It’s difficult to put into words just how enormous the disc golf course at Blue Valley Park in Kansas City, Missouri is. In its longest layout, the course distance surpasses 11,000 feet in just 18 holes, making it the single longest permanent disc golf course in the world. In the modified layout being played for the first Round of the 34th Kansas City Wide Open, it’s still one of the longest courses in the world, measuring in at 9,800+ feet with a par of 65.
The words “Kansas City” mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Kansas City is renowned for its slow-smoked style of barbeque and the delicious craft beer brewers like Boulevard Brewing Company and Flying Monkey. It’s home to the Kansas City Royals (MLB), the Kansas City Chiefs (NFL), and Sporting Kansas City (MLS). It’s even spawned its own genre of blues and jazz music. KC has a lot to offer for the nearly half a million people that live here, and if you happen to be a disc golfer that lives here, you’re in for a treat.
