Kearney Hill Golf Links
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7079 yards | 73.5 | 131 |
| Blue | 72 | 6683 yards | 70.8 | 125 |
| White | 72 | 6383 yards | 68.4 | 121 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5367 yards | 70.1 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee 5 M: 74.1/136 | 435 | 195 | 470 | 450 | 385 | 350 | 575 | 210 | 470 | 3540 | 385 | 390 | 210 | 465 | 540 | 190 | 415 | 430 | 535 | 3560 | 7100 |
| Tee 4 M: 71.5/129 | 415 | 165 | 450 | 425 | 355 | 325 | 555 | 175 | 435 | 3300 | 360 | 360 | 190 | 440 | 480 | 180 | 380 | 395 | 520 | 3305 | 6605 |
| Tee 3 M: 69.4/125 W: 74.8/134 | 385 | 135 | 420 | 400 | 335 | 300 | 535 | 155 | 400 | 3065 | 330 | 335 | 170 | 410 | 450 | 160 | 355 | 370 | 505 | 3085 | 6150 |
| Tee 2 M: 66.8/116 W: 72.0/128 | 340 | 110 | 390 | 375 | 305 | 270 | 500 | 130 | 365 | 2785 | 310 | 320 | 150 | 380 | 430 | 140 | 325 | 325 | 465 | 2845 | 5630 |
| Tee 1 M: 63.7/109 W: 68.1/119 | 295 | 90 | 355 | 290 | 260 | 225 | 455 | 95 | 350 | 2415 | 285 | 280 | 130 | 360 | 410 | 120 | 290 | 285 | 385 | 2545 | 4960 |
| Handicap | 9 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Course is a lot of fun.
This isn't the longest course. However brainpower is required if you want to score well. Course is in excellent condition. Challenging from tips but not impossible to score well.
Great links style course
Great place to play and enjoy the links style of golf. Keep an eye on the ball if you miss the fairways because they usually keep the rough up. Tough course on windy days!
A great challenge.
Not the same course that hosted the Bank One Senior Classic for years or USGA events but that was a different era in Lexington golf. Kearney today is a well maintained munnie. The Dyes course will challenge all levels of golfers. Play can be very slow at times, so play ready golf at all times.
An area top course for the money
If you like a link's style course this one has it all. When the Dye's created it they even got the wind direction correct. A SW is really challenging. The staff is a cut above any of the local courses I play and often will meet you in the parking area with a cart!
great course
We played this course in mid August. The course and the greens were perfect. If you are in this area do your self a favor and play this course. I was not disappointed..
Course was in great shape
Course was in great shape. This was the first time I have played it and was very, very pleased
Above average public course
Kearney Hills is a Lexington city owned public course, as with all golf courses the bad economy hit Kearney pretty hard. As the economy continues to strengthen the golf course is coming back in to pristine condition. Kearney used to be "THE" course to want to play in Ky and even held some nice Senior PGA Professional tournaments at their location. I do recommend the course to anyone, it is wide open and a very playable course for the straight hitter. If you spray them left or right you are gonna have long day. The course only starts to get harder when you start backing up to the longer tee boxes and adding distance to approach shots.
Course personnel was very friendly and the golf cart snack gal was really cute. Lol. Overall I really enjoy playing Kearney, from the back tees it lets me know just how good professional and zero handicap players are.
getting better
The conditions are holding up. I just wish they would speed the greens up they were running around a 7 at best. I remember when they used to push mow the greens and keep them closer to 11 that was the only defense this course had.
good challenging track!
Course in great shape though fairways uneven due to in ability to mow because of excessive rains.
Great layout!!
The course has an amazing layout and holes that never get old! Shot an 84 for the first time playing and the only thing negative about the course is it could use some TLC. Rangers meet you at your car to give you the cart. Would golf there again!
Good Course, Good Folks, Good Round
Via Golf Now we were able to play a great course for a great price. The staff were very hospitable and helpful. For early January, the course was in very good shape. Overall I would highly recommend this facility to anyone.
Very Fair Course
Because of the rain, the greens became much more manageable & the pins could be attacked with more confidence. This is a very fair course, which has been very well designed, so that all pin positions give the golfer a chance to play his/her best.
well maintained
good course to play if you like links golf. well maintained!
Could be better
This is a great course and I really enjoyed playing. That being said the greens were in poor shape. In some areas on the greens there were huge sand spots. On another green leaves covered the entire thing. I couldn't find my ball. It is a really fun course and I am sure that this is not the standard, it has been a rough summer weather wise for gold courses.
Back nine has great par 3 water holes
Fun links style course with wide fairways. Bring your GPS course yardage markers are hard to locate. Can play very windy.
Enjoyed course
First time to play this course ,we enjoyed it we will go again
People working were young and not too helpful ,a little confusing at a few points I think signs were missing (our first time to this course).all in all good day and good value
Not the Kearney of years past.
My son and I played this course in preparation for his regional school tourney on the course. We have played this course several times a year and had always found it to be in excellent shape and an enjoyable challenge.
It is not in great condition as its $45 dollar price would suggest.
Numerous bare or dead areas on the usually great greens were
hard to play around. Overall appearance of fairways and waste areas lacked their usual appeal. Missed the "Old Kearney".
Great course, awful shape
The layout and design of this course is wonderful. That said, it's in terrible shape. The fairways have massive divots throughout, and the greens were just as bad. Traps were light on the sand, too.
Always a good place to play!
The staff are freindly and never pushy. Play can be slow sometimes when tee times are overbooked, but the course is fun to play and always in good shape.
My New Favorite Course!
I had only played this course some years ago while on a visit. I moved to Lexington about 2 years ago, and forgot about the course until we recently played. I had another favorite course until I played here. Now this is it! Its AWESOME!!