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Golf Vacations in Kansas – Wolf Creek Golf Course

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I played Wolf Creek Golf Links, Inc. located in Olathe, Kansas a couple of weeks ago in a Kansas City Cup game and I have to say it was a very beautiful course. We won the match, which may have made it much better, but I thought I’d post my review of the course while it was still fresh in my mind.

If you don’t know Wolf Creek or haven’t heard of it, you’re in for a treat. First of all, it’s a men’s only club. And that literally means no women allowed. The waiters are men. The girls in the car are men. Everyone there is a man. It’s actually a bit of a strange experience, but I guess some people look for that kind of environment.

The fact that it is only for men makes it a very exclusive golf course, and it is 100% private (except for events like the KC Cup, where we were able to play because of the format). I don’t know the exact fees required to become a member, but based on the form of the course, I’m sure they are quite high.

The course itself, although located in Olathe, Kansas, is very isolated. It’s in the southernmost part of Olathe, in the middle of a bunch of fields. The isolation provides great tranquility and a great golf experience.

Driving to the course is not an imposing experience like you might have in other exclusive places. The clubhouse is modest, neither extremely fancy nor shoddy. There’s a bar, locker room, and dining room, among other rooms (after the round, I looked at a poker table located at the back of a room full of gentlemen playing what I’m going to assume was a friendly game). The course is closed, but again, it does not give the air of something as exclusive as rumored.

I think the reason the clubhouse and facilities are so modest is twofold. First, with only guys there, how extravagant does it have to be? Isn’t it cool to say you belong to a men’s only golf club? Secondly from the shape of the course it was magnificent it looks like all their money goes into maintaining and improving the golf course.

Starting off, the range was very nice. It’s grass, they have plenty of balls placed in field ball bags each season (about 20 seasons), and they have plenty of bags filled with tees for your indulgence. Outside the shooting range, you hit several different flagsticks at several different yards. I was in great shape.

If you ever play here a couple of putts on the green are a must. The greens are firm and fast, and beautifully cut. They roll well but take some getting used to because they are faster than your average putting green. For me, honestly, the day we played I thought the greens were marginally fast. But I think it was because we played so early in the season. In the middle of summer, I could see them being lightning fast.

As for the course itself, there is a lot of undulation and many holes with little or no undulation. There are two by three in particular, one on the front nine, one in the back, which I particularly liked. The first one was slightly downhill with water protecting the front and right side of the green (they all missed long and left, go figure). The other for three is at the top of the tee before descending what must be at least 100 feet to the green. It’s a fantastic tee shot.

Overall I would rate the course a 9 out of 10. The course was excellent from tee to green, and I had a great time. The only thing that kept it from being a 10 was that wow factor (although one of my opponents was a former MLB All-Star pitcher, that was great, and he was a decent golfer). It was a very nice course, but when I finished I didn’t feel any different as a golfer, that’s what takes me away from a 10.

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