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4.4
308 Reviews (308)
5 Stars
131
4 Stars
127
3 Stars
33
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
96.1%
Recommend this course
288 out of 308 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.7
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 12 reviews
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4.4
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
94.7%
Recommend this course
36 out of 38 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6265 yards
Slope 113
Rating 67.1
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Southwind Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Golf Season Year round
Architect Kent Arnold Daniel McQueen (1992)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Kentucky (2023 #16)

Reviews

4.4
308 Reviews (308)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 7
Water Hazards 6
This course/club is great for:
Beginners 7
Locals 6

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Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always great

Course in good condition and staff is always friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout and challenging

Extremely hilly course with fast well kept greens. No sand traps that I remember seeing and not much water in play to navigate.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Well rounded golf course!

Has a lot to offer from none experience to the experience players.
If your looking for a good day of golf this is the place.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Rob C

Very slow pace. Greens are in very poor condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Double Booked tee times

Had a tee time that I booked through GolfNow, but Southwind double booked my tee time with a foursome and myself. Awful experience. Course was nice though

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 119
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Kentucky Advisor
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best Conditions Yet

We've played this course numerous times over the past 5 years, and several times this season and this round featured the best tee boxes, fairways and greens ever. An overnight rain helped.

However, all of that did not help our scores which featured numbers we nomally post. The hilly fairways and small greens are still some the most challenging around.

We hope to get back again before the season is over.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather

Really enjoy playing here

They've done a lot of great work on this course. Greens are great, they cut the rough down so it's not impossible , nice challenging par 3's, very nice staff!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Just ok

First thing I heard in pro shop: "Golfnow is sending us bookings for times we don't even have! They don't contact us or nothing!" Basically, they were running out of carts due to some double-bookings online.

Last thing I heard when leaving: "Yeah, Golfnow really has screwed us up today."

Course is in fair conditton, greens are potholed, tee boxes are temporary. I imagine most of this is due to the crazy summer we've had and loss of business, it's been better in the past.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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