Barren River Lake State Resort Park Golf Course in Lucas, Kentucky, USA

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All Time
Last 6 Months
Last 12 Months

4.2

153 Reviews (153)

5 Stars

4 Stars

3 Stars

2 Stars

1 Stars

Conditions

4.0

Value

4.6

Layout

4.5

Friendliness

4.5

Pace

4.2

Amenities

3.6

95.6%

Recommend this course

142 out of 153 reviews

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Average Rating

Avg Rating

4.0

11 Reviews (11)

5 Stars

4 Stars

3 Stars

2 Stars

1 Stars

Conditions

3.6

Value

4.7

Layout

4.5

Pace

4.2

Amenities

4.1

StaffFriendliness

4.5

100.0%

Recommend this course

11 out of 11 reviews

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Average Rating

Avg Rating

4.2

42 Reviews (42)

5 Stars

4 Stars

3 Stars

2 Stars

1 Stars

Conditions

3.9

Value

4.7

Layout

4.5

Pace

4.1

Amenities

3.5

StaffFriendliness

4.5

97.6%

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41 out of 42 reviews

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Holes 18

Type Resort

Par 72

Length 6507 yards

Slope N/A

Rating N/A

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Barren River Lake State Resort Park

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Tees

Tee	Par	Length
Blue	72	6507 yards
White	72	6000 yards
Gold (W)	72	5177 yards
Red (W)	72	4898 yards

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Scorecard for Barren River

Metrics:

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Blue M: 72.0/141	346	201	374	464	376	467	195	380	350	3153	387	542	178	373	428	535	213	371	327	3354	6507
White M: 69.6/136	331	126	358	453	365	417	150	372	335	2907	367	526	159	339	407	498	192	303	302	3093	6000
Gold M: 65.7/129	255	100	296	404	285	376	113	337	298	2464	351	444	143	300	308	475	154	290	248	2713	5177
Red W: 68.8/128	241	95	259	401	279	369	108	337	293	2382	305	439	143	293	301	395	154	244	242	2516	4898
Handicap	13	17	9	1	7	3	15	5	11		10	2	18	12	6	4	16	8	14
Par	4	3	4	5	4	5	3	4	4	36	4	5	3	4	4	5	3	4	4	36	72
Handicap (W)	13	17	11	1	9	3	15	5	7		8	2	18	6	10	4	16	12	14

Course Details

Year Built 1970

Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No

Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Dress code No cut off shorts of any type and no swimwear. Men are required to wear shirts with collars and sleeves. Ladies: sleeveless golfing attire for ladies is permitted due to the design of ladies golf wear. Ladies may not wear halter tops or spaghetti straps.

Accolades

Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Kentucky (2018 #18) (2017 #17)

Reviews

4.2

153 Reviews (153)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:

Elevation Changes 8

Bunkers 7

Narrow Fairways 7

This course/club is great for:

Wildlife/ Scenic Views 10

Locals 7

A Weekend Splurge 6

This Course's Location is:

Worth the Drive 9

At a Resort 8

Numbers based on reviews tagged with attribute.

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Robert1630208

Played On 03/01/2023

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Fairways are trash

Great course but the fairways need water so bad it’s like playing off concrete

Conditions Poor

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

Photo submitted by Robert1630208 on 03/09/2023

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peewee90

Played On 01/28/2023

Reviews 4

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Average

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

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peewee90

Played On 01/07/2023

Reviews 4

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Average

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Average

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ShawnKaufman

Played On 03/04/2023

Reviews 2

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

1.0

Previously Played

Course closed

Paid to play with 3 friends of mine in total of $75. Drove 45 mins to the course just to find out it was closed and didn’t get to play.

Conditions Average

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Good

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u314161523386

Played On 10/06/2022

Reviews 8

3.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Average

Value Average

Layout Good

Friendliness Good

Pace Good

Amenities Good

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u314159902435

Played On 10/01/2022

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Average

Pace Poor

Amenities Good

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tommarsh1

Played On 09/23/2022

Reviews 1

Handicap 20-24

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Fair

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

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VLy0kzkpt35BBtc9OKWw

Played On 09/22/2022

Reviews 3

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Great course!

I have played this course multiple times! Love everything about it!

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

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mgoode1

Played On 09/16/2022

Reviews 1

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Nice course!

Played here quite a while ago and decided to visit before heading to Fairfield Glade. Glad I chose to play here as it was a nice test with the elevation changes. Will definitely go back!

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Average

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Mike8352667

Played On 08/30/2022

Reviews 3

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

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u314160261913

Played On 08/28/2022

Reviews 4

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Average

Amenities Average

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frank454332

Played On 08/25/2022

Reviews 2

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Average

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Good

Pace Average

Amenities Fair

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toddstown

Played On 08/22/2022

Reviews 6

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Can't beat a hot deal for 10$ a player

The course is challenging but fun. The hardest part is getting use to the super slow greens. I really never got use to the slow greens. I think they just need mowed a bit shorter. Other than that they were in great shape.

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

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mrdscons

Played On 08/19/2022

Reviews 42

Handicap 15-19

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

4.0

First Time Playing

Nice course!

The course was in great condition. The greens would have been very good if people would just take the time to repair the ball marks! Staff was very friendly and helpful. I'll be back!

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

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u000004767549

Played On 08/13/2022

Reviews 1

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Perfect weather

Used cart

Challenging course with big penalties for not being in the fairway. Very nice, typical state park layout. Mostly rolling hills with challenging lies.

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Good

Pace Good

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

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u7024402

Played On 08/11/2022

Reviews 9

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Love it

Barren feels like my home course. Plenty of challenge, beautiful views of the lake, back 9 is newer than the original 9 holes and will test your meddle. We play regularly using the Hot Deals and it is IMO the best golf value in the region

Conditions Average

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Fair

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sktool97

Played On 08/08/2022

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Average

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Good

Pace Average

Amenities Average

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bigreds75

Played On 08/07/2022

Reviews 7

Handicap 10-14

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

3.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Hot weather

Used cart

NEED TO LOWER ROUGH RIGHT OFF THE FAIRWAY

Rough right off fairway needs to be cut. Losing some greens.

Conditions Fair

Value Average

Layout Poor

Friendliness Average

Pace Fair

Amenities Average

Difficulty Extremely Challenging

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allvol24

Played On 07/20/2022

Reviews 8

3.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Fair

Friendliness Poor

Pace Good

Amenities Poor

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irishbigmike

Played On 06/17/2022

Reviews 23

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

4.0

Previously Played

Always a Challenge

The crown on the 1st fairway is your indicator ball placement off the tee is critical on this course for scoring. The fairway slopes can turn a seemingly great drive into a recovery shot for your 2nd. The back 9 is an adventure.

Advice: do not play your ball out of the sand. It isn't sand. It's a hard, rock mixture of terra firma with a Mars-like hue. You'll damage your club or break your wrist. I play no penalty take out and put it behind the trap.

Greens were in very good condition. Was able to play thru the 5-some and the 4+2. I don't lose my mind if they're slow as long as I can play thru.

Staff is friendly and accommodating. I arrived early and teed off early without issue. Back in a week or two!

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Good

Photo submitted by irishbigmike on 06/19/2022

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