The Golf Club of Kansas is one of the premier golf courses, available to be played by the public,…read morein Kansas City. I personally consider it in my Top 3 of courses I enjoy playing in the entire metro. The Golf Course of Kansas is one of the newer courses in the metro, thanks to a budding trend of land reclamation projects. In this case, an old rock quarry has been re-purposed into a golf course. As a result there are some incredible topographical features that you simply will not find on other courses around here (Stone Canyon is about the closest and honestly I don't think it compares). On this course you will find incredible elevation changes, drives over canyons to reach the fairways, challenging bunker placement, and incredible vistas (including things like old mine shafts and rock walls from the quarry. The fairways (which were in EXCELLENT shape when I played) are Zoysia, greens are bentgrass, and the rough is a combination of bluegrass & fescue in the first cut, and natural prairie grasses and plants in the second cut (good luck finding your ball if it goes in there). This course is also home to some of my favorite holes to play in the city. First off is #3, which is a Par 3. You are setup to shoot over a gap onto an island style green. The left is protected by a rock wall leftover from the quarry and the front and right is a sheer drop off to the old quarry below , which is now flooded with water. An old mineshaft is also visible from both the tee box and the green. You can go a bit long and be safe, though not by much, or you can shank it left and have it still kick off the rock and wind up putting for birdie. Next up is #8, which is in my top 3 Par 5s for the metro (the others being #17 on the Outlaw at Paradise Pointe and #14 on the back nine of this course). The hole is over 600yds from most tee boxes. You start of with a monster drive across a quarry canyon that's filled in with native grasses. The fairway is 220+ from most tee boxes. If you're a big hitter you can opt to cut the corner but there is a bunker protecting that shot so you have to be accurate and lucky. Then the hole doglegs hard left and runs downhil before running back uphill to the green! It's an incredible challenge to reach in three and stay on the green which has steep run-offs in all directions. The other hole I really love is #14. It's another Par 5 with a dogleg right. The tee box is elevated and you essentially shooting down into a canyon. The left side is guarded by a 60 foot rock face that runs the entire length of the hole, so if you have a draw, your ball is going to kick back in (though the rocks will tear it up). To the right is a 15ft rock face, though there is a decent amount of trees that will challenge you to keep your fade under control. What's so awesome about this hole is really the view. It starts at the tee box and just keeps you in awe the entire ride to the green. I must also mention Hole #13 is of note as one of the better Par 4s in the area. It features a tiered fairway and a green surrounded by water and woods. You better be on your game to try and reach this one in 2. The Golf Club of Kansas also features a driving range that is open year round (due to heated booths), full instruction (which I haven't used), and putting and chipping practice greens (that also include practice bunkers to hit out of (something I don't see a lot of). For the frugal golfer like me The Golf Club of Kansas can be a bit pricey. I'd personally like to see dynamic tee times available, either through Teequest.com and/or GolfNow.com, or use the dynamic fee approach that Stone Canyon Golf Club uses. Since I can only play about once a week a membership at any course isn't really feasible for me (however I will note the membership rates here are pretty damn good and it's on my list when it does become feasible for me). My next challenge for this course is to get into a tournament there. I think it would be an absolute blast. I highly recommend this course to any golfer. I brought my dad here to play last year in the fall and he still talks about it to his friends back home. Hopefully I can make it out a few more times this year to play.

Drove 30 minutes to watch my son play in his Jr. pga match . Asked for a spectator cart and was…read moretold only one per child playing .. my ex husband and father in law had already grabbed a cart, therefore I couldn't watch the match and had to go home. He has played at courses all over the city and i've never heard of such a policy .

My review is just for the driving range and putting practice green. If you just want to practice,…read moreHOA is excellent. I bought a large bucket (120 balls) and started whacking away. It wasn't crowded on an early Wednesday morning, and the turf (yes it was a grass range) was excellent. The weather was toasty (can anyone say humidity??) and I was sweating like a sieve. I then rolled a few on the practice green. Sunk every putt. ;-) All right maybe not, but the practice was helpful nonetheless. If I lived closer, I'd go here all the time. Seemed like a great place for kids, too.

This is one of my favorite public courses in the area. I've been a few times, but on my most recent…read moretrip I visited the range. I think the prices are very reasonable. Even on a beautiful Sunday morning, there was plenty of space on the range. The course is very welcoming for all types of golfers, especially families and women! I look forward to playing the course sometime soon!

I love golfing here. You get public course prices with an almost private course feel. The design…read moreoffers good challenges, but is still playable for high handicappers. Great practice areas and driving range. Finally, the staff is top notch. They are led by Tony and you won't find a better ambassador for the game of golf than him.

My son received a Youth on Course (YOC) Jr. golf membership for Christmas this year,…read moreand today we decided was the perfect day to use it for the first time. We arrived at the clubhouse, shared his membership info, paid for his round, and were told to head to the first tee and show the steward our receipt. We never got a shot off before we were told repeatedly that my son was not old enough to play the course. My son was devastated and embarrassed. It was about as bad of a first impression as a kid can have for a new sport. Fortunately we were able to get onto another course nearby, which was incredible... they will be getting all of our business from here on out. We will not be returning to St. Andrews even when my son meets their age requirement.

We came here before it got too cold to golf for a quick 9! We found a great deal on Golf Now and…read morecame over! The staff was super nice in the clubhouse and the course was in good shape. It's not the easiest course to play due to it being a bit narrow on the first 4 holes and it opens up on the last 5. There's water and definitely lots of woods your ball can find overall would come back.

I do not recommend this course to anyone if they allow for 5-Somes. It was the middle of the day on…read morea Thursday, and we were held up for 20 minutes on every hole because a group of 5 Senior Citizens was allowed to play. It was 98 degrees, and they had no water on the course. Unreal disappointed. The small things matter big when you are one of the only public courses we can play anymore in JoCo

Great piece of play Course was in good condition. Pretty…read moreshort course but overall a good one to practice different shots.

Pace of play was excellent. Finished full 18 w/3:27 T time. Full course in excellent condition…read more Only down side is the entire course is sloped. Fun but difficult. Facilities were good.

A good course for brushing up on your short game. A lot of par 3 holes and the par 4 and 5 holes…read moreare shorter then most courses. The tee boxes and fairways were a little rough shape but with the heat and lack of rain recently that's to be expected. The greens were in good shape overall and prices reasonable. Played here lots of times and have always enjoyed my round. Staff is always friendly as well.

Fun course with very nice electric carts. The staff was helpful, accommodating, and patient. First…read moretime playing course was A+.

shadow glen is a wonderful golf club. it is a great layout with great par 3's. it was in…read moreincredable condition, the fairways were somewhat forgiving (not big-not bowling alley's) very fair. the greens were medium size with a good amount of undulation and had great pace to them. this is a private club so you must play with a member. if you get the chance, go play, it is well worth it. i look forward to playing there again. gh

Amazing place to play. They pay attention to every little detail you can imagine . I would say it's…read morethe closest coarse to tour quality you can get

Want to give a shout out to this course. My daughter has done summer golf camp there the last three…read moreyears, and again this summer they proved to be an amazingly welcoming location for young golfers learning the game.

Quite the challenge, rough was really long. Lost a lot of balls on shots that should haven…read morefindable. Kinda took out the fun a little but enjoyed the course as a whole. There are some really fun holes. There are a lot of houses surrounding the course. Could be a little intimidating for the newer golfer. I thought the price was fair.