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The Willow at Golf Courses at Kenton County, The
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6734 yards | 72.6 | 137 |
| Black (W) | 72 | 6734 yards | 78.7 | 145 |
| Gold | 72 | 6371 yards | 71.1 | 134 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 6371 yards | 76.8 | 141 |
| Grey | 72 | 5749 yards | 67.1 | 126 |
| Grey (W) | 72 | 5749 yards | 71.9 | 131 |
| White | 71 | 5131 yards | 64.3 | 119 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5131 yards | 68.5 | 124 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.7/131 | 392 | 154 | 304 | 398 | 192 | 506 | 389 | 402 | 527 | 3264 | 438 | 182 | 568 | 438 | 390 | 393 | 419 | 145 | 557 | 3530 | 6794 |
| White M: 71.0/127 | 366 | 131 | 295 | 377 | 179 | 497 | 357 | 366 | 513 | 3081 | 429 | 159 | 550 | 407 | 354 | 373 | 387 | 136 | 536 | 3331 | 6412 |
| Yellow M: 68.2/122 W: 73.7/129 | 331 | 128 | 271 | 344 | 164 | 485 | 340 | 329 | 510 | 2902 | 405 | 152 | 501 | 383 | 175 | 365 | 348 | 126 | 477 | 2932 | 5834 |
| Red W: 68.0/117 | 254 | 125 | 239 | 339 | 140 | 442 | 276 | 320 | 433 | 2568 | 300 | 127 | 442 | 310 | 175 | 120 | 284 | 119 | 364 | 2241 | 4809 |
| Handicap | 7 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
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Love the willows
Best public course (back 9 at least) in the Cincinnati area. The back is beautiful and so challenging!
Nice
Great time as always.
Playing in December is awesome
Chilly wet
Went when it was chilly and wet. But even with the amount of rain it was still in good shape. Greens rolled true. Played Sunday morning and finished foursome four hours even
GREAT LAYOUT
The only negative about this round was the weather it was cool and damp. Every thing else was FANTASTIC. Can't expect perfect weather in late October in this part of the country.
Always a good time here
Offers a challenge while also having enough space for small errors. Love the greens, most everyone fixes their divots and scrapes the bunkers. Tends to be crowded but averages 2 hrs per 9 holes. Wish I shot better but that’s on me lol
Overpriced
Used to play this all the time 5-10 years ago while in college and after before moving out of town. First time playing since moving back and the course was in decent shape but cart paths have gotten worse causing some parts of course to get tore up. Price of a round also went up but not to match any upgrades made. Would play it on a hot deal but not $50 for a round.
The Willows
The atmosphere at this course was great. Went on an evening when they had live music. The actual course was a little rougher than some others courses I've played at. I would only recommend if you got a good price.
Nice course, pretty challenging
Nice course, can be challenging at times. Nice conditions when I was there. Probably prefer pioneer (other course on property) but I enjoy this course as well.
Holiday weekend.
Holes on greens were located for tour pros , behind bunkers, on slopes etc. caused slow play & frustration for less skilled players.
Great course. Lots of hills.
The greens are fantastic. The tee boxes were in excellent condition. The staff was very friendly. Good prices on food and beverages.
best condition in 20 years
Played on Thursday (6/17/21) at 1:20pm
Entire course was in excellent condition!
Greens were firm and fast
Bunkers were full of sand and well groomed
Fairways, rough, and tee boxes were in great shape
The ONLY recommendation is to have a beverage cart. On the LONG back nine of Willows, we were thirsty
Love/Hate relationship with the Willows
It's a toxic relationship that I keep coming back to because I love the challenge. As far as public courses in the tri-state are concerned this is one of the better courses in the area. On a Wednesday the pace was great. Greens are fast, fairways are in great shape, tee boxes are cut, the rough is fair. The front nine is easier than the back. You can walk the front and play well. The back is as tough and challenging as any course can be. It's also hard to walk unless you're in great shape. I've worked as an assistant pro at several higher end well-known courses on the east coast and the back at willows is as challenging as any of those. But for course conditions I (expletive) love this course. In traditional form for the rolling hills courses in the tri-state you must be below the hole.
One suggestion, It's summertime, gotta get a beverage cart out there starting in the morning on the regular. It's too hot, especially on the back, to not have drinks available. Some of the people playing look like they're one foot in the casket one foot on the banana peel old.
