Tee signs
Cement tee pads
multiple pin positions
Couple of hoes have 2 tee's
Mostly a well upkept park with plenty of large trees on most of the course.

It is very hard to figure out where you are throwing from several of the tee's. Nothing marking which pin position the basket is in. Specially on the holes that share pin position.
Very long walk between a couple of the holes.

Old course that has seen better days in my opinion. It's fun to play, lots of interesting shots. Plenty of challenging holes.

but the fact it was hard to figure out which pin I was throwing towards most of the time really left a bad taste in my mouth.

Then you have the long walks to the back side of the course and back. I hate long walks.

I did enjoy the island green on hole 2. It is surrounded by a road which is not good and poor course design.

This is the area that is confusing. Holes 18, 2 and 4 all share some same pin positions. The baskets are numbered, but when playing for the first time, from the tee, it was hard to figure out.

On the back side you have one of the harder holes in the KC area, hole 13 was 600+ft where your drive placement is very important to even attempt a 3. Get off the main fairway and you are screwed.

Hole 15 is the only water shot. There are 2 tee's and several pin positions. But the fun shot was not set up when I played it.

Would I play here again? Actually, no, there are better courses in KC, this is a fun course to play, it can be changed up if you play here a lot. But for someone out of town, this is a one and done course for me.

Prairie Center is one of the oldest courses in Kansas City, home of the first Kansas City Wide Open, and has happily stood the test of time by remaining a quality course despite so much else changing. The tee pads, baskets, parking, and signs are all in at least decent shape, and there's potential for a fun round for nearly all players. Maintenance is pristine. There's also bathrooms and plenty of parking.

The best part of this course is the variance: no two holes are the same. Some of the unique ones are throwing over or through a line of trees on 10, the water on 15, over the tree farm on 9, and more. The island shot on 2 or 4 (usually 2) is also fantastic; it's difficult to go for it off the tee, but it's fun landing near the road and putting over OB to a basket that really isn't far away. I also enjoy the tunnel shots on 3 and 6.

The newer holes, 11-14, are absolutely fantastic. Other than 11 being between two sports fields, it's a really difficult hole that takes some playing to get used to. Holes 12 and 13 (in longer pins) are epic par 4's that involve weaving through lots of trees, and placement of your first shot is crucial. They're all possible to birdie, but very difficult. After those, it's hole 14, which is still in the woods but has room to air it out.
The rest of the course plays like a casual park-style course, except there is some challenge at every turn, whether it be a tree to hit early (6-10, 18), some wind (17 is windy for some reason), or an OB path or road (2, 3, 16, 17).

Even if some holes are a bit tweener, there's still incentive to throw your drive as far as possible, but there will almost always be trees ready to knock you down. There's are individual trees in the middle of the fairways of 6 and 11, that really should be easy to avoid, but certainly gets in your head and have probably caused many shots to go awry. On holes like 7 and 18, most players will have no hope of a birdie, but the farther the drive goes, the easier the upshot will be. In addition, a long tee shot that ends up left or right is still okay. This isn't always good (and certainly isn't the case on 13 and 14), but for a few holes it's good.

Not much elevation change. There's enough for some decent variety on several holes, but it isn't enough to give the course enough variety to complement the variety in wooded-ness and shot shapes. Most holes have a little elevation change, but there are no steep slopes to be seen. It makes certain sets of holes quite similar - not the same, but rather similar.

Several holes don't feel very normal. There's not really a good line on 6, 7, or 18, and as like many traditional holes, everything is just blindly labeled as par 3, despite several being rather tweener holes. I also don't like hole 15, the water shot, mostly because the bailout option to the right leaves you in a pretty terrible spot to try to get a par. A few holes have lines over the top of all the trees, on some of the holes that have a slightly elevated tee pad.

There are several holes with two tee pads, but they don't add much to the course. I usually play the longs, but I'm pretty sure the short tee is intended to be used on 8, and the tee pad you use on 15 is dictated by which pin is in use. On the others, holes 2, 6, and 18, both tee pads are close enough together that they don't change the hole much.

The park is often quite busy. There aren't usually non-discers on the fairways, but the sports fields nearby can be issues. Holes 11 and 17 play beside a baseball field, and 11 and 14 are also near a soccer field. In addition to a lot of noise, you'd better be confident you won't be disturbing some soccer moms on the edge of the field.

I wish this course could utilize some more of the woods around hole 13. It would add a few more wooded holes, and they wouldn't have to be long. It would also allow some of the holes in the 5-8 area to be a bit more spread out. Other than that, this course really doesn't have any true weak points that would be easy to fix. It's possible that the tee pads or signs will soon become worn out and be in need of replacement, but they're in good shape right now. There are also a couple of holes that would lose their charm if one tree fell down.

There's some housing being build behind the baskets of 11 and adjacent to the fairway of 12. It shouldn't disturb the course at all, but all it would take is one or two backyards to become a little bigger than they ought and those holes would be toast.

Overall, this is a pretty fun course that has quite a bit to be excited about, but it's issues still prevent it from getting a higher rating from me, and it has been upstaged by lots of other courses in the area. But if you want to see where a big part of Disc Golf in Kansas City started, then this is the place to go. Nearly all skill levels can have fun here (though some may need to skip 15) and experience the history of this park and how it has remained a quality course.

A full-fledged course with flaws, Prairie Center Park (don't use it's initials) is well-kept and well-designed. Concrete tees with full signage on each hole, a back tee on 2, 6, 8, and 18 to add difficulty if you desire (distances marked for each, but only one sign per hole).

The original 9-hole course (1-8 and 18) sets a great skill challenge. Control on 3 and 5, long line shaping on 7 and 18, precision on 2 if it's in the island pin, power required on 6-8 and 18, the only thing really missing is a dogleg, but the short pin on 7 is close to being one

The run of 12 to 15 is an excellent part of the additional nine as they all require more than one skill. Hole 12 needs power off the tee to cross the field, then accuracy as the baskets are in some tight woods. 14 needs power uphill plus rightward movement, and probably a decent skip for a deuce. Hole 15 depends on the pin placement. Either accuracy off the left tee to the small, guarded green; or big power and leftward movement from the right tee. And then there's 13. 13 is the type of par 4 I'd expect to see on a championship level course. Threading the needle off the tee is the only way you'll get birdie, and position is better than distance, then you have to compete with a low ceiling on the long pin, and a jungle of trees with the basket guarded by an evergreen on the short pin. This is the best run of holes on the course.

This course comes from the era of "everything's a par 3," when it isn't. 6, 7, and 15's longest pins are up there, but 12 long is the worst offender. Though the course expansion came in a new age of disc golf, the pars didn't get the memo. Speaking of age, the baskets are very aged. A few of the bands aren't level anymore and some welds are starting to rust.

Some bland holes. 1 is a bit boring except the right pin being behind a tree, 9 is an uninteresting downhill shot with a bit of tree cover on the greens and when the trees grow up there's enough of them that the hole will have to be removed, and 17 is a fairly open line to pick up a quick birdie on.

Navigation is rough. The road- and park-crossing transitions could use some signage. 8 to 9, 10 to 11, and 16 to 17 are the worst offenders. The only tee you can see from the basket of 8 is 18. 11-16 are a three minute walk from the rest of the course. I know there's a whole sports complex in the way, but a major fix would be to shift the numbering so those are either the first six or last six holes on the course.

The pin positions for hole 2 and 4 are the same. This makes for several options, but also means that it could get a little dangerous during a busy day or a tournament.

The sports complex gets in the way of a few holes. Soccer fans could be sitting very close to some pins on 1 and 11 (one of the pins on 1 is literally 15 feet from being on the pitch and I still say a ball kicked into the basket should be an auto-win), and you risk tossing into baseball fields on 11 16, and 17. There is also a walking trail that you throw right alongside on several holes.

It's obvious that the expansion of this course was stuffed into an already busy park, which makes some of the issues excusable. If some "next tee" signage were added and a few holes tweaked this could be a great course.

Even with my complaints this is still a good course for beginners who want to test their distance without being punished too harshly, and more experienced players who want some challenge (on the good holes). Overall, with some improvements I could see this course getting pushed up to a 3.5, but without a redesign it won't go above that. Several holes are class, but some of the others are very monotonous. This course is worth a visit or two, but more experienced players are likely to visit other Olathe courses.

Good mix of hole types. Nice course for beginners and for night golf.

Park sidewalk goes right through the front 9.

Stroller-friendly.

~Concrete Tee Pads
~Diverse drive selection
~Clean park, with benches and trash cans
~Multiple pin/pads
~Decent signage

~Poor layout, where to go after certain holes can be difficult.. IE: After hole 8 one of the only teepad in sight is 18...

~This is just my personal opinion but courses that have very multiple basket locations if they are difficult to see from the teepad there should be a way to mark on the sign the current location. (I understand this is a common theme for courses)
~The course is very well kept, is nestled in a family friendly park. Great for all ages and skill levels will have fun at this course.
~If you are local in the area or visiting people in the area it is worth a visit. Not the first one I would go to play but it is a fun round every time.

Prairie Center Park works in 18 holes on the disc golf course. There are concrete tees, with signs. Innova Discatchers were pretty good, and multiple pins on each hole. Benches are here and there around the park if you need a place to sit for a moment.

The trees are numerous and make for good variation from hole to hole. Nominal elevation changes in places, and there is a bit of water around 14 and 15.

On the front 9 there are some birdie chances, and on the back things are taken up a notch. I liked the island hole, but being in the center of a turnaround at the end of the parking lot isn't ideal. Two par fours on 12 and 13 pump up the distance. Hole 15 takes a good drive to carry across the pond and be in position for a putt or approach.

The layout is pretty choppy, and there are lengthy walks after some holes. I would have liked a more guidance to find the next tee on the holes that are followed by long transitions.

Many other park facilities and roads are nearby on several holes, so cars or pedestrians can be in range.

While the quality of the course is very good, it can be tough to navigate for a first time visitor. The available space is used well, but on a busy day it may take a while to complete a round as try to avoid throwing too near to other people in the park.

I played this one late in the day and had to hurry to beat nightfall. I lost a disc on hole 14, it went left into the trees, maybe as far down as the creek. Champion Orc, pink, may still be hanging around.

A 58 was not a bad score for the first time playing at Prairie Center Park, but I would have liked to do better. If I return it will be earlier in the day, and probably not during the weekend, to ensure that I am not rushed and can see where I am trying to put the discs more clearly.

well maintained
nice tee pads
nice baskets
nice signage and map
well defined lines
variety of shots
clean well maintained park

the course got somewhat confusing for a newbie.
hole #11 is behind the baseball diamonds. some signage pointing the way would have been VERY helpful
basket for hole #9 was hard to find

As a newer player I like playing on this course. Hole 2 or 4 has the basket on the island in the cul de sac which is neat and a challenge.
I usually play holes 11-16 to start. I park by the baseball diamonds, throw those 6 holes then park near hole #1 and finish my round. I am too old to be hiking that far between holes.
As a new player I found most of the holes a challenge but with proper technique and some luck par is definitely possible. Overall I found the course fun and challenging, I seem to love throwing discs into trees !!
Definitely recommend this course if you haven't tried it.

Every tee had an okay tee pad a few had multiple pads, seemed like the majority or all had seating around and a trash can.

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 the multiple pin locations, normally 4 different placements, didn't have the ability to show current placement.

The majority of shots are going to be a technical shot, where you are breaking up the hole into two different parts.

Course is at a public park that has MANY other users which makes it very challenging to disc golf. A lot of the holes run next to walking paths or right up to a baseball or soccer field.

The back nine is challenging to navigate and it would be nice to have an arrow towards the next hole for first timers.

Hole 10 and 11 had a mini tree farm between the pad and pin, so there is no real fairway you can see. If the trees grow up at all these two holes would need to be changed.

Decent course, knowing the Olathe area and the local disc golf club is very good at keep the course up to date.

If I'm in the area, I'm not sure I would choose this course above birdland or even heritage, but it is worth the play if you can get out early on a weekend or during a week day.

+ Ample concrete tees, Discatchers, and informative signs.
+ Multiple pin locations.
+ manicured turf
+ abundant trees including thick pines make for a controlled round.
+ though course does not play back to parking lot during round - tee pad 8 comes close.
+ pack water disc for one challenging water hole.
+ hole 2 very challenging island green.
+ not much elevation change but a long enough walk to get a workout.
+ KCFDC league on Monday nights including glow league during winter months.
+ Established course with many admirers.

- multi use park results in large numbers of people.
- asphalt walking path borders many fairways.
- navigation becomes tricky after hole 10 so be prepared to walk aimlessly to find the next tee pad.
- had to skip hole 11 because of soccer fans.
- No bomber holes!

If you are into the technical game you may love this course. But if your in the mood to grip and rip theres a course 2mi south called birdland. Either way they are both quality DG courses.

Prairie Center disc golf course has been around for many years. The course is established and has a great tradition. The club members always make sure it is ready to play and should be commended for their efforts.

- Well maintained
- Good signage
- Front nine almost impossible to lose a disc
- Restrooms conveniently located

- Navigating the course gets a little tricky the farther you get into it
- The course plays primarily through the mixed use park areas
- Back nine relatively easy to lose a disc
- Not much in the way of elevation change

This course can get crowded quickly. A few holes have more than two placements for the pins. The front nine is in a park setting while the back nine gets into a more wild and wooly setting. I would say the course plays more to the strengths of the technical player and not the distance player.

- Some good technical shots

- A lot of park traffic. One time there was a soccer game going on and there were people sitting 3' from one of the baskets.
- A lot of walking between some of the holes

- The holes in the woods are the best part of the course, very technical and fun

Excellent course for all players. Front 9 is very easy to follow and the flow is perfect. Back 9 is longer and more difficult. I love the multiple tee pads, giving players of all level the chance to enjoy the course. Great use of the entire park. Fixing in and out of the other athletic facilities, while for the most part not in the way. The second hole island set up was awesome and the only water shot has tees set up for players with the big arms and small arms. Kids can just skip the pond and start right on the other side.

Back nine is hard to follow. Holes 8-9, 10-11 and 16-17 are very long walks with no signage to point the way. Hole 10 runs right along the parking lot and when the soccer field is in use, cars park on grass making the pin at the end of tree line a tricky play. The multiple pin placement hole were hard to figure out since they were not consistent. One hole played a another b and others c. Fairway grass from 12-16 was not mowed and was mid calf high.

Considering it was my first time playing this course, I was very happy that a course that was this big and covered such a big area was so easy to follow. I went on a Saturday morning so the park was in heavy use, soccer, baseball and party's in the pavilions, with the exception of 10th hole, was very easy to play away from. If I lived in kansas I would definitely make this a regular course to play.

I really enjoyed this course - I'm a beginner and found it challenging without being too hard. I did not throw the water shot... can't afford to lose a disc right now. Little bit longer than some of the courses I've played but its fairly level ground so an easy course to play.

Water shot tough for a beginner.

Enjoyed it enough I put it on the "return play" list

Open but challenging front nine. Lots of potential birdies, few easy. Extremely challenging back nine. Several long and complicated holes that play beautifully.

Tall grass and brush in parts of the back nine make losing discs relatively easy. I didn't lose any, but my playing partner lost three.

Relatively muddy. Lots of puddles and mud holes.

Some easy to par/ birdie shots on the front 9 back 9 gets challenging with long, wooded drives. Hole 15 over the pond is a great place to lose a disc. Some good holes to work on straight shots. Good use of trees.

The long walk form 16-17. A lot of small stumps on back 9 wooded fairways. A lot of mud since it was wet from snow.

I now live a 90 second walk from my front door to tee one so its great for me. I can pop out any time a go play. Seems to be a good place to work on your game or just have fun with my kids.

A whole variety of holes. From shorter birdie opportunities, to ridiculously long par 4's through the forest. There is a hole where water comes into play, a hole where you have to shoot onto an island surrounded by cement, and one where you shoot through a field of young trees. A variety of shots is needed, and coming out of the back nine even is a challange.
Well maintained course, has very good signage, including pin placement, distance, and hole number. There are also other amenities, such as good teepads (multiple teepads on 5 holes) benches on most holes, bathrooms on sight, practice basket, trashcans, and picnic shelters.

A few holes come into contact with the soccer fields, and on a Sunday there are quite a few spectators, to the point where if you want to play 11 and 12 you'll have to ignore the teebox and just kind of drop in the fairway to avoid hitting anybody.

I would reccomend bringing some old beat up plastic if you are going to try throwing over the water.
There are people who enjoy the herb while playing, but I've seen cops driving through every once in a while, which seems to curb that.

Variety of Distances
Variety of Holes
Lots of elevation change
Memorable Holes (2)
Decent Length Course

Two incredibly hard holes.
Annoying water hazard.
Few Birdie Opportunities.
Lots of ticks.

Overall, this is an excellent course. It plays very well with a lot of hyzer and anhyzer opportunities. There are a lot of holes that are very easy to bogie or double-bogie and not very many that are easy to birdie.

Hole 12 and Hole 13 are just awful. I do like the variation in that they go through the woods, but it's a lot easier to lose discs here (Not to mention they're over 500 and 600 feet, respectively). That means that you'd have to throw two stellar drives in a row. Drives that would have to be thrown with pinpoint precision, a feat most of us can't accomplish consistently.

Hole 2 here is my favorite. Its a reasonable distance with a nice island type green in the middle of a cul de sac type road. It's always fun to try and land it on the island off the drive.

Overall, great course. Plenty of variety, and if it weren't for the two long ones through the woods, I'd love it even more.

The baskets and tees are in great condition and there are also multiple tees on 5 holes. as a convert from ball golf, where every course has at least 2, and usually 3 or 4 sets of tees, I still don't understand why more courses don't do this.10/10

Course is maintained very well, it is regularly mowed and there are tee signs, some benches, bathrooms and running water. 10/10

Holes have a good variety of distance. On a given day this partially depends upon the pin positions but it's always pretty good and they're mixed up. holes 6, 7, and 13 are usually pretty long while 3, 10, 11, and 16 are usually pretty short. 8/10

The invdividual obstacles on the front nine allow for the holes to be played multiple ways and force players to make decisions about how to play the holes. 7/10 on decisionmaking

Several alternate hole positions provide new takes on the holes, making them birdieable or even aceable in some cases, while longer hole positions make par rare on some holes. 7/10

This course is good for beginners to just play nine holes (1-8 and 18) and also is still challenging to more advanced players on the back nine. 7/10

Between the front nine and back nine there is quite a bit of variety in the openness of shots. They aren't mixed in very well though, as almost all the more technical and wooded holes are in one stretch from 10-16. 3 is an exception. 6/10

The front nine is very comfortable with benches, shade, and no long grass. On the other hand, the back nine has some THICK rough and it's very difficult to not be in it at least once with how technical 13-16 are. Overall 6/10

Discs can be extremely difficult to find on the back nine due to the dense rough and the lake on 15. The front nine is pretty easy but if you're playing all 18 it's still a 2/10 overall.

This course doesn't require a variety of shot paths. Most of the holes are straight or may have a slight curve, but only 12, 14, and 16 have a significant hyzer or anhyzer required. 2/10

Navigation between holes can be a problem the first time. Depending on pin position the 5th tee may not be easily seen from the 4th basket. The worst though is that the 10 tee appears to lead to hole 17, but you instead have to walk past the outfield fence of the baseball field to get to 11. In addition, there is a very long walk between 16 and 17, but at least you know where you're going since you probably saw 17 after 10.

There isn't very much elevation on this course, but there is at least a variety of uphill and downhill holes. Not many sideslopes. 4/10

Navigation on the actual holes can be a little confusing. The 2nd, 4th, and 18th (if it's in the long position) baskets are usually pretty close together, which can make it tough to tell what hole you're throwing to. There are also several blind shots thoughout. 5/10

There are quite a few obstacles throughout but there isn't much variety on the front nine. 15 is definitely the signature hole due to the lake.

first 8 and 16-18 I'd give a 3.5 rating
no large forested hazards, but lots of individual trees
holes 9-15 a 2 rating

Most of the time I play 1-8 and 18 through twice, playing the front tees once and the back tees the other.

Overall challenge 6/10

-Lots of mature trees
-Good signage

-Multipurpose park
-Front 9 is just the same throw over and over again; straight and through or around trees.
-15 is just sort of a joke. Even people with 350+ range and control are going to go into the water due to the sheer smallness of the target and the other option is take 4+ strokes to go around. I view this as a con, not a fun challenge
-Baskets are old and rusted
-Fairways too tight on front 9

Front 9 is like playing in an apple orchard. Also lots of opportunities to lose discs on back 9 which can be a pain in the ass. Walks are long and confusing at times but anyone with intuition or a camera phone can figure it out easily.

A very challenging course. No one hole is the same. You will have the chance every hole to do something different. Course is clean, but with lots and lots of brush on the back 9, and a lake. Bring your water shoes.

Recent changes to 13 and 15 have made getting par almost impossible. 13 is a long, narrow (I mean narrow) fare-way with heavy brush on either side. 15, you have to have an arm to throw across the middle of the lake, or you can try going around (the better option I think).

They really need to change hole 13 and 15 to a par 4. It's incredibly tough. However, I would call myself an intermediate player, so my view point is probably skewed and I just need to keep on working at it. Oh, and bring tick spray for 13 and 14, used to be all backwoods with a lot of deer going through there, so it's tick infested (and thorn infested).