Boone's Trace National Golf Club
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Formerly known as The Bull At Boone's Trace.
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Good course overall, bad staff
The course was great. Played at 9am on Friday. The mowers were still mowing the teeboxes, but when they were finished they didn't add the markers back. It was around 12:30 when we were on 18 and there still weren't any tee markers set. Additionally, the guy in the clubhouse was not the least friendly. Seemed to almost be mad to have paying customers.
Great Course
Great changelling course for a novice golf skill set. I play about twice week and I felt like the setup was a great challenge for my skill set. Loved # 14 short par 3 water on one side and not too in bound play on the other. Greens are narrow and little on some holes. Definitely will play this course again. I will recommend this course to my golfing friends.
many improvements
I played the course a couple of years ago and was surprised how many improvements they have made. They have installed new cart paths, new bunker improvements were outstanding (especially the white sand) and the greens were in tournament condition.
One of the best conditioned golf course I have played in years. Will be looking forward to my next visit.
A must play in Lexington
Excellent course that we always make part of our annual outing. The layout is well done and is challenging for all levels of player. We lucked into booking a round in 2008 off golfnow.com and have played this course for every year since. We still find it challenging and entertaining!
Nice day for golf
This was the first day in a while we could play without rain or other time constraints so it felt good out on the course. The course was in nice shape. They were rebuilding the greenside bunkers on some holes but that's fine.
We actually had a Marshall get us going on the first hole which was great. It's unusual to see this anymore ao I appreciated it. The pace of play looked like it was going to be bad as we were stuck behind a group of 4 plus a kid but it worked out.
I really like the way this course plays and if you fade the ball with ease you will like this course. Several holes have water in play and several have elevated greens which can be a challenge but I like that kind of stuff. The clubhouse, driving range and practice putting green are all very nice. I'll be back.
Throughly enjoyable
Loved the rolling terrain leaving many side hill lies as well as the elevated tees on a couple of the par threes.
Great bang for buck
Loved everything about this course. Looks like they were adding some bunkers to an already beautifully designed course. Super nice driving range and clubhouse. Extra friendly staff. Even the carts where top notch. If you can play here for under $30 you are robbing them! One of my favs in Ky
Dire need for markers
Love the course and the staff is fantastic. Only complaint is the dearth of yardage markers. Spent quite a bit of time determining yardage. Other than that, one of my favorite courses in the area.
Very playable in February
This is a well maintained course in an attractive residential setting. Not a lot of hazards, but a fair amount of slope, particularly around some of the greens. Overall, a fun course to play.
We had a mid-morning tee time on an unusually warm (reached the high 40's) winter day. We had to wait about 45 min before the course superintendent would let anyone on the course due to a very light frost in the shade. Rather than seeing this as a negative, I see this as a reflection of how well they care for this course.
The old bull.
Love the course layout. Trap maintenance has been poor for a few years now. But 2 golfers with carts for less than $20 a piece, its still a bargain.
Great value for a fun course!
First time playing this course and I was pleasantly surprised with the overall condition playing late November. Greens were pretty quick but true. Fairways were in good condition. Only disappointed in the bunkers which I don't think had been raked in a while.
But I enjoyed the course layout. I played with my brother in law which helped on a few holes where it wasn't obvious which way fairway bent. I'd recommend this course and would like to play again .
Very Good Track!
Really loved the course, great layout, very good condition. The ONLY complaint we had was the bunkers which were not very well maintained. Other than that it was a really good time. We will be back. The price was outstanding for the course you got to play.
Outstanding value
Right combination of length and shot making requirements along with extremely good value for the cost makes the day enjoyable
Great track
Excellent course maintenance. Beautiful. A respectively shorter course. Also a good challenge to all.
End of the season round
I won't ever get over how gorgeous this course is. The sight lines are great and it's just a pleasure to be out there most of the time. My round this last weekend went off without a hitch (except for our cart dying on the 12th hole - they came to our rescue within 5 minutes).
The only thing I will say is that compared to my round from about a month or so ago you can start to tell that this course is coming up on the end of the season. A few of the tee boxes were rather chewed up, the yardage markers are all grown over and difficult to locate and the sand traps hadn't been tended to within the last few days (like hitting off hard dirt in some of them).
Positives are that the rates have dropped for the end of the season and that as of October 11th the course hadn't been aerated yet. Get out there while you still can- just don't hit it into the sand, but you knew that already!
Course in great condition
The golf course was in great condition. Greens are running fast. My only suggestion would be to add more yardage markers.
Ranks As One of Our Two Favorites
We can't say enough good things about this course.
The layout takes advantage of the rolling hills above the Kentucky River with gentle up and down fairways, very few water hazards, and small well-place bunkers.
The course had just been mowed, something they apparently do often to keep it in such great shape. Overall, the tee boxes, fairways and greens were the best we've played on all year. The only flaws were some seasonal wear around the fringes of a couple of greens on the back nine..
As first-timers we were offered the Course Guide, and after noticing the first fairway was void of the usual distance markers we turned to the well-designed booklet. The text suggests where to place tee and fairway shots and the image for each fairway and hole provides the distance certain landmarks are from the green AND the tee (something we've never seen anywhere else).
This classy course and its staff provided us one of the best golf experiences ever, and we look forward to playing it as often as financially possible.