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4.3
260 Reviews (260)
5 Stars
126
4 Stars
93
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
87.5%
Recommend this course
232 out of 260 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.4
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
5.0
88.9%
Recommend this course
8 out of 9 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.7%
Recommend this course
26 out of 30 reviews
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About

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

Accolades

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Reviews

4.3
260 Reviews (260)
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Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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
First Time Playing

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..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course was in great shape

Course was in great shape. This was the first time I have played it and was very, very pleased

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Kentucky Advisor
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good challenging track!

Course in great shape though fairways uneven due to in ability to mow because of excessive rains.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

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!

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
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

well maintained

good course to play if you like links golf. well maintained!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

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.

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

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

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

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".

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

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!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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