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Olathe, KS

Heritage Park

3.785(based on 20 reviews)
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jjw4ucm
Silver level trusted reviewer
Experience: 11 years 39 played 32 reviews
4.00 star(s)

This is your heritage!

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 4, 2024 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This is a very fun, varied course that plays mostly in DG-exclusive areas of this massive park.

There's a good variety of shots out here; I typically only bring 4-5 discs with me, and wished I had a few more on several shots.

The shot selection is good as well. There aren't a ton of wide-open holes to just huck it at the basket (think WyCo), but you get a nice mix of technical, wooded holes, and more open shots that use the foliage to force you to pick your lines effectively. Lots of spruce trees guarding the fairways and baskets.

This park is nice, but the land used for DG is probably some of the nicest in the whole park that I've seen. It really suits the sport well and is a relaxing play.

Signage is in good shape and clearly shows the pins, as well as the direction of the next teepad. I hadn't played here in over 6 years and had no issues finding my way around.

As appears to be the case for most of the courses in the area, there are multiple pin positions on the holes, which really helps make this one accessible for multiple skill levels. Not all of them are drastically different, but it's enough to change your shot selection and make you think. It also adds to the replay-ability of the course.

Wooded areas are used well to create some more technical shot opportunities, without just being the same boring tunnel shot over and over again.

There are minimal lost disc opportunities out here, in my opinion. The rough was maintained - not ridiculously high to where you'll lose a disc unless you're really not paying attention, but still high enough to punish a bad drive.

Maintenance is great. Grippy, solid tee pads with gorgeous baskets in impeccable condition.

While there are hillier courses around the area, Heritage uses what it has to pretty good effect.

Navigation is generally fine and pretty intuitive; next tee signage is good.

Very safe area with ample parking and clear signage.

Cons:

There aren't really many (if any) super long, wide-open holes that you can really stretch out on, which is a little strange as there's ample land where they could've included it.

If you are a big fan of elevation, what's here is used well, but it's not as drastic as a lot of the other courses in the area. Lakeside Hills and Shawnee Mission are both relatively close by and have quite a bit more variety in that regard.

12 and 13 play right by Pflumm (Road). You're not in danger of throwing into the road thanks to the trees, but it's a bit noisy and distracting.

Although you're mostly in DG-exclusive areas, be mindful of the walking path cutting through near 16/17.

Other Thoughts:

This is an awesome course, in my opinion. The relative lack of elevation hurts the variety a bit, but it makes up for it with some great treed shots and just general beautiful scenery. I definitely wasn't bored here and always loved coming out here when I lived in the KC area. Looking forward to continuing to visit this gem in south JoCo!
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Surge5
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 9.9 years 170 played 167 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Bases: Covered

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 30, 2023 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Heritage is a park of variety, difficulty, and quality. Large tee boxes for every hole with gravel around them, and now a basket in nearly every pin spot on the course, mostly MachX with a few Lat64 models sprinkled in. Each tee has a helpful tee sign with accurate distances.

The variety of the course is a huge plus. Open, wooded, gaps, doglegs, par 4s, tough par 3s. All working together to create a challenging round

The par 4s - if you choose to play them - are some of the best holes of the round. Hole 7 that narrows to the green on the second shot, Hole 14 is my favorite of the course, an uphill tunnel tee shot, followed by a dogleg right and a gap to get into the green. Hole 18 has trees both big and small to beat, and there is no middle line; you'll be challenging the trees on either side off the tee, then the final tree wall at the end.

The open holes are decent and have some nice shapes to them, but the holes in the woods (12-14) or across the hallway (8, 9, 17) are the highlights of the course.

Many epic greens to hit. 8 and 17 long especially, and 12 has a raised basket in a tree trunk with guardian trees all around it. You have to earn the deuce on these.

Cons:

The rough. My first time playing here, I quit after 7 holes since I had searched for discs six times already and had lost two of them.

There are some poor pin placements. Holes 2 long, 6 short, and 15 short... are literally a basket stuffed 10 feet behind an evergreen. 15 isn't that bad but 2 and 6 are just terrible to try to birdie. And then there's hole 10. I'm not sure how many large evergreens are in the middle of the fairway 200' from the tee, but they leave you with a 5' wide gap on either side to hit. Either way, these feel poorly designed. Or maybe someone likes climbing evergreens for discs.

Some of the lines off the tee are a bit too tight (8, 15, and 17) which make it even more rewarding to get a birdie.

For people who have a cannon, some of the par 4s become frequent eagle opportunities (2, 11, and 16).

Hoe 16 really feels like a filler hole. Because it is.

Other Thoughts:

The first 7 holes are not the highlight of this course. Fairly flat with some good and some meh holes. But hole 4 gives you a taste of the incredible the rest of the course.

Having the multitude of basket options really opens the course up to higher level players, while keeping the shorts accessible to most people with a few rounds under their belt.

In the end, this is a great park course. It covers most regular people's shots, and advanced players have the chance to really push the envelope, but playing clean is almost always rewarded with low scores. Well worth a stop if you're in the southwest of KC.
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aphilso1
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 6.7 years 52 played 50 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Well designed and maintained 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 18, 2018 Played the course:once

Pros:

A really nice course overall. Well maintained with concrete teepads, tightly mowed fairways, and rough that's, well, rough. Most teeshots have a moderate-sized window to hit initially, with very few being a flatout grip it and rip it opportunity. Great mix of long and short holes. As a RHBH dominant player, I felt like there was a fair mix of teeshots that played to a natural hyzer vs ones that required a turnover. The day we played had multiple holes in a longer Par 4 pin location, which was nice. The signs very clearly marked which basket location was being used that day and what par that location equated to. Course flow was well designed and exceptionally easy to navigate. It's located in a large multi-use park that clearly prioritizes disc golf; I don't recall at any point having to throw over a jogging trail or near a soccer field or playground. And here's a major bonus: we played on a Saturday mid-morning and the course was nearly empty! Based on what others reviewers have stated, that is not an abnormal experience.

Cons:

Not a lot of truly memorable holes. I think the park's lack of natural elevation changes is a contributing factor in this, since the design of the course itself seemed to maximize the land's potential. Also not the most aesthetically pleasing course I've seen. This course lacks the "It Factor" but is still really solid.

Other Thoughts:

Heritage would be an awesome home course if I lived nearby. I feel like the combination of multiple basket placements, above average maintenance, and low traffic would make this a really fun course to play regularly. The course alone is probably most worthy of a 3.5 rating, but I gave it a half point bump because it seems to be way less busy than you'd expect for a course of it's caliber.
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ChadNewman
Experience: 8.2 years 42 played 13 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Enjoyable, not "WOWING" 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Apr 8, 2017 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Every tee had a nice long tee pad a few had seating around and a trash can. Course was clean with a few cans laying around here and there, but overall very clean course.

Great parking and bathrooms close by, along with a shelter not far from the first hole, which is awesome if you are meeting up with a group.

Nice signage showing different pin placements, didn't have the ability to show current placement, but you can normally see the pin from the pad or a few steps up the fairway.

Not many open holes to have a bomb other than 2 and 11. The majority of the holes will require some kind of tunnel shot or straight accurate shot with a turn

A couple of my favorite holes were # 3 and #12
- 3: Not the most technical hole or most impressive, but who doesn't love an ace run?
- 12: Probably one of the staple pins on the course. Elevated basket with trees surrounding the pin.

Cons:

I love courses that have a nice big board showing the course lay out and a bulletin board of some sort, I'm not sure if they are looking to put one in, but it currently does not have one.

We played the course after some rain and the course doesn't hold water very well in a few spots, but this won't be an issue every day.

Would also enjoy more benches and trashcans on each hole, but still a pretty young course, so improvements seem to be on the horizon.

Other Thoughts:

Decent course, I will say it have a young feeling and knowing the Olathe area they will most definitely be making upgrades on an annual basis.
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lylewitt
Experience: 13.9 years 22 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Great Course! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Dec 28, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

--Nice variety of shots.
--Excellent tees and baskets.
--Plenty of space.
--Nice mix of technical and non-technical throws.

Cons:

--No pin position indicators.
--A few lengthy walks between holes.

Other Thoughts:

I've played disc golf for a number of years--primarily in Cincinnati. This course ranks near the top among my favorite courses. I loved the open feel of most of the holes mixed with the challenge presented by some of the more technical throws. As this course matures, I think it will become one of the best in Kansas City!
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REignsDchaiNS
Experience: 8.9 years 169 played 10 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Almost their 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 30, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Beautiful course in a very nice neighborhood. Good mix of open and wooded holes. Benches and trash cans at some holes. Grass well manicured. Signs are now up on all holes. Multiple pen positions on most holes.

Cons:

No park signs pointing towards were the course is within the park yet so you'll have to follow the directions from this site to find the course. Nothing on the signs indicating which pen position the hole is in unfortunately this is a common problem in disc golf course design I feel is usually over looked in course sign design. Hopefully this is problem that is fixed in sign design in the near future.

Other Thoughts:

All in all this is a very good course layed out very well and easy to follow. It is probably soon to become the most well known in the area so get out and play it before it gets crowded.
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Coberley16
Experience: 9.8 years 2 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Soon to be favorite 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 18, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

I feel this course is laid out very well. There are multiple basket locations available. Good combination of open and wooded areas. Plenty of shade throughout the course for those hot days.

Cons:

I really have no complaints about this course. Being that it is still under construction, not all holes have benches or signage.

Other Thoughts:

I would consider myself a beginner, and I threw 5 over par. I gave this course 4/5 only because it is not complete yet. After completion, this will deserve a 5 and will become my favorite course in the area. The signature hole #12 is one I will look forward to every time I play. Great job done on this course!
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Noven
Experience: 2 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Solid Course 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 9, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Course is cared for and has a variety of shots with differing lengths. Benches are concrete tee pads are great. Very secluded feel when playing and the land is dedicated to the course, minus some negligible nature conservation stuff.
Good mix of shade along the course. Course has a lot of potential and some basket placements make the course fun.

Cons:

Benches on back nine seem a little sparse, maybe not fully in yet. Some rough gets ROUGH and you will pay. Problem is probably more exacerbated by some tight window tee shots.

Other Thoughts:

Once course is fully built, it will be a great addition to the KC scene. Kudos to the organizers and hope they stick with it!
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akray21
Experience: 10.1 years 14 played 5 reviews
4.00 star(s)

2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 18, 2016 Played the course:5+ times

Pros:

Great variety (tight technical to open placement shots)
Fun technical shots
Multiple backet locations
Signature hole 12 is beautiful
Good sized tee pads
Benches installed
Secluded feeling in the woods

Cons:

Think brush in the summer with thorns
Extra tight fairways when trees and plants are full bloom

Other Thoughts:

This is a personal one, but I don't like the water on hole 16. You don't get to throw a nice pretty shot over the water, instead it is very close behind the basket making me play a layup every time to make sure I don't lose a valuable $15 disc.

I know Scott is always looking for ways to upgrade the course as he has upgraded something nearly every time I have visited the course (probably 20+ times now). I usually enjoy courses that have multiple baskets in the ground for each hole, or multiple tee pad options (easier locations for beginners/juniors, and harder for intermediate to open). Maybe this could be an option down the road?
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rondre
Experience: 9 years 18 played 2 reviews
4.00 star(s)

Pleasantly Surprised! 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jun 27, 2016 Played the course:once

Pros:

Long concrete Teepads
Good Variety of shot selection
Well manicured fairways

Cons:

Lack of signage on where to go - I found myself on several holes having to walk halfway up the fairway or more to see where the basket was as there was no way to tell from the tee pad.
Crazy rough in some spots
Bugs! Got attacked a few times by a large flying thing I couldn't identify lol.

Other Thoughts:

I'm relatively new to disc golf and haven't developed my form enough to have a cannon yet so I probably average 300 on drives and occasionally hit 350+. That being said this course fit my game pretty well as I was able to have a chance at reaching most holes. The baskets weren't the best but they worked just fine. I had one of my better rounds here even tho the score didn't show it. Several birdie opportunities for intermediate to advanced players.
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