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Course Rankings
The definitive ranking of every course we've scouted — no panels, no politics, no favors.
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1
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
Jack NicklausIsland Green Par FourMajor Championship Host
2
Idle Hour Country Club
Lexington, Kentucky
Donald Ross (1924)Ross Elevated GreensUSGA Host
3
The Club at Olde Stone
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Arthur Hills (originalHighlands Valley RoutingUSGA Host
4
Park Mammoth Golf Club
Park City, Kentucky
Brian Ross (2022 redesign)Bold Contoured GreensUSGA Host
5
University of Louisville Golf Club
Simpsonville, Kentucky
Spencer Holt (2001)Muscular Parkland FairwaysMajor Championship Host
6
Hurstbourne Country Club
Louisville, Kentucky
Chick Adams (original)Visual Drama Bunkering
7
Lexington Country Club
Lexington, Kentucky
Tom Bendelow (1912)Expanded Greens ComplexesUSGA Host
8
Keene Trace Golf Club (Champion Trace Course)
Nicholasville, Kentucky
Arthur Hills (original)Water Shaped Doglegs
9
Big Spring Country Club
Louisville, Kentucky
Tom Winton (original)Strategic Rees Jones GreensHistoric Major Host
10
Louisville Country Club
Louisville, Kentucky
Walter Travis (original)Bold Sloping Greens
11
Kearney Hill Golf Links
Lexington, Kentucky
Pete Dye & P.B. DyeMassive Undulating Greens
12
Keene Trace Golf Club (Keene Run Course)
Nicholasville, Kentucky
Keith FosterBiarritz Signature Green
13
Lassing Pointe Golf Course
Union, Kentucky
Dr. Michael Hurdzan (original)Better Billy BunkersUSGA Host
14
Audubon Country Club
Louisville, Kentucky
Thomas Bendelow (1908)Heritage Oak CorridorsUSGA Host
15
StoneCrest Golf Course
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Chris CrissmanMountaintop Panoramic Routing
16
Traditions Golf Club
Hebron, Kentucky
Ken HeilWoodland Risk RewardUSGA Host
17
Triple Crown Country Club
Union, Kentucky
Gene Bates (with design assistance by Barry Serafin)Island Green ChallengeUSGA Host
18
Indian Hills Country Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky
William B. Langford (1956)Strategic Rolling TerrainUSGA Host
19
Bowling Green Country Club
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Geoffrey S. CornishTree Lined DoglegsUSGA Host
20
Eagle Trace Golf Course
Morehead, Kentucky
David PfaffRolling Kentucky HillsUSGA Host
21
Summit Hills Country Club
Crestview Hills, Kentucky