Hey buddy, how’s our friend Bill Murray doing?
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Well im sure that some already knew about this, but this is certainly creative and different.
There once was a time that I really enjoyed DC. Maybe b/c it used to be well taken care of, maybe b/c it was so tight in spots it made you feel like if you were scoring well there you were doing something special, maybe it was b/c with my job i had unlimited free passes to play 
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Does anyone have any recommendations for beginner golf lessons in the KC area? My fiancée wants to start playing, which is an excellent development from my point of view. I just need to get her the basics so she will want to keep playing…
Coach G @ OP Golf is good. Runs the junior program there and has connections to several HS programs…
I’d recommend Maureen Olson (Coach Mo) as well, when she was at OPG, but she just moved to Oakwood, a private facility. But if you check her bona fides and like what you see, I’d reach out and see if she can take on private lessons as well as her members…
My coach is Josh Nahm, he teaches out of The National in Parkville. Excellent coach — I’m biased, he’s overhauled my game — and is a thoroughly successful junior and private collegiate coach as well. His wife is a coach on the KU women’s team…
Finally, my full recommend, despite all the above, is to investigate the Driving Pursuits KC group (on Instagram) Coach G and Coach Mo do workshops and clinics with them. They’re a group of professional women that seeks to encourage women in the game and supports neophytes with group clinics.
It’s pretty great because as the NLU Ladies thread will show you, for women to truly feel welcomed and assimilated into golf, it’s thought that a group peer setting where fun and failure is celebrated with no judgement but full encouragement has found to be the best atmosphere for most adult women first getting into the game…
Just my $0.17…
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Josh Nahm is the best IMO as well. I try to visit him a few times a year to get things tightened back up. His price reflects as much and the hourly rate for new clients went up this year. I wouldn’t start with Josh for the fiancé.
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Thanks for that in depth response. I am going to get her connected with Driving Pursuits and see if I can get her started with Coach G.
I was selfishly looking into him for myself but it looks like he is all booked up except for a few days in March.
Chucking a Hail Mary here, but would anyone be interested in a couple of GA Pit tickets to see Kacey Musgraves tomorrow night at T-Mobile? My sister bought tickets a long time ago and is looking to unload them. She’s willing to part with them for less than she paid just to get rid of them. DM me if interested.
saturday is supposed to be gorgeous, mid 50s and sunny in the afternoon.
anyone game for a game? who’s playing this weekend?
Mules Natl. is $15 walking anytime.
Sunflower at 1145 is $45
WinterStone is $40/35 and pretty open
If there’s a ground swell, we should book it ASAP
My son and I are going to drive down tonight from the Twin Cities to play on Saturday and Sunday. Haven’t booked anything yet. Thinking about maybe playing Shoal? Where is the ideal lodging area?
What kind of vibe are you looking for? Are you trying to be close to the courses or close to a bar scene?
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You should know Mules is in Warrensburg, about an hour’s drive east and south of downtown. Shoal is exceptional for the public golf scene but is up north from downtown a good 10-15 minute drive.
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My son is 14 so not a bar scene, but maybe a decent area to walk around and explore. It’s a short trip and we’re playing 2 rounds so I guess extra curriculars aren’t super important.
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The Plaza is always a good bet especially if you want to walk around. It is south of downtown so a little bit further from Shoal, but not bad. There are lots of restaurants, which would be walking distance from any hotel.
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easy answer is to stay near the plaza. if you stay at like the raphael or something on the south side across brush creek you can walk up the hill to Loose Park too, though I’ve only been there like once.
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Underrated area for sure and maybe a bit less expensive is the Crossroads area. But that weekend is the ‘First Friday’ art walk and could turn into a zoo, but is first rate culture with a teenager.
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When I lived in hutch, when we came to Kc for the weekend we’d stay at hotel phillps and then spend the day in crossroads area. that’s a good call.
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@loosh let us know what yer plans end up being and further recos can be forwarded. Lotsa fun stuff that part of town. Great food around every corner.
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Thanks for the help! We decided to go to KC mid afternoon on Friday, left at 4:30pm and we were back by midnight on Sunday, so it was a short trip.
We ended up staying at the Hampton in the Plaza. Any of those Plaza hotels would work well, they’re all within walking distance to the shops and restaurants. That area worked out pretty well and I would certainly consider staying there again. Not much to add, the trip was short and we didn’t have a lot of time to spend on extra curriculars.
We played 18 at Stone Canyon. Now I’ve played there, Swope and Hillcrest. Considering almost all of my KC golf will be out of season, my son and I appreciate that Stone Creek is a forgiving course. I don’t think I would play there in-season. The foursome in front of us had a member who indulged a little too much and rolled his golf cart down a rock face, so that was exciting.
On short notice we decided to skip our Sunday round and bought tickets to the AFC Championship game. I haven’t been to a lot of Vikings games, but I can confidently say Minnesota doesn’t have anything similar to what we experienced at Arrowhead. You guys have a serious fan base. I definitely need a primer on parking if I ever go again, but we had an absolute blast despite the outcome. After the game we hopped in the car and drove 6.5 hours straight home.
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Sounds like you had a hell of a time! What an awesome memorable weekend for you and your boy. Next time you come back through maybe we can get a round in.
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