501 E. Stephen Foster Avenue, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004, US
(502) 348-3502
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About My Old Kentucky Home State Park

My Old Kentucky Home State Park sits on the farm that inspired the song "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!". Its historic mansion, which is available for tours and weddings, banquets and events, is the centerpiece of the 235 acres. There are 39 campsites and a chance to see the "Stephen Foster Story", the state's longest-running outdoor drama and musical. The 6,385-yard Kenny Rapier Golf Course was recently redesigned and reconstructed. Tennis is also available.

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★
Acres235
Year Opened1936
Number of UnitsLess than 100

Amenities & Services

TennisYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Rules

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

Golf courses at My Old Kentucky Home State Park

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Conditions Good
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Great layout poor conditions

I get that it was the beginning of April and the Bermuda has not come in yet but there was zero grass in the fairways and the greens are in horrible shape. Love the layout, will have to come back in a couple of months and see if it is in better shape

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 9
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Skill Intermediate
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3.0
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Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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3.0
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Chunky rough....4inches deep....

Very playable....greens are ok....fairways are good....deep rough only way to find it is to step on it...nothing fancy just basic golf....

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Handicap 15-19
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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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3.0
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Not in good shape

Tough way too thick. You can lose balls just off the fairway. You almost have to step on them to find them.. greens not in good shape, back nine greens recently airated.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Handicap 5-9
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4.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Mjbeard - My Old Kentucky Home

There is a price to pay if you do not have your golf ball in the fairway. The golf ball will disappear in the Bermuda Rough Grass near the fairway or over to the paved cart path. There were posts from September 2018 detailing the same subject. Other than that a nice golf course that is in need of new sand bunkers. I would play again in 2019. Mjbeard from Clarksville, TN

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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4.0
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Met two great guys today play with. Some grass a little high, but it’s been wet. Not bad at all.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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3.0
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US OPEN ROUGH

Hit a ball off the tee 2 or 3 yards from the fairway and cant find your ball because they haven't mowed the rough. It was ridiculous. Above ankle high rough is out of control. We were told to be on time cause there was a high school match going out after us. It ended up they went out ahead of us anyways and we had to wait on every hole and they didnt let us play through. If I knew the front 9 was closed we wouldve went somewhere else.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 113
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great course

a great course was mowed good was mowing day I played the greens are in pretty good shape some better than the others only problems with greens a couple had a few bad spots but several was getting crab grass around the edges only problem was no.2 green they put the flag in a bad spot on the green should had been moved beside that was a great day

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointing Round

From looking at the course from the street, and from the Golf Advisor Rating of 4.3, I was expecting to have a great round of golf. I had noticed the comments about the deep rough, but didn't realize just what an impact it would have on my game. I wasn't expecting to have to look for our balls when we were near the greens. In many cases I would have expected my ball to have rolled on to the green, but it was hiding in the tall grass near the green where it was stopped by the tall grass. Greens weren't in great shape either. Pace of play was slow and nobody was monitoring it. The only perfect thing was the weather.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 113
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great course

the greens was in good shape a couple had a few burned spots on them the fairway was mowed good the rough was too high needed mowing pace of play was good on front nine but got backed up on back nine but still had fun plus they got new golf carts

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course!

The course is beautiful, scenic and very well maintained. Staff is friendly and welcoming. Really an enjoyable golfing experience for all levels of play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 125
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Friday

Course in fair shape greens going downhill fast though

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent!

Recommended to me by young lady who fitted me for a new set of Callaway irons in April & was not disappointed!!! The rough, while plush, is a bit long and you'll lose a ball or two. But a great course, especially the back nine. Greens consistent, fairways allow for good roll. Save time for a post round meal at Mammy's in town.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

A fun round of golf.

The staff was friendly and welcoming and the course was in great condition and fun to play. There were a couple of greens that had issues but it wasn't a big negative to my overall impression.

Warning: Keep your ball in the fairways. The rough, although nicely cut and visually attractive, is thick and plenty deep to swallow your ball and keep it from ever being found. If dumb luck is on your side and you do find your ball, good luck at getting it out of this gnarly Purgatory.

Go play My Old Kentucky Home and have fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs some attention

Love this course. Great layout in a very picturesque setting. Plenty of tree lined holes, challenging locations and abundant wildlife. In shape, it is one of the best anywhere. However, due to overplay, weather and lack of maintenance, it isn’t as nice right now. The greens are beat up pretty bad and many have “hot spots” that are dying and patchy. The fairways are nice but the roughs are cut too long and slow play significantly. The rough has been cut in some places leaving “clumps” of grass and mown hay look. The tee boxes are eat up really bad from poor rotation and some greens have gotten crabgrass in them and needed to have been sprayed this year. Again, love this course but it is in need of some attention before they loose the greens. J

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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