easyc105

The course is very very well taken care of. Lots of pretty views. Takes advantage of the hilly landscape in a way that makes the round fun and somewhat challenging. The sand is white and fine powder. I'm not sure it's even sand at all. You don't want to be in the sand, but it's how bunkers should be. Fairways are perfect. Hold the ball up at just the right height. The rough is thick and how rough should be. No patchy areas anywhere. Other than the triple bogey I started off with, I played great and loved this course.

Pros: GPS in golf carts is useful for distance to the greens and bunkers ahead of you. Has a nice layout. These are all of the pros.

Cons: I've read other reviews for other Great Life KC managed courses and how they've completely dropped the ball. This is my first time playing a GLKC managed course after they took it over and I can confirm what you hear is all true.

I've never played a golf course where literally every single bunker had 10% the sand it should have. There were weeds growing out of the dirt in the bunkers and even softball-sized rocks in one.

There were weeds all around the course, including the fringe. The ponds/lakes were at 10% water. I literally walked on the lake floor 10 feet in to pick up a ball.

The fairways were all rock-hard with shriveled, matted down grass that did nothing to hold the ball up. Had to find patches of "good" fairway to play on. The rough was like thin dried out straw.

Greens were cut very short to give appropriate speed, but mixed with some sort of loose sand so the surface isn't actually level. Straight putts rarely went straight as a result.

This course layout has the potential for a really great outing, but the very poor attention to aesthetics made it difficult to simply even enjoy the environment. I've played difficult courses all over and still had a great time from getting to enjoy the beautiful scenery. This is not one of those courses, currently, or in the near future will it be.

Great Life KC forces people to pay a monthly fee for 12 months even when many of those months you can't play golf. They get their money from members regardless, so it's clear they don't care about providing a good golfing experience for them.

They've taken a few of my favorite courses and let them turn to crap. My recommendation is to not become a member of this organization and force them to change their ways if they want our money. Absolutely ridiculous and so disappointing.

I don't know how a golf course can allow itself to get to this condition. I don't know if they fired their grounds crew or what, but they should feel ashamed charging full prices for the experience they provide. Do not play here.