Mehraban
The Story
Mehraban is a 9-hole course installed in early 2025 in the Mehraban Wetlands area of Draper City's open space, adjacent to the 18-hole River Bottoms course. Designed by Scott Belchak, the course was built with dual purpose: provide a fun short-game track and introduce foot traffic to help control the explosive growth of phragmites, an invasive reed that has overrun the wetland.
Development began in late February 2025 when Scott sent the expansion proposal to Draper City contacts including Greg Hilbig, Rhett Ogden, Rick Anton, and Brad Jensen. After a walk-through on March 3-4, the group approved the layout with one reroute designed by Brad Jensen to avoid a sensitive wetland tee pad. The course was installed and open by mid-March 2025.
The course features creative basket placements — many cemented in tires raised 8 inches off the wetland floor — and tunnel shots carved through the phragmites. An 18-hole loop using the 9 baskets with alternate tee pads is planned for the future. The island feature on hole 2 was designed partly to suppress phragmites and improve mowing access. Student volunteer Alex Skorut contributed wooden tee pad signs as a school project.
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What Players Say
Fun 9 hole course that's a bit more challenging than your typical pitch and putt. Hole 1 lets you know this upfront. You still need to hit specific lines on most holes to get the bird. Short course but challenging enough that birdies do not feel like gimmes.
For where it is in its lifespan it's not a bad little course. Most people of intermediate or better could play the entire course with a putter and have a good time. As the course gets cleaned up and improved over the years that are coming up, it should become a great little nine hole course with an optional back nine.
Great beginner course with enough variety to keep advanced players entertained.
Very fun pitch and putt course. In my opinion it could use a few trees removed and some weed whacking but it's clearly still a course in progress. Watch closely where your disc goes or play with a buddy. Definitely see the potential and love the basket placements.
Fun lil course cant wait to see it completed. Be nice when alternate tee locations are gone, so no throwing into the same basket as others. Love having an option in this area. Thanks!!
Maintenance
Draper City Open Space handles general maintenance, with Rob and the parks crew fighting a constant battle against phragmites growth in the wetland environment. Tractor access is limited in many areas, making equipment-based invasive removal difficult. ElevateUT coordinates signage and course improvements with Greg Hilbig and Rick Anton. The course is still maturing — paths are being worn in by foot traffic, and vegetation management is ongoing. The phragmites problem connects Mehraban to broader Jordan River corridor restoration programs.