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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
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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%
Recommend this course
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 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great track

Excellent course maintenance. Beautiful. A respectively shorter course. Also a good challenge to all.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

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!

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

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 135
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Kentucky Advisor
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love the Bull

Course was in great condition. A little slow play at times, but overall a great time! Love the Bull.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A Very Fun Course

The course was a little dry when I went, but the greens are kept green.

Despite it being dry, the fairways do not have weeds.

The carts are battery and fast. They keep up with fast pace of play very well.

I will definitely play here again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Mixed Bag

My son and I played this course the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, which may have impacted the pace of play. We had to wait at every tee box. Once had 4 groups jammed up on same hole. Considering the hot, dry weather the course was in good shape. Fairways and greens were generally good, especially for late summer.. Sand traps, however, we awful. They needed sand and weeding--some had crabgrass growing in them. Course has some nice holes, but there are far too many side-hill lies to suit me, plus what appeared to be good drives bled off into the rough with too great a frequency. Staff was friendly and facilities were fine.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Nice course and very playable. None of the surrounding houses really come into play. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems as if they want to hurry you out of the pro shop if you book through golf now. Golf was excellent just few extremely wet areas in fairways for no particular reason ; possibly a drainage issue.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/21/2015

kenree71, I thought it was just me, but I've noticed that on almost every round I've ever booked through GolfNow -- regardless of the Course -- they act like it's some kind of "necessary evil" to honor the price/tee time.

Which of course begs the question of why they are even a participating Course if it "bothers" them so much.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course, slow back nine

Course was in good shape but is being over watered. Would definitely play again but be ready for soft conditions. Pace was very slow on the back nine. Had four groups on one hole multiple times

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very nice course

I have only been playing for a couple years but this is one of the nicest courses I've been on. I will certainly be back, especially if I can catch another hot deal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Good Course

Good layout and green contours make course interesting to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golfernut53

Good course and fun to play ! Good rates on golf now makes it with the drive . Look forward to going back !

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

nice course

Very nice cart paths; greens; fairways and tee boxes. Fantastic deal with hot deal of the day. Back nine a lot tougher then the front. Only bad review sand traps; very bad condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bull

Best course for this price you can get, weather was only reason course wasn't in perfect condition.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

In good shape. They repaved the cart paths and have new sand. Always pleased with the value. Played for 10 bucks on a great course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good condition!

it was pretty good condition over all and well maintenanced fairways, greens & bunkers! Better than last year! I would like to play again soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

I very much enjoyed my round at The Bull. Friendly staff a course looked great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Boone's Trace

The course was in excellent condition. The weather was on the hot side but their was cold water placed by many of the tee boxes on the golf course. The greens were the best of any course I've played on this year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Requires good ball placement to score well.

Fairways and greens in great shape. Bunkers are dirt rather than sand. Tee and second shots require good placement. An errant shot will leave you out of position to score and facing poor hilly lies. Course has significant elevation changes on most holes. I liked it but it is a difficult course if you do not like less than flat lies.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very nice public facility

Boone's Trace Golf Club is very nice public facility with a challenging layout for players of all levels. The cart paths were recently repaved and in good shape. The fairways were in excellent condition as were the greens.

Although I was fortunate to miss them, I did note that the bunkers were very hard, mostly filled with dirt and no sand. My playing companion had difficulty hitting out of the sand traps as there was no sand in them.

The clubhouse is beautiful, with a recent addition of an enclosed dining area. The staff was friendly and professional. I would recommend Boone's Trace to anyone for a great experience at the best full service public facility in Central Kentucky.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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