Hidden down the stairs (or the land shelves if you find the original entrance) from the original Rosedale course lies a shorter course with some of the most heavily-wooded technical play you'll come across for a sub-5,000ft course.

The way the ruggedness of this course hasn't been replaced with the modern concrete tees and color tee signs just adds to the experience. No, it's not Diamond X, but dirt tees, 8-inch long pieces of 2x3 with the hole number painted on them, and bright orange Kingpin baskets with a slight lean to them are all marks of an older, but still well-loved course. 1, 4, 8, 10, 12, and 17 all have multiple tees.

Besides the obvious "every hole is heavily wooded" aspect, elevation is abundant and extreme! Hole 2 is a drop of at least 40ft to the pin, hole 15 is back up about the same distance (when's the last time you played a 183ft hole that played like 300?), 11 is fairly flat up until the last 50ft, where the land suddenly jumps 10ft upward to the pin. Hole 5 is a blind uphill, which slowly moves left and back down once you crest the peak of the rise (maybe 8ft up off the tee, just enough to hide the basket). I'm only mentioning about half the holes with the extreme elevation but it's enough to give you a picture.

While difficult, the line is always present, and often there are multiple lines! Those are almost always welcoming to a forehand or backhand, but you will need both to be working well as the pin spots are usually a very fair balance of right- and left-finishing shots. There are several risky putts to be had. Maybe not the best type of risk-reward because on some of them there's also lost-disc risk (5 and 13), but yet another added challenge factor.

The entire course is well-shaded. On a hot day it will either keep you cool, or trap all that heat under the leaves and slowly cook you.

Steep dropoffs next to several different areas of the course. 1, 4, 5, 13, and 14 are on the edges of the park and their right sides all have a long way for a disc to go, while 6, 7, and 18 all border hole 9's fairway and it's a steep, plant-filled slope down to it. The same goes for 15/16 filtering onto 14/13 on the left side, respectively. If you want to score well, disc down and keep it on the fairway.

Foliage in the summer is really rough, especially off the fairways. It's hard to do maintenance on a mountainside, but it's something to be wary of.

Navigating is more difficult than most. Finding the beginning of the course, the end of the course, and the run of 10 to 11 to 12 to 13 is tough even with the orange app. (I played with one of the guys who helped install the course and we still got lost from 11 to 12!)

The dirt tee boxes can get really rough toward the end of a season. One bad x-step could leave you limping for the rest of the round. And the course holds water pretty well after a rain, so give it time to breathe after a storm. The paths between holes (and even on holes 9 and 10) can get a little iffy (and steep), but the more regular use is beating those paths in to be safer than when I first came through.

From the course where the stoners could go have a smoke and a round in peace, to a now well-loved and cared for course, this is a reminder of earlier days of disc golf. Everything's a par 3, pack it in/pack it out, and most fun wins (or is it fewest lost discs?). The regular changing up of pin spots makes return trips worth it. I shot +5, then came back four months later and shot -4. It's an adventure of a time.

You'll notice I didn't mention any bad holes... because there really aren't any. Maybe hole 1 is a little short and flat? Maybe 17's green being perched on a hill isn't ideal? Maybe 8 is too easy? Maybe the course overall doesn't have enough long holes? Any of these gripes are outweighed by the other amazing holes on this course. You should always be able to walk away from Down Under with a memory of a new, unique hole, plus a shot or two that you're very, very proud of. And there's a whole 'nother course on site with two baskets per hole!

Tight, wooded area perfect for working on your aim, technique, and accuracy. The holes are fairly short, so don't expect to use a driver on this course. Pins and tee are easy to locate and there are signs at each tee box. Tee boxes are poured concrete. Shaded from the sun on hot days for pretty much the entire course. If you don't like it, the other Rosedale course is a quick walk back up the stairs.

OB can be unforgiving. One side is uphill in the brush (usually not too thick, but that isn't the side I'm worried about) the other is quite a lofty drop-off at points and you may need your spelunking gear if you accidentally toss a disc down there.

This course is designed for skilled players and players who want to hone their accuracy with a midrange disc and putter.

Tight but fair holes abound here.
Strikingly visible baskets - best paint job ever.

No long or open shots but this course is not about that....walk 5 minutes and play its twin course for that.

Best wooded course I have ever played.Only here for the 2009 World's. Kansas City probably has the best collection of DG courses in the world and this is one of the reasons why.

This course surrounds the upper course and can be reached from many holes uptop. It plays quick and has the most visible baskets in disc golf. Very easy to spot discs in the winter. Ace runs everywhere!

This course has so many trees that when you hit one in the summer, it can go missing 5ft from the hole. There are cliffs are slops that you have to pay attention to when walking or you could tumble down. Very humid since no wind can make it down there. Tee pads are uneven gravel pits. Poison Ivy.

I love this course and I hate this course. The best time to play is in the fall/winter.

This course is super fun. I love courses that are very hilly and havily wooded because they are such a challenge. This course didnt dissapoint. It has sick looking baskets that are yellow and orange so you can see them in the dense woods. They are really nice baskets, too. Ace oppurtunities are often on this course (I came 2 feet away on one of the holes). It was a really cool course. Benches on most holes and a few trash cans. There were alt. pin placements to make the course different every time. Pretty friendly locals.

Trash was on the course mostly at tees. There were really not many signs for the holes but the baskets were easy enough to see so it wasnt that big a deal. Tee pads were dirt which isnt so bad but i rather have concrete. The grafitti was unbearable as it was on everything! Hole 18 ends in middle of course so you have to safari to make it out.

It was a great idea of a course. It needs some work but i would for shure come back (living 3 1/2 hours away stinks). It was really a enjoyable course. If you play the top course, you should for shure come and see whats for store in the "down under"

challenging and plays quick.

bad intersection in the middle of the course. long walk back after completion. Never played a course that didn't finish where it started. Trash cans were overflowing on my first visit, but debris was removed upon my second visit a few days later.

take time to print a map and bring bug spray.
Ultimately I think this is a diamond in the rough.

-baskets are bright, easy to see and in better shape the the up top baskets
-amazingly, benches and trash cans on every tee
-super well maintained for a woods course, lots of man made bridges and stairs
-about as good as a woods course is gonna get

-worn as hell, the tees are dirt and so are the fairways
-navigation is confusing in some places, moreso than whats normal
-the intersection of 9,12,17,18 is mildly dangerous
-signage is terrible
-crowded

Down Under is as advertised; short, technical and woods. I was more than satisfied. motto should be "down under and higher than up top" :/

- Course is set in the woods that belong inside a multi-use park, but well away from anything else going on. Definitely no interference here from anything non-DG related.
- Every hole here is set in the woods, start to finish. A good variety of different lines of varying difficulty. Some are ridiculously tight, like #1, #5, and #16. Pinpoint precision is needed to get to the basket, or just stay out of the jail. All of the others just need very good accuracy, there are very few chances to relax.
- A lot of dead-nuts straight shots are needed here, but there are also some BH and FH hyzers to be found, or maybe some annys/thumbers/whatever gets the disc down there. The funky lines here include a sharp hyzer on #8 (if mando), a little hook on #12, and a long RHFH flex shot on #17.
- Lots of hilliness here, both in the holes and next to them. Multiple valley shots, like #11, a nice downhill on #10 and #13, a blind uphill on #16, pretty good variety on the back nine. A constant feature are some very nasty rollaways/jail next to fairways, a bad kick here or there could be disastrous to scoring and inventory. The woods and hills provide some tricky basket placements as well.
- Nice new baskets... signs are pretty suspect, and the teepads are a little rough. Checking out the map beforehand is highly recommended. Navigation can be tricky.

- Some very short hole lengths, with the average around 230'. The tight lines still keep things nice and interesting, but there are few chances to rip a drive. It is definitely fun, but a little repetitive/similar.
- Layout is pretty jacked up, a lot of missing signs and rough teepads, and backtracking. Getting to #12 involves walking past another hole's basket, for instance.

- A very fun course that challenges players to tone it down and focus almost entirely on accuracy over distance. Even the smallest arms will be able to reach most of the pins here, it all comes down to line shaping and hitting small windows. Throw in some decent elevation changes, and things get very interesting and fun. A little one-dimensional, but it's a good dimension.
- Probably fun for everyone at least once, though beginners might be frustrated to no end. Also, a perfect complement to the Top course.

While not very long at all by the standards of any of the neighboring courses, Down Under makes up for its lack of length with an extreme test of your accuracy, patience, and emotion-control. You will hit some trees and you will likely get frustrated at some points with no open hole outlets for venting. This course asks if you can keep it cool, under-control and throw with patience and touch even after that nasty kick or roll-away from the green. This is also a course you really have to get to 'know' - with all of the little dropoffs, sideslopes, and multiple route fairways, you have to learn what shots produce the best outcomes over the long-run. As other reviewers have stated, the tricky pins and severe elevation changes force players to learn the consequences of improper landing angles and speeds.

The tee pads are probably the biggest bummer out here. With quite a bit of play, they are rutted in some places and after it rains they are very muddy. Even just a small strip of concrete for the final plant foot would probably go a long ways - the holes are so short that long run-ups are often unneccessary.

With so many great courses in KC, it is hard to recommend this one as a first pick but it certainly is worth a trip for a vastly different experience from that you get from the traditional KC courses like Waterworks and Swope - So don't overlook 'Down Under'!

A great testing grounds for your accuracy game.
Though there are many trees, if you are truly accurate, you will be able to avoid a lot of trouble that comes in the form of trees and cliffs.
Another pro is how the course changes as the seasons change.
Once you get the hang of the course, shooting a low round is a great possibility. This was my first under par round!
Its a good place to get away from the hot sun too!

If you are not accurate, you will run into some bad luck with hitting trees, because they are there on purpose.
Be careful about your disc choice if you want to lay up, make sure its gonna land flat, or your disc might roll down a hill. Though on a positive note, you could find some other discs too.

This is my favorite course out of all the courses in Kansas City.
Its a combination of a technical and mental game.
Its also a cool, quite literally, course in that you are in the shade a good amount.
No matter your skill level, come out and play! Just watch your disc until it stops moving for good.

great course, not much hole length variety, but the holes are interesting and great for a quick round if you have the accuracy to avoid some trees. great exercize, but discs find a way over the edges all the time.

easy to lose discs, the teepads are BAD.

Putters and a buzzz is all you need. Hills are a heck of a workout, especially when you play 3 times in one day. Will get very humid in the summer, and there is not much wind every, which is very nice for the fall and winter.

Plenty of shade, lots of interesting terrain, good holes to fit the terrain

No tee signs. You'll get lost the first time out

I'm a fan of shorter, technical courses and this is one of the best there is. That is, once you get past the absence of any kind of signage, either for tees or directional.

Located in the wooded margin of Rosedale Park, this course leads you on a tour of finesse holes a plenty. As you descend the metal staircase from the upper course, you are transported to a completely different golf experience from the course up above. This place is just loaded with trees and rugged terrain.

The things keeping this course from being one of the finest in the area is the complete lack of signage, the ease in which the first-time visitor will get lost and the fact that the exit of the course is so far away from the parking lot (you have to walk through a good chunk of the other course to get back).