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2.7
273 Reviews (273)
5 Stars
130
4 Stars
110
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.5
Value
2.4
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
48.9%
Recommend this course
253 out of 273 reviews
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2.4
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.2
Value
2.0
Layout
3.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
40.0%
Recommend this course
2 out of 5 reviews
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2.4
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.2
Value
2.0
Layout
3.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
40.0%
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2 out of 5 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6659 yards
Slope 136
Rating 71.6

Formerly known as The Bull At Boone's Trace.

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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Architect David Pfaff (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Cam's Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed Soft spikes only
Dress code Dress must be in good taste, keeping with golf course tradition. A collared shirt is required for men and no denim or athletic wear is permitted.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

2.7
273 Reviews (273)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is a very nice course!!!

Course was in great shape from tee to green!! Also has several challenging holes. Beautiful homes surround the course!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Better than your average city course

Not a difficult course but challenging in places. Fairways and greens well maintained. Greens are good-sized and moderately fast. The sand traps need a lot of work...little sand and very compacted... However, at a discounted price, this is a good deal!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course in Pristine Shape

I had forgotten how much I like this course being that it's been about three years since I last played it. It is an absolutely awesome course. Very well maintained and also challenging. Most holes require you to aim at a specific area of the fairway in order to have a decent successive shot. But stay where you need to be and it will reward you since the fairways are in such great shape.

I highly recommend this course. If you live in central Kentucky or are visiting it's a must play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Layout

Other than the extremely slow play...the course plays well and is very enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great layout with a lot of great holes,Love to play this course

My overall review for this course is very good the staff are nice and the course is well taken care of..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

For Central KY Not Bad

For a course in KY it's great to play. The front 9 is wide open easy to hit some good drives. The back 9 is a little more narrow but hole 17 is so much fun it makes you forget about the misery of the last couple holes.

On to the negatives. Cart path is really rough for the most part it's gravel. Also, watch out for people playing directly on top of you I have had at least one ball a round almost hit me because of poor manners from members of the club.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is very open, no mass amount of trees.

The Bull is a wonderful course, but has some flaws, so I'll do a little roses (Pros) and thorns (Cons) action:
Rose: Very open and easy to play
Thorn: Cart path could use a considerable amount of attention
Rose: The course guide is AMAZING, on a professional level
Thorn Tee boxes were very firm and lots of divots, for being in the middle of the week.
Rose: Secluded away from any main roads

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not THE favorite, but a favorite

I have always enjoyed The Bull, and this year was no exception. The pace was the slowest I have ever played there, but the course is fun and well tended. Though I was playing poorly on the front nine, I look forward to the next time here.
A word of caution - I could not get served at the snack bar after the round.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good course

This is one of the best courses you will find in central kentucky

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

First time playing at The Bull. Beautiful course, friendly staff. Will definitely return!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course that is always in as good of shape as any in the area

The course has several risk/reward holes with firm, fast greens that are challenging to read. You can find your ball in the rough, but will be penalized for hitting it there. One of my favorite courses to play in the Lexington area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This golf course has a great design and offers many different holes to blend a golfers shot making opportunities.

I thought the golf course was well maintained and greens were any good shape, maybe a bit slow to what I enjoy playing. Golf course offers a golfer many different shot making opportunities and is layer out very well. I would recommend this golf course to a friend.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great course

The course is beautiful with nice fairways and receptive greens. The layout makes you use your head and better plan your shots. Rough is tough to play out of. Great all round coursr

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just a great day of golf..

I have played the Bull many times over the years and have always enjoyed it. This was my first time using golf now to book tee time and everything went perfect. I've noticed with some of the other course in the area that you are not always treated as nicely when you use golfnow but that didn't happen at the Bull. The gentleman in the proshop greeted me as soon as I walked in and even let me get off a little earlier to get in front of a couple of foursomes. Just a great experience. Course looks great right now, green are fast and true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great round of golf

other than the cartpaths being a little beat up, the course and greens were in great condition.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course has a great layout and was in very good condition.

The course was in very good condition but the roughs were so thick it was often hard to find your ball. Greens were very good. Overall I would give the course a 9 on a scale of 1 - 10.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course is well maintained and professional looking. The staff is very friendly. We will return!

The course is well maintained, very professional. The fairways and greens are a pleasure to both view and play. Staff is very friendly. The night we played they even had live music at the clubhouse.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun but average.

The course was well maintained. The front 9 was just average. Nothing special. The back 9 was much more challenging. I really like the par 3's. The cart paths are like a roller coaster. They need some attention. . My son and I probably won't go back. It was worth playing once.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Kentucky Advisor
Previously Played

greens are slow

The greens are running about 6, if you want to play faster greens I would wait until later in the summer. They claim it was for poe, but there was very little on the greens compared to other places. pace of play was really bad several groups wasn't even good enough to play a par three. The round should never take that long on a Tuesday.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Great Course

I consider this course my "home course" as it is the one I have played the most and the one I prefer for the money.

The course is always well maintained (except for the cart paths, and honestly who cares about that?).

The course has a nice mix of challenging holes and holes that raise your confidence. The par 3s are a lot of fun.

Some water, some bunkers, some foliage on either sides of the fairway, some areas where house hitting (and window breaking) are possible with a lack of focus (yeah...I've done it.)

Overall great course for the money, well-maintained, challenging, fun and nice environment.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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