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Dub's Dread Course

Dub's Dread Golf Club

Kansas City, KS, USA
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18 holesPar 727,230 yds75.3/134

About this course

Dub's Dread Golf Club occupies a distinctive site in Kansas City, Kansas, where designer Bob Dunning routed the course across rolling terrain that provides natural elevation changes uncommon in the region. The layout takes advantage of the property's topography to create a variety of shot requirements and strategic options throughout the round. The course name itself has become part of local golf lore, reflecting the challenge that the design presents to players of varying skill levels. The routing moves through a landscape characterized by mature tree corridors and open meadow areas, with several holes playing along or across natural drainage corridors. Dunning's design philosophy emphasizes strategic positioning off the tee, where players must weigh risk and reward based on their ability to work the ball around the property's natural features. The green complexes incorporate contour and slope that demand thoughtful approach play, and the bunkering scheme reinforces the strategic themes established from the tee. Dub's Dread serves as a public facility in the Kansas City metropolitan area, providing accessible championship-length golf in a region where public course options vary widely in quality and conditioning. The course has developed a reputation among area golfers as a legitimate test that rewards course management and shot-making while remaining playable for recreational golfers who choose appropriate tees. The facility's role in the local golf community reflects the broader trend of municipal and daily-fee courses offering competitive layouts that can host regional amateur events.

Rankings

Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.

1920

Best in World

1715

Best in USA

12

Best in KS

Quick facts

Location
Kansas City, KS, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1962
Holes
18
Designer
Bob Dunning
Par
72
Length
7,230 yards
Difficulty
75.3/134
Course Vaults score
7.6

Getting there

Dub's Dread Golf Club sits within the greater Kansas City metropolitan area, accessible most directly via Kansas City International Airport (MCI), roughly twenty minutes north by car, or via the smaller Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) for those arriving by private aviation. The drive from either hub carries you through the rolling terrain of the Kansas-Missouri border region, where the landscape transitions from suburban sprawl into the quieter, tree-lined neighborhoods that define this corner of the Midwest. As you approach the club's coordinates in Kansas City proper, the urban grid gives way to the manicured grounds and distinctive routing that have made Dub's Dread a storied fixture in regional golf since its founding, a destination that rewards the short journey with the kind of character and challenge that transcends its modest distance from the city center.

FAQ

Common questions about Dub's Dread

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Dub's Dread has a Course Vaults score of 7.6 out of 10 based on 22 logged golfers.

Dub's Dread was designed by Bob Dunning.

Yes. Dub's Dread is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Dub's Dread is 72.

Dub's Dread plays 7,230 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Dub's Dread is 134.

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