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Tee box - 8/10. Needs mowed, but we’ve had a lot of rain recently so not a big deal.
Fairway - 8/10. Same as above
Rough - 9/10. Minimal weeds, thick and tough to get out of. You don’t want to be here.
Greens - 8/10. Needed rolled, or cut. Slower than usual.
Glizzy post round - 8/10.

For years it seems wildcat was an after thought to Blue. However, it seems that more care has gone into this side of the property recently and it shows. It’s starting to look like it did 10 years ago again, if not better.

I picked the one day to drive down from Lexington to play Bright Leaf. Tee time was 9:04. At 9:04, there is a 4some on the tee box. After teeing off, they go back to their room, to change clothes. We are on the tee box about to hit and they breeze back by us up to their balls. This is when we found out there was a massive party playing the course. No big deal, you have to play somewhere, why not here?

Playing through the first 4 holes or so, there is screaming and yelling coming from every group on the golf course. People playing with no shirts, loud music all over the place, smoke bombs on tee boxes etc. I’m all for people having a good time, but there is a time and a place. There was a 4 party jam on hole 5 I think, but once it cleared, the pace stayed slightly below average, but pace doesn’t really bother me, I’m used to slow play. All of this keeps up until around hole 11, then the course finally starts to quiet down. Until we reached 18s fairway. There were atleast 30 members of the group standing behind the tee box, yelling through megaphones, different kinds of noise makers, screaming at the golfer just to try and mess them up. 18s green is right next to 1s tee box. Needless to say, finishing was a hassle, and the group was making remarks about us on the green, even though we never even looked at them. This group shouldn’t be let near a golf course ever again.

Also, whoever Mark is, drew his name in one of the greens with his putter. And someone was foot dragging the whole green up. Why I had to choose today to give bright leaf a shot? I don’t know. Will this deter me from coming back to bright leaf? Probably. The course was in average shape. The greens were a little slower, and bumpier thanks to Mark and crew. And the Maintenance guy said this crew was out there last year, and should have never been allowed back, but here we are.

The rough is really tall and is filled with nothing but clover making it impossible to find a ball off the fairway.

One of the best layouts around. If you are a 90s or better golfer, I better see you teeing of the Blues. Whites are for seniors or golfers that play over a hundo. Course was closed and overgrown for 2 years, and is already back in remarkable shape. Bluemuda fairways will play the same as Franklin Country Club once it is all the way grown in. Same greens as Champions Keene Trace where the Barbasol is held. It is definitely the best bang for your buck right now with the highest rate set at $29. This will easily be a $50 course by next year. But don’t wait, it’s more than playable as it is. The staff is the friendliest I have met at any pro shop. Just be sure and book a tee time or the pro will poke at you a bit. Even though he will still get you on.