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4.1
213 Reviews (213)
5 Stars
66
4 Stars
95
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.1
85.0%
Recommend this course
175 out of 213 reviews
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4.4
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.4
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
5 out of 5 reviews
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4.3
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.4
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.5%
Recommend this course
14 out of 16 reviews
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Course Highlights
Consistently friendly staff and well-maintained conditions make Kenton a reliable choice for golfers seeking a quality round. The open course layout delivers strong value for money that keeps players coming back.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 5966 yards
Slope 115
Rating 68.2
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The Pioneer Golf Course - Kenton County Golf
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Course Details

Year Built 1968
Golf Season Year round
Architect Taylor Boyd

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

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Reviews

4.1
213 Reviews (213)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great experience, minus one detail

Everything about the course was great. Loved the layout and the sand traps were in wonderful condition, which is a breath of fresh air when it comes to munis around here. Only hiccup in the day was an interaction with the cart wrangler in which he forced my friend and the random that we were playing with to ride together after playing 9 holes with 3 carts in a foursome. my group had three people, so we had two carts. The random claimed he got his teetime an hour before we tee’d off, and got his own cart because why would you want to ride with a total stranger? The worker’s argument for consolidating us was that he wanted to put one less cart away at the end of the day, which I think could have been delivered better because it seemed lazy seeing as we weren’t even the last group to go on the back nine for the day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pioneer at Kenton County

Course was in good shape for early April. Pace of play was good. Staff was very accommodating

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good early season condition

Pioneer Course here at Kenton County is their easier layout, with Willows being tougher. The course is in good early season condition, and becoming spring green quickly. The pace of play on this Sunday afternoon was much slower than normal here, with our 9 holes taking approximately 2.5 hours. We had an enjoyable time here nonetheless.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course

In better shape than a lot of higher priced places around the area

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Time for a refresh

Might be time to consider someone under 70 to help run things here. It is almost impossible to get a tee time here, which seems mostly due to leagues that suck this place dry. We had an afternoon tee time and could tee off because of league twosomes continually jumping us. “Starter” (guy in a chair by the carts) offered no help whatsoever. I want to like playing here but it doesn’t seem to be run half as well as Boone County.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great place to come!

An amazing place to go play staff is amazing definitely recommend it!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Love this course

Pretty open. In really good condition after all our rain this summer

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 89
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Pioneer

Outing on other course so it was extremely slow play this day.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Maintaining and staffs

Well maintained golf courses and all staffs are super friendly and nice all the time. Love to play at kenton and enjoy time with friends!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 89
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pioneer

Overall course was good. Some fairways were pretty burned up.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Why does this course exist?

Tee times are nonexistent. Tee times are spaced 6 minutes apart. Greens and tee boxes are never cared for. Expensive as could possibly be for the lowest quality muni in the area.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 89
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

KC

Course was in great shape, friendly staff. Out of food selection that I wanted.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Pioneer

Awesome course. The entire course was well kept and very nice. Staff was great and very helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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