Heritage Hill Golf Club

Showed up early to check out the course. Very nice club house and nice entryway. Staff was friendly and courteous. First tee is beautiful and a great way to start. The course just got better. Greens ran true and fast. All around great course. Would highly recommend this course.

I had the first tee time at Heritage Hill and about 10 minutes before that time as I was warming up around the tee box, the group behind me encouraged me to go. I was hesitant because, well, it wasn’t my time just yet. However they insisted, speaking about how they played almost every day and would handle any flack that might otherwise come my way. They were friendly, fun and (eventually) got me off the tee box early. If *that* is the “worst” part of your day on a course, you’ve probably chosen your track well.

The course was in fantastic condition and quite frankly, I was ready to start writing my review after the third hole. Heritage Hill doesn’t waste anytime piquing your interest with a lovely (200+ yard) elevated tee shot into a green that is well protected on the right (although there is some respite on the left) on the par 3 second hole. This is followed by the par 4 third with one of the coolest and most visually pleasing tee boxes I’ve hit from on my trip.

I played from the tips and it is a lengthy track from back there, 7142 yards with a 72.8/136 rating/slope. The rating is a little low for that distance (in my experience) which is probably because most of the holes have rather generous landing areas, making it relatively easy not to get into too much trouble off the tee. Most of the difference from the regular tees to the back is distance; however there are a few holes where the angles matter. Eleven and to a lesser degree sixteen come quickly to mind. On #11 the angle into the par 3 green really cuts down on the play you have in your shot and at 170+ yards (read: you’re not firing in there with a wedge), this starts to matter.

I found the bunkering on the first three or four holes to be both light and ineffectual as far as keeping the course honest; however, after that the traps increased significantly in both volume and practical value. On both nine and ten, for example, I don’t think you could put bunkers in better strategic places to maintain the integrity of play. As mentioned above, the course protects itself largely with distance, although there is also a little water here and there.

Other than #18 there really aren’t any really tough angles or holes where a premium is placed on where you leave your drive. Even there it’s really just a matter of how much water you want to carry, I don’t think there are any holes where being on the wrong side of the fairway cuts off a significant part of the green. While this makes play a little less strategic, I really enjoyed being able to “just play golf.” Move around the course putting together one decent shot after another without being overly focused on threading a needle in order to set up a decent shot for my approach.

This course plays to a nice mixture of challenge and forgiveness as you really have to make some pretty big mistakes to take the proverbial blowup hole (I can imagine #2, #11, #16 and #18 causing some consternation on the wrong day though). This is how I feel a course should be designed, tough to score upon, but also forgiving enough to properly reflect an average round (many courses set up to overly penalize average play, Heritage Hill will not do that). As such I really enjoyed my round from the course design standpoint.

We also had a great experience when it came to the staff at the course. In the clubhouse everyone was friendly and helpful; however, the gold medal goes to the gentleman we had a lengthy conversation with after the round. Such a great guy and so many fantastic stories. That personal touch really made a great day even better.

Pace of play was great (as you might imagine being playing as a single and going off first), with the foursome behind us playing with us the entire way (and the group behind them right on their heels. This was particularly impressive since we turned in a 3:15 round. I can’t speak for the afternoon pace, of course, but if this is any indication I can’t imagine ever having any pace issues in the morning.

I really enjoyed Heritage Hill and if I find myself in the state again will almost certain make a point of visiting and playing here again. If you live in the area, be sure to go!

The course is in incredible shape right now and is immaculately kept. With mostly wide open fairways it can be forgiving for hooks & slices and keeps the pace of play going.

The greens are in great shape, my only complaint is GOLFERS NOT REPAIRING BALL MARKS!.

the staff is attentive and they have a nice bar area and patio.

This is the best golf course I've ever played. Great greeter staff, brings a golf cart right to your car then helps load your clubs. Club house staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Was a great experience as suggest everyone needs to try this course.

One of if not the best condition course in the Louisville area

Course was pretty good but the Traps were horrible. For the amount of money, there should at least be Sand In the SAND traps... just saying

This might be the best public course in the state. Great condition, excellent layout, tough but fair. A straightforward test of golf.

Three par 3s and three par 5s on front nine is unique layout. Course is in good condition. Greens are never very fast. It is a fun course with a fantastic view on 18th tee.

Weekend tee times bring slow pace of play. Saturday was a five hour round. Group in front of us played the tips and often had tee shots that didn't make it past the front tees.

Great course for money if you get a deal.

Course was in great shape,especially the greens. Good speed and rolled true.

Great golf course. Did not play well but always enjoy the scenery and the challenge. Well run.

Great course, good condition, fun to play, nice staff

This is truly the best course around. Nice range and putting green, great track. My only issue today was that the practice greens and course greens were different speeds with the course greens being slower.

This is my second time playing this coarse and I love it. The fairways are beautiful, greens are smooth, and staff is friendly. I guess my only gripe would be I was told one price on the phone and charged five dollars extra when I got there, but that is small stuff. I absolutely love this coarse and will be back. Pace of play was fine, some people want to play as fast as humanly possible and others would like to keep a good pace but enjoy the day!! Overall, great price, great fairways, just a great golf coarse!

It was cart path only but the course was still in very good shape and we got around in 4 hrs. My only complaint is the lack of ball washers!! In wet conditions your ball is always dirty... why so few ball washers??

First Off, Hats off to the Grounds Crew at Heritage Hills for their hard work, with all the rain the area has sustained, the Course was in fantastic shape! Golf Digest got it right on this one, open fairways, smooth rolling greens and "Plenty of Sand" that is sure to challenge all levels of ability. Three Par 5's on the front 9 give great scoring opportunities for the long hitters, but your short game needs to be on as well, for the tricky Par 3's, "look out for that downhill approach and Rock Wall" and enjoy the scenery as well. Beautiful surroundings, elevation changes, and a Cart (a must have). I cannot wait to get back out there, and yes I would and have recommended this course to many of my friends. A real treasure for the Shepherdsville Area.