Ken,
Having seen both, and played one (SC) I think its a nice alternative, and SC stands up well and is quite a good course for the $30-45 they charge depending on when you show up. Despite its modest intentions, Golf Magazine did name it as one of their top ten new public courses in January, so someone likes it, based on early plays.
The land is (was ) flat as compared to the wonderful topo Faldo had to work with. Both had challenges of water tables just a few feet under the surface. However, I think
There are many holes that pique the interst at SC.
Holes 1 and 2 run through the woods. No. 2 is a par 5 that golfers seem to like the least, on account I wasn't able to move the creek in the second landing area and it forces for most an uncomfortable layup. If you are back a bit, the green features a nice backboard, so fire away.
3-8 run through flat fields and housing, and I needed to beat character into them. Holes 4 (par 5 with sideways Biarritz green) and 7-8 (long par 4) are most successful. 9 is a short par 4 with Fortress green loosely modeled after Ross' 14th at Franklin Hills near Detroit.
The back nine also runs through future housing.
10 is quite possibly the toughest hole out there, and I feel it looks more like something I would do for my old mentors than my own work.
Things get intersting at 11 with a Gull Wing Green and center spline ridge in the fw, together with pinching trees just beyond driving distance, and pin position dictating tee shot side.
12 is modeled after the Alps hole at NGLA and 13 is a good Redan. 14 is a long par 4 with an angled carry bunker and a small green open in front and protected at back. 15 has principles nose bunkers in the center of the fw, and a Mae West green. 16 is my version of the Road Hole when it was a par 5, complete with real railroad just behind the green, just as it was.
17 is a short par three with multiple tee angles and an A frame green and 18 is basically just a tough par 4 into the wind.
Short version - while the site is not spectacular, there are some interesting features to see for the gca buff. Plus, I think it will be an overall enjoyable test for any golfer. It has bent fairways, which is a bit unusual for that area of Kansas, but which enhances play, IMHO. It has been in great shape every time I have visited and I have no reason to expect it won't be when you get there.
I hope you add it, and hope you enjoy. BTW, for similar design, and more spectacular topo, you could venture north to Manhattan to play Colbert Hills, which GolfWeek says is currently the No. 1 public course in Kansas. I suspect Faldo's will give it a run. GD listed it as one of the 50 toughest in the US, but most reports say that if you keep the 7600 yard tees as merely a rumor, and play up, that its an enjoyable, Zoysia fw test.