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I've played this course for about 5 years or so. I didn't play there at all last year and also avoided the Smithville courses because of the flooding that damaged all of them. This course has rebounded and more. Every fairway and green were in great shape. The rough was thick and tough but without having clumps of mowed grass. I think all of the cart paths on the front 9 were newly paved and it looks like they're doing some work on the ones on the back 9. The front nine starts and finishes with par 5's which I think is fun. One quirk of the layout puts both par 3's on both sides back to back. I really like this course.

There had been a lot of rain so the course was soaked. Greens had been aerated and had yet to be completey grown in. But the course was in really good shape. Fairways were good, greens didn't have bad patches, another week and they'll be perfect. Only paid $25 from Golfnow so price was right. Usually has a higher than average rate for public courses so I don't play it as often. It's a better than average course though, I'm just cheap. Fair and interesting layout without too many blind shots for players unfamiliar with the course. I usually play in the Northland, Hodge Park, Paradise Pointe. It's as good as last two, better than Hodge, not as good as Shoal Creek, but few are.

I live near this course and played it many times. So often that I'd forgotten how many blind shots there are. I took my brother and nephew and found myself having to frequently describe their hopeful landing area which got frustrating for them. It's a nice course but nothing special to look at. No dramatic altitude changes or ponds to hit over and therefore it's way more challenging than it looks. Most of the greens are raised with out of bounds usually behind and to at least one side. So shots into the green that just miss often ricochet o.b.. I guess a bit of playing advice would be to miss the greens short. There's a range and a nice putting/chipping/sand practice area. This is a nice and well maintained public course at reasonable prices. I would choose it over Hodge Park because it's usually not as busy, in better shape, and cheaper. But Hodge is easier and if you are going to either without someone who's played there before, Hodge might be more enjoyable.

I play about fifteen public courses in KC area yearly and this is the best. It's a drive, I takes me fifty minutes to get there, but it's worth it. I frequently get $20 tee times with cart midweek at 2 pm. I'll leave my house at 1230 , hit a bucket, play eighteen alone, at whatever pace I choose, and be home by 530. Great greens; fast but flat without cheap roll up areas, tough rough, rewards good shots, penalizes bad ones without stealing your golf balls too often. It seems to take luck out of the equation more than most courses .Play this course.

Long course. Very nice till there's a drought. No irrigation for the fairways so they dry out. Practice range, putting/chipping/sand area. New restaurant, heard it was good, haven't eaten there. I like this course. Till August.

Being on smithville lake give both courses two advantages; access to cheap water and visual beauty. There's also one drawback and that's goose droppings. The Posse is my favorite of the two course. Until I play the Outlaw. The Posse is a beautiful course with many holes right on the lake. I'm always surprised that both of these course aren't busier because they're just north of kC and really great courses. If it's early in the year, say, before May, play the Posse rather than the Outlaw. The Outlaw's fairways don't grow in till it gets warm. Other than that, you can't lose playing here. Except golf balls. I've lost plenty here.

Being on smithville lake give both courses two advantages; access to cheap water and visual beauty. There's also one drawback and that's goose droppings. The Outlaw course is challenging but fair. It's always been well maintained every time I've played it. The fairways don't green up very early in the year because they are hot weather grass so it's not a bad idea to play the Posse till May. The Outlaw is 18 with no break so bring food and drink. I usually play midweek so there isn't a beverage cart them. I'm always surprised that these courses aren't busier. They're great courses, they aren't that far north of KC, with the lake along many holes it's really nice to look at. So they get my vote. I don't have a favorite between the two. I usually think it's the Posse but then when I play the Outlaw I think, no, I like this one better. So there you go.