University Club of Kentucky - Big Blue Course

I've played Big Blue several times this year and it seems this course lacks a quality golf experience. It seems the main concern of the club is just to collect your green fee. Some issues I noted.

1. Eight minute Tee Times. I've timed some 4-somes taking 17 minutes/hole. Crazy! Set to 12 min!

2. Sand Bunkers are NEVER raked I guess that would require paying someone to do that.

3. The holes on the green have the grass growing over the edge, maybe move them every couple days. Again, paying someone to do that.

4. Mow and Roll the greens. Again, pay someone to do that.

Otherwise, the course is in great shape, if they would address those 4 issues, I wound rate it excellent!

So, this course is like many these days, just collect fees and don't do the things required of a course for the player to really enjoy the round. Sure, you can play without any of the above done......but it would be better if they were. Maybe they just can't find anyone to work!

Expecting a better than average course design and golfing experience, I was very disappointed. The pace of play was so poor on the day we played that we skipped the 11th hole and quit after the 15th hole and it was already over 4 hours. Course was in excellent condition , but the course just goes back and forth with little interest. The group ahead of us were “regulars” and after 9 they went in to get rain checks because of the slow play. Because we were just passing through that option would not have worked. There are other courses around the area that offer better deals and better golf.

Course was very green and well maintained. Staff very friendly. Not too crowded.

Very solid track that is the home course for the UK golf teams. The Bentgrass everywhere is nice and in good condition. Fairways are already green and look solid. The green complexes are challenging with lots of undulations. But they were rock hard and did not hold many shots.

The golf cart we had was pretty beat up and did not drive very well, especially going up the hills.

The course itself is wide open but challenging. Interesting angles on the fairways into greens. Seemed like every approach shot on the back side required a forced carry over water. Would be pretty challenging for beginners as you could not run a ball onto the green. The back nine was better than the front nine.

The eighth hole has a cool island green, and the 14th had two huge swans swimming in the lake around yet another island-like green. The fees were a touch high and might prevent me from playing it again but overall a decent value as a one off.

On vacation- played a new course and had a good time. Very nice course layout. Back nine was definitely harder. A lot of over water approaches

I'm in visiting family from Michigan and this was the first course I hit. It was easy at times and very difficult at others. Not sure if it's the elevation or what but the yardage doesn't seem to match my usual clubs. I felt I was hitting it a club shorter. Loved the course. Great water lay out

Played 4 holes. Rained out. They did not give rain check

Unversity Club is a nice affordable golf course especially for seniors. Nice layout but not always in the best condition, carts are old and not very well kept and staff sometimes act like they wish they weren’t there. We play often because it is very affordable and close to Louisville. The University of Louisville Golf Club right down the road is much nicer and in much better shape, should be rated.

Had to pay more than what app said so something is a little fishy with that.

The staff wasn’t the most helpful especially since I was alone. He just sent me to the parking lot to “find some other single to pair with”. Didn’t find him, so I grabbed a cart and headed out. The course was beautiful! Very challenging for me and in overall just great shape. I will definitely be back!