Road Trip KC I-35 to Duluth

[rlangton]

Planning a road trip that starts in KC and runs north on I-35 all the way to the Great Lakes. The starting point will be Water Works in KC, ending point will be Highbridge Hills, WI (Highbridge Gold, etc). Are there any other courses along I-35 that are must play? Anything in or around Kansas City, MO to Des Moines, IA to Minneapolis, MI?

 

[Greg Layton]

If only Minneapolis were in Michigan... that'd be sweet.

Anyway, the argument could be made that you could spend your whole trip in Iowa. See this thread for recomendations there:

Des Moines, IA & Quad Cities: Where to play?

RE: KC, Waterworks is the best, but I've also heard good things about the two Rosedale courses.

 

[rlangton]

Thanks for the advice. I may shorten the trip which would allow me to do it sooner
Rosedale is a great course. Played it and Waterworks last weekend.

 

[sportfan187]

road trip

if u havent played swope park, that is also a great one down here in kc. alot of people call it the smaller sister course of water works. very good elevation changes and challenges all types of throws

 

[scarpfish]

Stop in Lamoni, IA, just north of the Iowa-Missouri line and play the two courses there. I've never played them but have heard great things.

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=1322
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=1390

Further north, jump off I-35 at State Hwy 92 and go east to Indianola and play Pickard Park. Arguably, Iowa's toughest.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=67

Take Hwy 69 into Des Moines. Ewing Park is less than a mile off the highway.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=65

Catch up with I-235 downtown and go north to Guthrie Ave. Go east, and you'll end up at Grandview Park.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=66

Get back on I-235 and continue north. You'll eventually run into I-35 and could continue north towards Minnesota. But you might want to detour west on I-80 a bit. Go west to the Merle Hay Rd exit and go north to Beaver Drive and continue NW past Camp Dodge. Hang a right at the radar ball and you'll find Walnut Ridge Recreation Area.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=64

Continue north on Beaver Driver until you hit State Hwy 415. Cross Saylorville Lake to Polk City. From there take the road to Big Creek State Park.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=68

Continue NW on that road until you get to State Hwy 17 head a couple miles north to Madrid. There's an okay 12 holer here in town.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=367

Continue north on Highway 17 to US-30, go a few miles west to Boone, IA and hit McHose Park.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2407

Go east on US-30 to Ames and hit the two courses there.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=287
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=544

Reconnect with I-35 and continue north. North of Ames, I'm kind of in a fog. That should be more than enough to keep you busy though.

 

[rlangton]

Awesome, thank you very much. We've modified the trip to only go north as far as Des Moines and then loop back west through Nebraska. However I am still wanting to make this trip for next year and will save this info for it.

 

[garublador]

This will be an awesome resource for your trip:

http://www.playdg.com/

The Des Moines courses aren't all in there, but the thread here about DSM is really good.

If you're willing to play two rounds each morning and afternoon you could do DSM in a day (Pickard/Ewing then WR/Grandview or Big Creek) but that would be the bare minimum to get the absolute "must play" courses.

Minneapolis/St. Paul has a buttload of courses. It's one of, if not the highest concentration of courses in the world. Kaposia, Hyland Ski and Snowboard Area, Blue Ribbon Pines, C.P Adams, Oakwood and North Valley are all really good. Acorn, Plymouth Creek (if nothing else for hole 8), Bryant Lake and Basset Creek are great courses, too. I'm sure there are a few in the area that I'm missing as well.

 

[scarpfish]

Awesome, thank you very much. We've modified the trip to only go north as far as Des Moines and then loop back west through Nebraska.

To Omaha, and back south on I-29? There's a couple you might want to hit that way too.

About halfway between Omaha and Des Moines head south at exit 60 (US-6/71) and follow US-6 to Atlantic, IA and hit Sunnyside Park. I was there last week and only got seven holes in before it started raining on me.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=3112

Continue west on US-6 or reconnect with I-80 to Council Bluffs. Just west of the interchange on US-6 is Iowa Western Community College and Treasure Cove DGC. Note: The current layout isn't like the one described in the pictures on that page.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=835

If you're continuing west through Omaha, get off at either 60th or 72nd Street and go south to Harrison and head to Seymour Smith Park. Warning, it is often crowded.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=428

I'm pretty well acquainted with Eastern Nebraska too, so let me know if you're traveling through there.

 

[tamahawk]

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http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4259

Yet another great reason to invest in the Premium Membership!

 

[rlangton]

To Omaha, and back south on I-29? There's a couple you might want to hit that way too.

About halfway between Omaha and Des Moines head south at exit 60 (US-6/71) and follow US-6 to Atlantic, IA and hit Sunnyside Park. I was there last week and only got seven holes in before it started raining on me.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=3112

Continue west on US-6 or reconnect with I-80 to Council Bluffs. Just west of the interchange on US-6 is Iowa Western Community College and Treasure Cove DGC. Note: The current layout isn't like the one described in the pictures on that page.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=835

If you're continuing west through Omaha, get off at either 60th or 72nd Street and go south to Harrison and head to Seymour Smith Park. Warning, it is often crowded.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=428

I'm pretty well acquainted with Eastern Nebraska too, so let me know if you're traveling through there.

Treasure Cove and Sunnyside are both on my modified trip:
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4311

 

[rlangton]

Minneapolis/St. Paul has a buttload of courses. It's one of, if not the highest concentration of courses in the world. Kaposia, Hyland Ski and Snowboard Area, Blue Ribbon Pines, C.P Adams, Oakwood and North Valley are all really good. Acorn, Plymouth Creek (if nothing else for hole 8), Bryant Lake and Basset Creek are great courses, too. I'm sure there are a few in the area that I'm missing as well.

I'm definitely going to have to head that way for our next trip.