General Burnside Golf Course
General Burnside is one of numerous standout state park courses in Kentucky.
8801 South HWY 27, Burnside, Kentucky 42519, US
(606) 561-4104
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About General Burnside Island State Park

The General Burnside Island State Park is unique in that its 18-hole golf course and 102-site campground on located on an island in the middle of the Cumberland River. The marina next to the park unlocks the famous Lake Cumberland, the capital of house-boating in America. Anyone can rent a slip, fishing boat, ski boat or houseboat. The lake's waters are well-known for the largemouth and smallmouth bass. Brian Ault designed the fun and challenging 6,394-yard course.

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★
Acres400
Year Opened1958
Number of UnitsLess than 100

Amenities & Services

MarinaYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at General Burnside Island State Park

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4.0
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Great value!!!

Went up to play this course on June 13th. It was such a good track I went back back again today!!

Mind you, we are driving about an hour 15 minutes to get there.

My 3 friends love it too.

Course is in great shape and the staff is as friendly and helpful as they can be during this Covid thing.

36.50 on Golfnow is a great deal for this place! Played it twice now and have not reached a par five in two yet!!

Don’t miss this one!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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5.0
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Perfect weather
Used cart

Everything working very well with the covid-19 guidelines in place. Very enjoyable round of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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5.0
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Great Course!!!

Played this course several times now. Layout is beautiful and greens are always in great shape. Unbelievable value for the price, highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Perfect weather
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Virus enhanced FUN

Thanks for being open! The man in charge treated us like royalty. This VIRUS scare has some folks on edge which allowed us to have a great time on the course. Next time will have my own pull-cart. Thanks again for a wonderful day-will b back!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Winter Golf

Great conditions for December and very friendly folks in clubhouse, cart barn, etc. Great value and challenging layout for sure

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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4.0
Previously Played

Great State Park Course

I play here several times during the year. The staff is always terrific and the course Ian good shape. Even this late in the year, the greens were good and fairways fast. This course gives you a chance to use all the clubs in your bag. The par 3’s are always challenging with a lot of elevation change.

I am looking for god enough weather to finish the year with another round here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Overall Favorite

Me and my son play this course about every weekend .. The staff is always amazing and friendly ... Can not say enough good things about the Ladies in the pro shop ... They have finally got new carts and were like cadillacs on the course ... The old ones were just ready to be replaced bc even for the age they were still well taken care of just some abuse from players ... Only down side to course is the bunkers that have not been repaired yet ... Some have been redone and are in great shape ... Even with that said, the course is one of the best in the area and is always my favorite to play ... We just enjoy the people most of all and with the course honoring the youth on course cards the price with a golf now tee time is really great ...

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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5.0
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Previously Played

Great value for a great course.

Friendly staff, great layout, great condition for this time of year, new carts plus great value. Highly recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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4.0
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Previously Played

Great experience

The course is in great shape, the staff are very helpful and friendly. Best value in the region, especially through GolfNow!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

New Carts

New Yamaha carts were a welcome sight. Long overdue.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great golf course. Beautiful. Perfect fairways and greens. Multiple tee boxes make it playable and fun for beginners and experts alike. Burnside Island is one of my favorite places to play !! You can’t go wrong scheduling a round of golf at this facility.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great staff and good course

Love this course and layout. They have really done a lot of upgrades this year. The zosua grass is always in great shape and you rarely have a bad line of fairway. They have replaced several traps and cut several trees the courses in a really good shape. The staff is always really nice and accommodating.

My biggest complaint is pace of play and groups that do not wet faster groups or individuals play through.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

As always the course was in great condition. And the staff at the club house are amazing. Super nice people super nice course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great staff. Great course

The course is always in good condition. Some bunkers could be in better conditions but over all a great course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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