit easier to find your way to the next hole. The baskets were new and the tee pads were extra long.

Every hole but one had multiple pin locations and tee pads.

Cons:

Although the tee signs were big, they did not clearly identify which hole location was being used. I feel that the distances were off as well.

At times the course was hard to navigate but not impossible.

Other Thoughts:

Make sure you walk up on holes to double check to see if the sign illustrations are accurate.
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kcmike
Experience: 14.8 years 13 played 4 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Fun, challenging short-to-mid distance course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 31, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

- Excellent signage, two concrete tees on each hole. Baskets painted bright orange, which was a big help with all the terrain.
- A big variety in play from hole to hole. One hole may play to the left down a hill, right up a hill, a straight shot with narrow window, and water hazards.
- Fairways are clear of hazards like stumps, roots, etc. The trees just to the side of the fairways have either been thinned out or weren't too thick to begin with. Even if you miss the fairway, you shouldn't be spending a ton of time looking for discs.
- Great course to work on your mid/short game. You'll be able to tee off with a mid or fairway driver several times. Accuracy is important on this course, so this is a great place to work on that.
- Arrows at the base of each basket pointing you to the next tee box.

Cons:

- A bit difficult to navigate, as you're consistently surrounded by trees and the next tee isn't always in plain site.
- Course is very tightly packed, which in itself isn't a bad thing- just be careful you know which pin you're throwing to. Look at signage closely or you may wind up throwing to the wrong basket.
- Didn't see a public restroom on the grounds, and very few places to sit down. The course plays pretty quickly, so it wasn't a deal-breaker for me, but on a 100-degree day or if you're playing multiple rounds, those things might be more important.

Other Thoughts:

Course is pretty easy to get to. From I-70, take Adams Dairy Parkway south and take your first left AFTER 40 highway. You may want to bring a throwaway disc or two the first couple times you play. There are two or three holes with small ponds that you'll be throwing over or close to.
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jayhawker737
Bronze level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.2 years 52 played 41 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Longer Down Under 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Nov 23, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

There are some great technical shots, but also some very good longer shots with limited obstacles.
Good signage.

Cons:

Sometimes hard to follow where the next teepad is after you finish the hole.
Land is limited.
The woods are pretty thick if you get caught in them.

Other Thoughts:

I enjoyed playing the course, but it is so far away from all the other KC courses, I wont be able to play it very often.
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bazillion
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 23.5 years 55 played 37 reviews
3.50 star(s)

A Challenge! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Nov 10, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Technical? Did you say TECHNICAL??? You can't HANDLE the technical!!!!

Okay, so given that it's a technical course, where are the goodies? To start with, teepads. Two for each hole (I played the longs), all in great shape and more than long enough.

Then, tee signs. Clear, pretty, clean (not defaced), and accurate.

Next, pins. Bright orange, multiple placements on each hole.

Navigation: Good overall map at the start of the course, next-tee bricks in place at the base of each pin.

Miscellaneous: Good, sturdy bridges where needed, wood chips to mark many of the pathways.

Course design - an excellent, short technical course. A couple of water hazards (I managed to feed each of them a driver) and a good variety of LH and RH shots. Lots of uphill and downhill, a few holes with both.

Cons:

The usual amenities were the main thing that this course lacks. There are few benches (I saw a few stumps here and there), no water, no restrooms, no bag-hangers.

No long bomb opportunities - I don't recall seeing anything over 500 feet, even long tee to long pin placement. That's probably because the land area is small and it was all the designers could do to shoehorn 18 holes of any size into it.

Speaking of tightness, there are many places where kick-outs could wind up in the middle of an adjacent fairway, so if you can't hit the lines, keep track of your disc and holler "fore" if you see it sailing off into oblivion.

Other Thoughts:

This course would rate 4.0 or 4.5 were it not for the missing amenities. Overall I was very impressed and I'm planning to return - my first round here was awful (20-40 mph wind but hey, I played cr@ppy and that's all there is to it) and I feel a distinct need to salvage my honor! I consider myself a fairly good technical DGer but this place taught me that I ain't all I'm cracked up to be.

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blowers04
Experience: 12 years 43 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

nicely maintained 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 12, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Great scenery.
-VERY well maintained course.
-Great signage make the course easy to follow.
-Well placed pins make all the holes challenging.

Cons:

-Water hazard on a few holes.

Other Thoughts:

This overall is one of the nicest courses I have played. It is very well maintained and very clean. They have good signage to direct you around the course. The only thing I didn't like was the pond. Could have something to do with the two discs I sunk in it... Overall great course.
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tmattoon
Experience: 12.4 years 29 played 6 reviews
3.50 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 8, 2012 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

The baskets are orange so easy to spot on the heavily wooded course. Two tee pads and multiple pin locations on almost every hole. One or two open water holes mixed into the very technical course. Heavily wooded so it's a nice change from other nearby courses with tons finesse shots and not much need for power.

Cons:

Not to many open wholes. If you are having an off day could get frustrating with hitting trees. Easy to loose discs on almost every hole.
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Hector Chain
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.8 years 222 played 189 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Get schooled! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 28, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

The course is set on a school property, along pretty heavily wooded hillside with ponds, streams, and little bridges crossing here and there. It's a terrific setting for a course.

There are two concrete tee pads for every hole (except one), but the short pads are obviously intended for kids since some of the distances are under 100 feet. If you're old enough to drive, you better be throwing from the long tees. There are multiple positions for most holes.

The fairways vary from pretty open to very tight, but most are pretty wooded. There is a high degree of risk/reward on this course. On a couple holes I nailed the gap and got the birdie. Other times I got a ricochet and ended up with a 5. I never felt the fairways were unfair; I earned my bad scores.

He course didn't favor righties or lefties. In fact on several holes, you needed to throw right to left and left to right on subsequent shots.

Navigation here was okay. I'd bring a map, or pull up the online map on your phone if you can.

The tee signs were good, showing distances and basket locations. Baskets are all orange and stand out against the green background.

Cons:

You could lose a disc on two of the holes along the pond, but neither forces you to throw over the pond.

Water drains down the hills here, and in a couple places it was a little wet, even without much rain in the few days before.

You can't play here during on school days during the day.

Other Thoughts:

A good sign of the quality of a course is how much time you spend thinking about it after you play it. I was disappointed I couldn't play a second round to try out these holes again, and my shots and decisions kept running through my head for days after playing.

If you can't fathom throwing anything but your Boss or Nuke off the tee, this might not be your kind of course. But if you love risk/reward and thinking about the different options every fairway presents (which sometimes means playing it safe with a midrange or even a putter), you'll have a good time here. And you might be wondering why your school never had a course like this.
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Shimmie
Experience: 7 played 6 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Put Away the Max D 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 24, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful and well managed course. Easy to locate holes and pins. Many very tight fairways that demand well placed drives and upshots. A wide variety of straight and dog leg left and right. Put away your warp speed max driver and be ready to practice with your best fairway driver and mid range discs. It was a very muddy day but they put down hay and it really helped footing and kept my feet dry. Multiple tee pads and pin placements can really people learn the course. They do have water holes however each hole had a safer route that will help keep your disc dry.

Cons:

My only con for this course is that the tunnel shots are very repetetive and a couple more wide open holes would help give this course a little more diversity. Also the holes play back into one another so keep your head on a swivel and pay attention to where you are throwing. Even this can be difficult as most of the baskets you will be throwing blind from the tee box.

Other Thoughts:

Unless you are really experienced player then this course can really help to make you humble and understand the importance and staying in the fairway.
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astomps
Experience: 12.7 years 76 played 42 reviews
3.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 18, 2012 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Very technical course, shots require lots of accuracy
-built on rolling hills which provide elevation changes and blind up shots
-Signage is very good, signs even list the current tee position which is excellent
-newer baskets
-tee pads are longer than most
-17 is a very fun hole over a small water hazard
-obviously maintained regularly by parks dept.
-2nd set of tee pads for newer players/children/weaker arms; good course for an entire family, also a good starter course
-Bricks at foot of baskets for navigation to next tee
-lots of people always list bad neighborhood as a con; this seems to be a in a very safe area
-newer course

Cons:

-multiple holes that you are throwing right at a tree or a group of trees...no fairways on some holes
-virtually no chances to air it out and watch it fly
-par 3 fest
-Course is very tightly organized, moderate chance of not seeing someone due to hills and with a bad shot or a tree ricochet, hitting someone with a disc
-navigation could be confusing the first time through due to 2 tee pad setup
-no benches, bag hooks or restrooms that I could see

Other Thoughts:

I feel the water hazard angle is exaggerated. On 7, it is very easy to avoid because it is open air. On 10, it takes a bad shot or a massive hook to go in and there is also a large pine tree that I threw right into just to stop the disc and go for a par. and on 17, that is just a great hole and even a throw into the water is not the end of the world. It is shallow and disc would be retrievable. the 7/10 pond however would probably be the last time you saw the disc if you go into the middle of it.

yes there are a lot of tunnel shots which is a con, but not a massive one. My main complaint would be the lack of distance the tunnel shots cover. ~300 max basically

Overall a very nice course, not far from KC metro, avoids all the KC metro course problems
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ccunning
Experience: 11.5 years 3 played 2 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Watch out for the water 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jan 14, 2012 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

It is a challenging course with a lot of obstacles, water traps, and mature trees. The short tees are good if you want to avoid the water traps and not lose that nice disc in the water. As a beginner this course might be a little more than you bargin for. More experienced players will enjoy this course's challenges

Cons:

The water. There are several holes with water traps very close or in the field of play. If you aren't careful you might throw a disc in the water.

Other Thoughts:

A good challenging course which a wide variety of holes to play through.
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