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4.1
208 Reviews (208)
5 Stars
63
4 Stars
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3 Stars
33
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
83.9%
Recommend this course
170 out of 208 reviews
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4.1
8 Reviews (8)
5 Stars
4
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1
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1
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
75.0%
Recommend this course
6 out of 8 reviews
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4.2
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
85.7%
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12 out of 14 reviews
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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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4.1
208 Reviews (208)
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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 06/13/2023

Thank you for the feedback. We hope you enjoyed your visit and would love to have you back again. Have a great day!

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Commented on 06/13/2023

Thank you for the feedback. We hope you enjoyed your visit and would love to have you back again. Have a great day!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Good Place

Always a good experience playing on this course. Only issue I saw this time were the greens were rather hard for the time of year.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great condition! Easy yet still challenging.

This was my second time playing here. 1st time was end of the season last year. Course is pretty wide open so errant shots are not automatically a list ball.

Course was in very good condition, fairways, greens as well as tee boxes. The local folks that okay here frequently must have been schooled in fixing ball marks on the greens since my usual routine of fixing my divot as well as one other didn’t need to be followed. As mentioned, greens were really good.

Pace of play seems good, we weren’t slowed down by anyone ahead, and we never were pushed by groups following.

Staff was friendly both in the pro shop as well as out side.

It is a bit of a drive for me, but this has become one of my favorite courses.

Definitely will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/13/2023

Thank you for the feedback. We hope you enjoyed your visit and would love to have you back again. Have a great day!

Played On
Reviews 89
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pioneer

The golf course was in perfect shape. The 9:50 tee time was ovver booked. There was a group of 7playing in front of us and they all teed off in front of the two of us.

They could have easily let us start and not held us up the whole 18. The group in front of us mostly waited to tee off when the group in front of them was on the green and they were seldom in the fairway so they weren't going to hit anyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/13/2023

Thank you for the feedback. We hope you enjoyed your visit and would love to have you back again. Have a great day!

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/27/2023

Really appreciate the rating. If there are any details you’d like to share about what we are doing well, we’d love to learn more!

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Commented on 09/27/2023

Really appreciate the rating. If there are any details you’d like to share about what we are doing well, we’d love to learn more!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Repeat golfer at Kenton County

As it is a popular course in my area it’s hard to get through quickly but with that being out of the way I don’t think I’ve had a bad experience here. Greens are always grown well but weather really dictates the speed. Super good place to practice, especially pioneer because on the back 9 the cart path is paved to where it’s real easy to go to the clubhouse and back. Overall great course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/04/2023

Thank you for your kind review. Please let us know how we can assist in any of your golf needs. Have a great day,

David Peru

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Still in great shape

Course fairways and rough is still very plush compared to most courses in the area. I was pleasantly surprised that with all of the hard ground locally that the ball didn’t just fly off the course when it hit the ground. The rough held every ball when it rolled in that direction. Fairways, when I got them also held the ball very nicely and it was great hiring of both surfaces. The leaves weren’t as much of a problem that I expected either, they have done a gods job of maintaining the course through the year. Highly recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice improvements

Last time I played greens where rough and fairways not the greatest. But both were in awesome shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Kenton County Pioneer Course

My first time here. Arrived early and checked in. Did some warm up swings and some putting on the practice green. My cart was near the starter and he asked what time my tee time was. Told him it was in 20 mins, but he pointed out there was no one waiting so told me to go ahead. I was going solo so went ahead.

Course looks to be in terrific shape. Greens were great! Seems most golfers here know to fix ball marks! A few courses north of Cincinnati, not so much. These greens were great!

Found it interesting that a few other folks , in their reviews, said it would be easy to walk. Not so much. Several changes in elevation and several fairways with left-to-right or right-to-left slopes, pretty extreme. Would be a challenge walking, but not impossible.

Overall, one of the nicer courses I’ve plaid in the area. Will definitely come back, even though it’s about a 50 minute drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 139
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good value

My wife and I enjoyed our round. The course is a little tight in places but generally good. The front nine needs the nice new paths we found on the back nine. Having not played there it would have been helpful to have hole layouts on the posts at each hole.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Fun course has it’s easier hikes and challenging holes. Good variety only down fall is the kart path is really rough in spots. Will be back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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