In my opinion, Paradise Pointe is one of the nicest public golf courses in the Kansas City area. With a perfect location right along Smithville Lake, the complex boasts 2 different courses that offer picturesque views, challenging layouts, and well-maintained grounds. And if you're able to book one of their TeeQuest deals, it can be a very affordable outing as well! Unfortunately, the service here leaves much to be desired.
On my most recent outing, I played The Posse course on a busy day as a part of a foursome. (My wife and I were paired up with two other gentlemen when we arrived). However, I think we were the only foursome on the entire course that day. With a beginner golfer as a part of our foursome, we definitely weren't flying through the round; but we still finished the front 9 in under 2 hours (well under the recommended time on the scorecard of 2 hours 15 minutes). When we arrived at the turn, we offered to let the twosome behind us play through, but they declined and stated that they're just out relaxing and enjoying the beautiful weather. But then, as we were finishing the 10th hole, a course marshall approached our group and accused us of playing too slowly and warned us to pick up the pace. We told the marshall when we had teed off and explained that we had already offered to allow people to play through, but our comments fell on deaf ears. This encounter with the course marshall was so uncalled for and frustrating that it led two of our players to stop playing altogether, and it all but ruined the rest of the round for the two of us who continued.
Even though I love this course, I refuse to tolerate this type of disrespect from course management, and as a result I doubt I'll be back to play here again anytime soon. read more