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4.2
265 Reviews (265)
5 Stars
127
4 Stars
96
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
85.0%
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235 out of 265 reviews
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4.0
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
3
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
60.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 5 reviews
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4.4
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.2%
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25 out of 29 reviews
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Course Highlights
This Pete & P.B. Dye-designed links-style layout consistently earns high marks for its creative hole designs and challenging angles off the tee. Friendly staff and strong value for money make Kearney Hill a top pick in the Lexington area.

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Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7079 yards
Slope 131
Rating 73.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Fairways Penncross Bentgrass
Greens Pennlinks Bentgrass
Golf Season Year round
Architect P. B. Dye (1989) Pete Dye (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.2
265 Reviews (265)

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Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 6
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 6
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Worth the Drive 6

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Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

This course has great sight lines

Other than the greens had recently been punched and didn’t roll consistently the course was fair and pace of play was good

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Very nice course for the money fairways some of the best I've played this year greens rolling good

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is in great shape. The staff was doing a wonderful job, but the ruff could have been shorter.

Conditions Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrible Experience

WORSE GOLFING EXPERIENCE DURING THE RECENT PANDEMIC. WE PLAY EVERY WEEK 3-5 TIMES, EVERY OTHER GOLF COURSE LETS YOU HAVE A SCORECARD. , NOT KEARNEY HILLS. AND THE EMPLOYEES WERE DOWN RIGHT ABUSIVE. CART PATH ONLY BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS. WE WALKED 7 MILES WITH CARTS AND I AM HANDICAPPED AND THEY WOULDN'T FOLLOW STATE HANDICAPPED GUIDELINES. THE EMPLOYEES SAID THE MAYOR OF LEXINGTON WAS TO BLAME. EVERY OTHER GOLF COURSE KNOWS HOW TO PUT SCORECARDS IN AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR OWN.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 140
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Kentucky Advisor
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Best Links In Lex!

After working the Kentucky Open as a volunteer I received two free rounds on any municipal course in Lexington, KY. It's understandable why Kearny Links was chosen for the open - beautiful and welcoming clubhouse and staff, spacious fairways, and just enough water, trees and rough to make it a challenge for everyone.

It's a bit lengthy for the average golfer so you might consider the "up" tees the first time you play.

The scenery and layout are perfect for the "out in the country" setting of the course.

My 4 star ratings for Place Of Play and Course Conditions were because we chose a presumably slow weekday and time and still had 10 minutes waits for groups ahead. Meanwhile, several fairways were water-logged and thus blocked by management so you had to do a lot of walking from the cart path.

Overall, we will play here again for the challenge, esthestics, friendliness and layout.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

It's all you want.

For a public course, whether you are mid or play from the tips, Kearney is laid out well, and in the wind, it's a test. Pace of play on the weekends is very slow, but midweek, under 4 hours is the norm

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

High quality course

Enjoyed my first trip to Kearney Hill and can see why it has hosted many tournaments. Don't wander away from the fairways though, as the rough and grass bunkers can be a beast, especially when wet. Greens were very well kept, but then again so was the entire course. Would recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Windy, but fun

We booked a weekend trip to the Lexington/Richmond KY area for a "guys" weekend getaway. Kearney Hill was one of the courses in the package from mygolfvacation.com. They tell you on the website that is windy. It is. It's not too windy, but enough to consider clubbing up or down depending on the wind direction. The front nine is is tight and you may hear "fore" a few times. The back nine is more wide open. This is my first time playing a links-style course. I loved it. The bunkers were well kept. The greens are... well Pete Dye Rollercoaster Central. They're still fun to put on. If you walk away with a two-putt from 15 feet out, consider yourself good. The rough was easy to hit out of considering the amount of rain the area had before we got there. The staff was great and the carts were newer. We will be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great place!

Great course... good layout and good conditions. Greens were good and the staff is very friendly. Must play if in the Lexington/ Georgetown area!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Top notch

Top notch public course; the quality is what I would expect to find at a high end private club. Only negative were the sand traps, which were the usual dark clay consistency that you usually find at public courses and are unplayable, hence the 4 stars instead of 5.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice municipal.

Course is in excellent condition with smooth quick greens manicured fairways and minimum rough.

Great for beginners .

You can hit it anywhere you want and not lose a ball. 5 sets of tees allows players of all levels to have an enjoyable round.

Super friendly staff. Great driving range and practice areas.

My only issue is this is another Kentucky grazing pasture turned into a golf course with some greens plopped down at various points. Except for the last 3 holes it is boring. Up the hill down the hill. Hey didn't we just play this hole 10 minutes ago?

Dig up Old Silo bring it to Lexington and place it under the care of Kearny and you would have Nirvana.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

picturesque

Like a painting! A well-manicured, gorgeous course...particularly on the back nine, where you can stand on almost every tee box and/or green, do a 360-degree circle, and admire the beauty all around.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were unputable

We have played Kearney Hill every year on our annual Kentucky golf trip and have never been disappointed before. There was no sense in even attempting to put due to recent aeration and no sand in the aerated holes. As well, the bunkers were also unplayable. The bunkers that didn't have standing water were as hard as rock. There must have been rain in the past week but the bunkers at Griffith Gate were in excellent shape the day before I do understand it is necessary to aerate greens and excessive rain does interfere with sand traps. It is the duty of the golf course staff to inform golfers when booking that the course is in poor playing condition.

To charge peak summer rates in the first part of April for a course with unplayable greens and bunkers is criminal.

I doubt my group will return next year

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Walked

Different Than Most Area Courses

Links style course. You will find almost all shots are from uneven lies. There was no tree trouble.

Very well maintained.

Nice layout with some features not seen at other local courses.

There are very flat, links style bunkers, and very deep grass bunkers. I love that feature.

Huge greens. Plenty of break.

As far as your score is concerned, if you're in mid-season form, you'll enjoy this course and score pretty well.

For some reason, I was missing fairways, greens, AND not putting well... I found this course difficult and did not score well.

I would definitely go again, but I would suggest going if you're playing well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course

I love this course. Ive played it many times in the past. The staff is always friendly and nice. Course is tough especially when the wind is in play, which it always is. Greens run great. I recommend this course to anyone that travels to Lexington and the surrounding areas.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Must Play

Spent my bachelor party playing this fine track. It was our second 18 of the day, the first being at Greenbrier. Weather conditions were rough, borderline miserable, raining, blowing rain, temp dropped 30 degrees throughout the round and yet the course was/is one of my favorite I've ever played. Really fun track. Course conditions were just fantastic. You can't beat the price for what you get! Can't wait to get a chance to play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Changing elevations and beautiful vistas

Not very busy, beautiful weather, superb playing conditions.
Definitely would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course. Noisy freeway.

Very nice course. Noise of freeway takes away from the experience.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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