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Kentucky
Handicap
5-9
Age
25-34
Gender
Female
Skill
Advanced
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Once a week

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3.9
3.9
Total 21 Reviews
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21 Reviews
5 Stars
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4 Stars
7
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
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1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
17
Not Recommended Courses
2
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5
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1
First Review
09/26/2012
Last Review
04/09/2023

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Kiva Dunes Golf Course

Played On 04/06/2023
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best course in the area

Great course, I played rather badly the first time, so I came back a few days later to try again! Well designed and in a great location sandwiched between the gulf and the bay. Good practice area and clubhouse. The course is completely self contained, with no houses in play. Greens, sand, and fairways all in very nice shape. Rough mowed to very friendly height. natural vegetation and sandy areas around and between most holes was pretty, but not very friendly if your ball goes into it! Much more fun if you keep it in the fairway. Big greens with lots of undulation, so putting was not easy. Wind always a factor here. Saw a few small gators, a lot of different birds, and even a dead snake on the cart path.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent

Spring Creek Golf Club

Played On 10/22/2014
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

One of the best courses you can play

Spring Creek is a magnificent, excellently-maintained golf course cut from a forest about 20 miles east of Charlottesville, VA. I haven't played here in several years, since I no longer live in Virginia, but it was wonderful to go back to beautiful environment this course offers. The conditions have always been outstanding at Spring Creek. I have played many courses in Virginia, and Spring Creek may very well be the best-maintained layout I have ever played on. If you want to play on a tour-level course for less than $100, this is someplace you should visit.

Each hole is an environment unto itself. The main hazards are gigantic popcorn-shaped bunkers in the landing areas and surrounding the greens. However, if you aren't careful, you may also end up amongst the towering hardwood trees or the tall native grasses. The course is designed so that hazards are easily seen. The bunkers serve to frame the course and give you a visual picture of the shot required. Target golf is the name of the game here. Most of the holes favor a high, soft-landing ball flight to hit the greens. The greens themselves are quick with multiple tiers and swales.

As I always have, I recommend Spring Creek to everyone willing to take on its challenge!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Old Silo Golf Club

Played On 09/09/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great course

Old Silo is a wonderful place to play golf. It is apparent that the staff puts a lot of effort into keeping the greens healthy and smooth. I always like putting here. The greens have a good amount of slope and are generally quicker than most courses in the area. The fairways are bentgrass, and also tend to be in very good condition. There are many great views on the course, including a large elevation drop on the number 6 tee shot and number 15 approach. The view of 18 from the clubhouse restaurant and porch is quite nice too.
The practice facility includes a large putting green, a chipping green with sand bunker, and a full driving range. I particularly like the sand practice area, since there are a lot of bunkers on the course (although some have been taken out since the course opened). Unfortunately, most of the bunkers on the course are in bad condition, having long ago turned into dirt and/or mud traps. When playing, you may want to utilize an unofficial "free drop from bunkers" rule, or at least move the ball to a place in the bunker that is more playable. This problem could be easily fixed by putting new sand in the bunkers--but this could be expensive considering the number of bunkers. I assume they are saving money by leaving the bunkers as they are. If you have to choose between the condition of the grass and the condition of the sand, grass is more important.
As much as I harp on the bunkers, this is really the only negative about Old Silo. It is a beautiful and challenging course with incredible rates on golfnow.com. Definitely a "must play" course in Kentucky.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

River Chase Golf Course

Played On 06/14/2014
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Compact local course

Pretty short, tight little nine hole course. It has some alternate teeing grounds for playing 18 holes. Flat landscape except for holes 7 and 8, which dip into a little valley. The greens are very small, not terribly slow but a little bumpy. Overall a little better than expected for a local 9 hole layout.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Best course in the area

This is a relatively flat course, which is interesting considering it is located in the Appalachian mountains of southeastern Kentucky. The location is basically a lush valley in between two mountain ridges, with water serving as the primary hazard on this course. The greens are tricky, the mountain surroundings are beautiful, and the conditions are very nice overall. If you are driving from far away, I recommend staying at the State Park Lodge up on the mountain, where the food is good and view is better.

Hole 1--short dogleg left par 4, birdie opportunity as long as you stay right off the tee.
Hole 2--short par 5, another birdie opportunity. Watch out for high rough to the right on second shot.
Hole 3--par 3 well protected by two bunkers. Bail out is left and short
Hole 4--par 4 with a tricky green.
Hole 5--very unique, short par 5, plays very narrow with water on the left and a huge hillside to the right. The difference between birdie and double bogey is staying out of the water.
Hole 6--par 3 over water, short and left is the best miss.
Hole 7--par 5 with water on both sides, the fairway is essentially a peninsula that narrows the further you hit it off the tee.
Hole 8--relatively easy par 3
Hole 9--straight par 4 demands a good tee shot over the water and accurate second shot to shallow green.
Hole 10--par 4 that bends to the right, with some water on the second shot. Stay left off the tee to avoid getting blocked by trees.
Hole 11--dogleg left par 4 that calls for a fairway wood played to the right from the tee.
Hole 12--par 4, the only hole with significant elevation change and trees on both sides. Very pretty tee shot. A creek is in play if you miss the green too far right.
Hole 13--long par 3, open in front
Hole 14--longer par 5 without much trouble, other than a few fairway bunkers.
Hole 15--long straight par 4 with forced carry over water on second shot.
Hole 16--short par 4 with tee shot over water.
Hole 17--long par 3 over water and a bunker.
Hole 18--very long par 5 with water to the right off the tee. Water splits the fairway at about 150 yards out, forcing most players to lay up between 150 and 200 yards out for third shot to narrow green. Don't go left on the third shot.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Gibson Bay Golf Course

Played On 03/01/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

That was fun

The course conditions were excellent considering that I played on the first day of March. The greens were relatively fast and the fairways were not overly soggy (as many tend to be this time of year). Overall this was a relatively forgiving course, but some holes were dangerous. There weren't a lot of sand bunkers in play, but many undulations and swales throughout the course made things interesting. There was a good variety in the design of the holes, with no two playing the same.

Holes 7 and 17 were the most memorable for me. 7 is a short par 5, but I would not recommend hitting driver unless you can hit a controlled fade. The fairway angles to the right from the tee box, with trees to the right. A creek runs along the left side of the fairway and then cuts in front of the green. Anything left of the left fairway bunker off the tee is going in the creek (as my ball did), and anything right of the fairway will be blocked by trees. The fairway gets very narrow in the landing area, so a virtually perfect shot is required to set up a try for the green in 2. Even if you do hit that perfect drive, you'll have to follow it up with another near perfect shot to get on the green. You still have to play a long shot to a shallow green with trees close on the left and that pesky creek in front and to the right of the green. Unless you are really feeling some good vibes, the smart play is a fairway wood or iron short of the bunker, followed by a lay up on the right side of the fairway to take the left trees out of play on the third shot over the creek.
17 is a par 3 over water to an interesting green that wraps around a sand bunker in front. There are a lot of possible pin placements that can change the way this hole plays. A very challenging tee shot on a very well designed hole.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of the best in KY

This is an amazing golf course built on the ridges of Grayson Lake in eastern Kentucky. A short drive from I-64 is all it takes to play one of the most scenic, well-designed courses in the state. All bent grass from tee to green, the 7,000 plus yard layout can play longer than the yardage due to softer landing drives. Huge white sand bunkers guard greens and landing areas on nearly every hole. The front nine makes its way deeper into the forest before emerging from the trees on the 8th tee shot. The back nine heads back into forest on numbers 11 and 12, then makes its way into slightly more open space for most of the finishing holes. Good tee shots are very important if you hope to avoid (1) penalty strokes, (2) playing long clubs into all the greens, and (3) sand, lots of sand.

Holes to remember:

Number 2, Par 4--Longer par 4 that is very classy. A slightly elevated tee shot plays to a fairway that gently curls to the left. The bunker on the left can be carried, but not easily. The high percentage play is to aim at the bunker on the right, which is farther away. From there it is 150-200 yards to the green, which is protected by a large bunker on the right. A fairway collection area lies to the left of the green. Too far left and you are in the deep woods, too far right and you will have to punch out of the dirt below the smaller trees.

Number 6, Par 4--Dogleg right around the trees with a fairway that slopes to the right and which ends about 100 yards short of the green. Second shot plays over a small creek to a green guarded by sand front left and back right. Trees tower behind the green.

Number 9, Par 4--Short par 4 where, oddly enough, the main obstacle is not trees. A pond protects the right side of the green, and is very much in play off the tee as well. A huge sand bunker frames the left side of the hole, but is generally not in play. A central fairway bunker sits in the landing zone, however. If you can hit it straight over this bunker, you should be about 100 yards out and in great position to attack the green from the left side of the fairway.

Number 12, Par 5--The tee shot takes the spotlight on this medium length par 5. Playing downhill and over a ravine, this hole slopes slightly the left all the way to the green. From the tee you will see a deep bunker short left, and an aiming bunker long right. Playing to the higher ground on the right is the safe option, but a draw that starts at the far bunker would be perfect. The green has a lower front tier and upper back tier.

Number 13, Par 4--Tee shot is slightly blind from back tees due to grass hazard between tee and fairway. Two large bunkers on the left frame the landing zone of this short hole. A good drive will set up a pitch to the interesting green which is open in the front and features an upper front tier and lower back tier. Great for playing lower running shots to back pin positions. Water and reeds flank the right side and back of the green. Birdie is within reach on this hole. The same cannot be said of the holes that follow.

Number 16, Par 5--I don't love this hole, but it is memorable for its ungodly length. Over a third of a mile long (almost 700 yards from the back tees), this hole cruelly played into the wind the day I was present. Also, I believe the green is two-tiered. Be satisfied with a 6 here.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Kearney Hill Golf Links

Played On 10/07/2013
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unique design style

I've never found Kearney Hill to be visually attractive, but it is different than most courses in Kentucky. Pete Dye's design style is apparent here, borrowing from European links design while adding unique aspects such as wooden bulkheads around water hazards.

Interesting Holes:

Hole 3, Par 5--water and reeds down the right side of the fairway, with second shot slightly downhill to a green with water guarding the front and right side of the green and bunkers to the left. A good drive will set you up to go for the green, which features a large "muffin" in the middle, pushing putts to either side of the green

Hole 5, Par 4--Short hole with a tee shot playing over a large depression to a fairway that narrows as you near the green. The green is shaped like an upside down L, bending almost 90 degrees to the left around a 10 foot deep grass bunker which guards the left back portion of the green.

Hole 12--Par 3--About 180 from the middle tees, over water with a bail out area to the left. A long sand bunker wraps around the front and right side of the shallow green.

Hole 15--Par 3--All or nothing shot over water and bulkhead to a green that angles to the left.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate

StoneCrest Golf Course

Played On 09/29/2013
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf on the Mountain

Things that make this golf course worth playing: (1) Amazing views from the top of a mountain, once the site of a strip mining operation; (2) beautiful views from the elevated teeboxes on several holes--especially the par 3s; (3) great overall course conditions; (4) seriously tricky slopes on several greens--not unfair, but pretty tough for certain pin positions; (5) lovely 360 wrap-around patio with views of the golf course; (6) the guy selling golf balls out of his van between hole 13 and 14 (lots of top quality balls lost by not so top-notch golfers, at $6 a dozen).

StoneCrest is a true golf destination in Kentucky. If you own a camera, bring it with you. Extra golf balls are also a good idea.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Chariot Run

Played On 8/24/2013
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wonderfully fun and challenging course

Conditions were ideal. Greens were firm and very fast, as they were last time I played. Chariot Run has some great design features reminiscent of seaside links courses. Few trees, exposure to the wind, heather, rough scraggly-edged bunkers, greens which flow into closely-mown collection areas, and one giant sod-faced bunker on hole 6.

The greens are the real challenge here. You can hit all the fairways and greens and 3 putt your way to 80. Bring your short game and you'll have a chance to score well. It should be fun no matter how you play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Lake Cumberland Golf Club

Played On 8/17/2013
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Place, still needs some work in areas

Lake Cumberland Golf Course is a newly-renovated course in Jamestown Kentucky, formerly known as the Links at Lilly Creek. It re-opened in 2012, and is a very enjoyable place to play golf. My most recent round was on a Saturday in August. I payed only $15 through golfnow.com. The staff were extremely nice. We booked a tee time at about 1 pm, but forgot that this course is located in central time zone. The staff just let us tee off when we were ready, since they weren't too busy.

The golf course has wonderful landscaping, including flowers and spectacular cascading water features. Holes 6 and 13 each boast artificial streams/waterfalls that flow in front of the green into a lake (from which I assume the water is pumped).

The greens and fairways still need some maintenance in places. The greens are not fully grown in, so the grass is a bit sparse in some areas. They still rolled well, however. The fringe areas were quite long, and the rough around the greens was very difficult, so short game options were limited. The bermuda fairways had some dirt patches on a few holes, usually the ones with large slopes where runoff water washed away the soil. The sand bunkers are all new and in great shape. The bunkers are bordered by thick zoysia grass, so in most cases it is better to be in the sand than in the thick stuff.

I expect this course to improve over the years, provided it gets enough business. I recommend taking a trip to Jamestown to play here.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate

Wild Turkey Trace Golf Club

Played On 7/28/2013
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No, no, no

I played on July 28, and the weather was perfect. The golf course was pretty pathetic. The fairway grass was as long as the rough cut at many courses. The greens were like a shag carpet, approximately the length of a fairway cut. The layout is cramped and not terribly interesting. You will likely encounter some very slow players and a few balls sliced over your head from adjoining fairways or teeboxes.

I would not want to return to this course, even if I got a free round.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy

Rosewood Golf Club

Played On 7/27/2013
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great conditions, challenging greens

Nice conditions. Greens were fast, sand was well kept, and price was ridiculous. $12 for 18 with a cart on a weekend. It was a cloudy day and rain was in the area, but it didn't rain while I was playing.

The greens are deceptively difficult. They appear relatively flat and unguarded from distance. But they have multiple swales, some of which feed the ball off the green into closely mown collection areas. A variety of shots were needed around the greens, and putting was difficult unless you were near the hole.

I don't like that the course ends on four straight par 4s, and has back to back par 5s on the back (12 and 13) sandwiched between par 3s (11 and 14). For the great conditions and the even greater price, I think I can forget about those oddities.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Nevel Meade Golf Club

Played On 3/30/2013
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Good Links Golf

This is not a particularly scenic course. However, this is the most authentic representation of Scottish links golf I have played in Kentucky. Most greens are open in front, allowing for a variety of run-up shots. There are many hillocks and swales around the greens which can be used to the player's advantage in directing shots toward the hole. A good course to experience, but not one I would want to play every week.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/16/2013

how were the greens? and had they been aerated yet?

Houston Oaks Golf Course

Played On 11/25/2012
3.0
Verified Purchaser

I would play here again, but not for full price

I played in late November, so the course wasn't in top form. There were still significant signs of aeration on many of the greens--the greens hadn't fully healed, likely a result of waiting until too late in the season to aerate. Other than that, the course was in better shape than most others at this time of year. Bentgrass fairways and greens, some with heavy slopes. There are lots of large oak trees, a few lakes, and a creek that runs past and across several holes which keep things interesting.
This course was enjoyable, but nothing too impressive. I got a great deal through golfnow.com ($16 a person), so definitely worth the money. However, the standard rates here are closer to $40, which I would not consider a good price for this course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate

Golf Club of The Bluegrass

Played On 9/30/2012
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Pretty good course

This is a relatively open course with a variety of holes. The greens had been aerated a week or two before I played, so they were somewhat bumpy and inconsistent, but they are just fine otherwise. I liked the short par 4s on this course. Both promoted a choice between safer layup options and going for the green. The scenery was nothing special, but the design was pretty good. Overall fun to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate

Crooked Creek Golf Club

Played On 9/23/2012
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Top 3 public course in the state

I discovered Crooked Creek only this year. I believe it used to be a private residential club, but it is now open to the public. I consider it to be one of the top 3 public course in Kentucky. It is located in London, in a relatively secluded valley in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Crooked Creek has all the elements of a fun course. The location and scenery are wonderful, the design of each hole is unique, challenging and strategic, and the conditions are virtually always excellent. My only suggestion would be to cut the greens and fairways shorter to allow more bounce and roll. The course is certainly challenging, especially holes 11 through 15--these holes can tighten the nerves of any golfer with tight, tree-lined landing areas and lurking water hazards. The value for the money is ridiculous--you can play with a cart any day after 3pm for $25 (or after 2pm if you book through golfnow.com). This is an ideal golf course. I would play there every week if I lived closer to London.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 04/10/2013

Since I have not played this course in a while I won't make a specific comment on it, but I will say it definitely is NOT one of the top 3 public courses in the state as the last poster commented...not even close. I just dont want someone to go play there and think it's the best KY has to offer, far from it.

EagleSticks Golf Club

Played On 9/3/2012
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Lovely course, fun to play, convenient location

This course is located in downtown Zanesville, OH, one turn off of a major road. Once you step onto the first tee, however, the scenery leads you to believe you have been taken to a secluded spot in the country. The course is well-designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, and was in fine condition when I played. It was a drizzly, overcast morning, so the course played a little soggy. There were a few grass depressions that had turned into mini lakes--ducks floated in one such lake near the clubhouse. So there may be some drainage issues on the course, but considering the weather it was in good shape. I have a very fun round at Eaglesticks. Perhaps the best part was that I paid only about $22 through golfnow.com's hot deals. I will definitely consider playing there again next time I visit Zanesville.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate

Marriott's Griffin Gate Golf Club

Played On 8/26/2012
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Fun, strategic golf course with a quality design

This is my favorite course in the Lexington area. I generally like Rees Jones designs, and this is no exception. There isn't much elevation change, especially on the front 9, but the course has other elements which keep it interesting. Mounds, sculpted sand bunkers, small lakes and trees add color and variety, while the playing conditions are always above average. All of the greens are well-contoured and generally divided into multiple sections, so make sure to read your putts from both sides of the hole and take note of which section of the green you are on. There are five par 3s, five par 5s, and eight par 4s, and each hole plays differently. While there are a few ho-hum holes in the layout (6, 12, 13, 15, and 16 in my opinion), most holes have definite character and beauty. Holes 1 through 4 may be the most memorable part of the course--two reachable par 5s with water and two tricky par 3s. Hole 10 (another reachable par 5) is the most fun to play, as there are options off the tee and on the second shot. Watch out for the lake on 10--it juts out into the fairway on the second shot, and again just in front of the green. It is definitely possible to eagle number 10, but you can also make triple bogey if you don't play strategically.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate

Belterra Casino Golf Club

Played On 8/19/2012
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful, difficult golf course.

I played after 3pm on a Sunday. The course was not in as good a condition as I remember from last time, but this may be partly due to the drought experienced in the area this summer. It certainly wasn't in bad shape. I love the Tom Fazio design of this course. Most of Fazio's courses are private, so it's not often I get to play on his designs. Most holes are framed with bunkers, mounds or trees to visually direct the best type of shot to play. The course is very difficult, so I recommend practicing in the days or weeks leading up to a round at Belterra. Unfortunately, since it is a casino resort course, you may encounter some players who have a lot more money than golfing experience--therefore leading to slow play. Overall a very good course, but it is certainly not worth paying full price ($65 to over $100). The $45 rate I got through golfnow.com was reasonable, however.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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