University Club of Kentucky - Big Blue Course

I play the Big Blue Fairly regularly. I always get paired up with folks and, for the most part, enjoy the company. I was pretty amazed at how well the course looked / played as unbelievably dry as it has been. They've clearly watered the crap out of the course as the greens were receptive and there was very little to no run out on the fairways. This is the nicest public course in the area, by far.

I am giving this course a 1 star for this reason. Arriving to the course with my family members “ 3 of us” We enter the pro shop to check-in and pay for a bucket of range balls since before I had paid for our group online through golf now 18 holes with carts. $154 in total for the three of us. I check in buy range balls and then told I would only be given 1 cart key. I was then told that I would not get a cart key till the 4th person showed so we “my family members” would not run off and play our round. Immediately I am being categorized as having bad golf educate. A 39 year old man being told that I’m not getting the services I had already paid for does not seem to be good business. First come, first serve I think. I am not going to start our round, we are hitting range balls!!! So I was not able to load my golf bag, load my water cooler and prepare for my round. I of course gave the 1 key the employee gave me to the older gentleman and his son. Because I was treating them… I have given this course my business before and brought them two more business clients and this is how I am treated. I intend on contacting the course manager Phoenix soon to file my complaint.

Great round with my son! We enjoyed the course and staff. Thanks

Maintenance was terrible. Weeds throughout the course. Staff overcharged for golf balls. The greens were riddled with ball marks. I have played local municipality golf courses in better condition. Didn’t see a beverage cart all day. No water coolers when in the 90’s. Just not a good experience for a course carrying the name of University of Kentucky. Not NCAAA quality.

First to worst. Glad I only paid $40. Thanks Golfnow. Used to be a top course. Now almost as nice as Tates Creek.

Was my favorite course. They need to do some maintenance the course has really gone downhill this summer

Greens and fairways in great shape. Rough was tall and brutal. Hard to hit out of and find ball. Pace of play was awful. Took 5+ hours to play the round in extreme heat

Starter allowed a group that was late for their tee time to go ahead of us. They were ridiculously slow. We were the last group before the hurricane tournament started. They should have had to go behind us..

why no water to drink on course? Why no beverage cart on sweltering 4th of July weekend?

I have the players club card. But I booked through golf now. Guy in pro shop refused to punch my card for that reason. This wouldn’t bother me except for the fact that the last time I booked through golf now a few weeks ago the person in the pro shop punched my card. I just want what’s fair and consistent

I’d like to play this when the greens are in good shape

Challenging course. Well maintained. Recommended.