Best Public Golf Courses in Kentucky
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, Kentucky has 46 public golf courses. The complete list below is ordered by public accessibility and course history — every entry is verified against the OpenStreetMap-derived course registry.
| # | Course | City | Access | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherokee Golf Course | Louisville | Municipal | 1904 |
| 2 | Green Ridge Public Golf Course | Wickliffe | Municipal | 1921 |
| 3 | Crescent Hill Golf Course | Louisville | Municipal | 1926 |
| 4 | Shawnee Golf Course | Louisville | Municipal | 1926 |
| 5 | Sleepy Hollow Country Club | Cumberland | Public | 1926 |
| 6 | Twin Oaks Golf and Plantation Club | Covington | Public | 1926 |
| 7 | Gay Brewer Jr Course At Picadome | Lexington | Public | 1927 |
| 8 | Lindsey Golf Course | Fort Knox | Public | 1933 |
| 9 | Harlan Country Club | Harlan | Public | 1941 |
| 10 | Iroquois Golf Course | Louisville | Municipal | 1946 |
| 11 | General Burnside State Park | Burnside | Public | 1950 |
| 12 | Meadowood Golf Course | Burlington | Public | 1954 |
| 13 | Lincoln Homestead State Park | Springfield | Public | 1957 |
| 14 | A. J. Jolly Golf Course | Alexandria | Municipal | 1962 |
| 15 | Bobby Nichols Golf Course | Louisville | Municipal | 1963 |
| 16 | Jenny Wiley State Resort Park | Prestonsburg | Public | 1963 |
| 17 | Pennyrile Forest State Park Resort | Dawson Springs | Public | 1963 |
| 18 | Ryland Lakes Golf Course | Bellevue | Public | 1963 |
| 19 | Ben Hawes At Ben Hawes State Park | Owensboro | Municipal | 1964 |
| 20 | Eagle Creek Golf Course | LaGrange | Municipal | 1966 |
| 21 | Par 3 At Ben Hawes State Park | Owensboro | Municipal | 1966 |
| 22 | Charlie Vettner Golf Course | Louisville | Municipal | 1967 |
| 23 | Henderson Municipal Golf Course | Henderson | Municipal | 1967 |
| 24 | Juniper Hill Golf Course | Frankfort | Public | 1967 |
| 25 | John James Audubon Golf Course | Henderson | Municipal | 1968 |
| 26 | World Of Golf | Florence | Public | 1968 |
| 27 | Clear Creek Golf Center | Shelbyville | Public | 1971 |
| 28 | Sun Valley Golf Course | Louisville | Municipal | 1972 |
| 29 | Wild Oaks Golf Course Willow Oaks Pin Oaks | Glasgow | Public | 1972 |
| 30 | Kincaid Lake Golf Course | Girard | Public | 1973 |
| 31 | Pendleton Hills | New Washington | Public | 1974 |
| 32 | Nevel Meade Golf Course | Prospect | Public | 1990 |
| 33 | Sullivans Par 3 | Murray | Public | 1990 |
| 34 | Weissinger Hills Golf Course | Shelbyville | Public | 1991 |
| 35 | Wild Wing Plantation Hummingbird Course | Pineville | Public | 1992 |
| 36 | Cozy Acres Golf Links | Catlettsburg | Public | 1994 |
| 37 | Rolling Hills Golf Course | Russellville | Public | 1994 |
| 38 | Deerfield Golf Club | Rockford | Public | 1995 |
| 39 | Lakeview Springs Golf | Frankfort | Municipal | 1995 |
| 40 | Raven Rock Golf Course | Jenkins | Public | 1995 |
| 41 | Peninsula Golf Resort | Lancaster | Public | 1997 |
| 42 | Stonecrest Golf Course | Prestonsburg | Public | 2001 |
| 43 | Wasioto Winds At Pine Mountain State Park Golf Course | Pineville | Municipal | 2001 |
| 44 | Heritage Hill Golf Course | Shepherdsville | Public | 2007 |
| 45 | City of Florence Golf Course | Gahanna | Public | 2011 |
| 46 | City Park Golf Course | Madisonville | Public | – |
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FAQ
How is this list ordered?
Transparently, not editorially: publicly playable courses first (public, municipal, resort, semi-private), then courses with an official website, then by founding year. We list every verified public course — this is a complete catalog, not a top-10 pick.
How many public courses does Kentucky have?
Kentucky has 46 public golf courses in the registry.
Ordering formula and data source: see our methodology & statistics.