The final challenge in my Tee Off With Tait adventure was a fun track in Topeka called Western Hills Country Club. Different than just about every other course I played during my nine weeks of challenging tee shots, tough greens, intimidating hazards and beautiful scenery, the par-5 ...
Out in the middle of nowhere, somewhere in Jefferson County, sits a sweet little golf course named Lake Perry Country Club. The drive to get there is peaceful, the scenery on the way in is worth seeing and the feeling you get after parking your car and walking up to the clubhouse goes ...
Rolling hills and tons of trees line all corners of Shawnee Country Club in Topeka and those traits were a big part of what makes No. 11 such a fun golf hole. Standing on the championship tees at what is considered to be the course’s second hardest hole, you really get a good look ...
Now six holes into this series of playing some of the signature golf holes at some of the finest courses in the area, I encountered one that I thought was as beautiful a golf hole as I’ve seen yet. The third hole at Deer Creek Golf Club in Overland Park features a terraced look that ...
I started playing golf sometime in my teens and have only increased my number of rounds per year since then. Conservatively, I’m guessing I’ve played 650 rounds of golf in my life at at least a couple dozen different courses. Never before have I see a hole that looked so ...
Fair, fun and a little nerve-racking. That’s how I would describe the 16th hole at Falcon Ridge Golf Course, a par 3 that sits right on the water and tests your ability to hit a precise iron shot from a variety of distances. Three of the four tees on this hole actually make it ...
As you approach the back tees on the ninth hole at Prairie Highlands Golf Club, you might think you took a wrong turn and are suddenly standing in the middle of an open field on the plains of Kansas. With thick prairie grass surrounding all four tee boxes, you almost can’t even tell ...
**Editor's Note:** *Part 2 in our 9-part series highlighting some of the signature golf holes from courses around the area.* Standing on the tee box at the ninth hole at Hidden Springs Golf Course in Overbrook does nothing to prepare you for the fun and challenge that lies ahead. ...
