Pioneer at Golf Courses at Kenton County, The

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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 71 | 5966 yards | 68.2 | 115 |
Black (W) | 71 | 5966 yards | 73.5 | 123 |
Gold | 71 | 5703 yards | 66.9 | 113 |
Gold (W) | 71 | 5703 yards | 72.0 | 120 |
Grey | 71 | 4866 yards | 63.4 | 105 |
Grey (W) | 71 | 4866 yards | 67.6 | 111 |
White | 71 | 4385 yards | 61.3 | 100 |
White (W) | 71 | 4385 yards | 64.9 | 105 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 68.4/115 W: 73.7/123 | 320 | 407 | 188 | 365 | 170 | 306 | 283 | 279 | 530 | 2848 | 270 | 325 | 338 | 191 | 373 | 389 | 441 | 480 | 311 | 3118 | 5966 |
Gold M: 67.1/113 W: 72.2/120 | 292 | 396 | 178 | 335 | 156 | 293 | 274 | 269 | 513 | 2706 | 263 | 314 | 328 | 172 | 366 | 371 | 426 | 455 | 302 | 2997 | 5703 |
Grey M: 63.6/105 W: 67.8/111 | 243 | 378 | 71 | 306 | 118 | 266 | 262 | 247 | 416 | 2307 | 250 | 285 | 207 | 151 | 353 | 278 | 316 | 436 | 283 | 2559 | 4866 |
White M: 61.3/100 W: 64.9/105 | 239 | 318 | 69 | 237 | 115 | 263 | 207 | 245 | 329 | 2022 | 195 | 274 | 204 | 149 | 243 | 273 | 313 | 434 | 278 | 2363 | 4385 |
Handicap | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Handicap (W) | 7 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
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Great shape for winter.
For this time of year, course was in great shape. They did a good job of removing dead trees without damaging fairways. It would be great if they can address the tree root damage and potholes on the cart paths this winter. We don't want golfers spilling their beers.
Winter golf
This is an easy course, stuck behind a slow foursome all day over booked and expensive, never worth the price to play here, however when I can see the course from my front porch it’s hard to go elsewhere. Our golf cart was also hit twice on hole 18 by the impatient foursome behind us. I’d love to say I’m done playing here, but with the close proximity to my house I know I’ll be back. If you have options to play elsewhere I advise that you do.
Excellent Course Conditions
Played on Thanksgiving day and the grass was as healthy as it would be in the spring. Tee boxes, fairways, greens, and roughs were in pristine conditions.
They have lost most of the Greens.
For a course that gets as many rounds as these do, I would think that the Staff would stay on top of the maintenance. However, they have lost 90% of the Greens, where they have huge patches with No Grass.
Nice place to play
I had no issues with the the course or staff but I had to pay at the course even though I got a confirmation from Golfnow that I had paid. I was a bit disappointed.

Kenton county is my go to favorite
I personally think they have the best course in the area, one of the greens could have used some work but close to perfection with the maintenance
Really gone down hill
Played here for years. They have let Fox run go. Tall weeds and can’t play it anymore. This leaves Willows snd Pioneer. Course was sloppy even though it recently rained it still was a dipping mess. Drainage was poor. Greens were awful. Just no value in coming here anymore. Kenton county has obviously decided to let this go. .
greens
the fairways were good but the greens are in terrible shape right now. There was a lot of dead spots and mud on the greens. I know Dave Peru will get these greens in great shape. Its just going to take some time with the weather. Overall, I always enjoy playing out there.
Fun course to play, greens and cart paths are in rough shape. Pace of play has been slow the last few rounds I've played here .
Better than expected
while there was nothing overly special about the course, it definitely deserves a higher rating than reviews have shown. I believe it's under new management and it takes time to revamp a course. Greens were fun but very tough with slopes all around.
Thank you for the kind review and feedback! We are working on making the guest experience the best it can be. You're feedback helps us do that! -KC Team