Golf courses by state
Kentucky Golf Courses & Tee Times
Kentucky's amateur game is run by the Kentucky Golf Association, founded in 1911 and based in Louisville, where it sits under Golf House Kentucky with the Kentucky PGA and the Kentucky Golf Foundation. Public golf here has a long record. Louisville's Cherokee course dates to 1895, Lexington's Picadome opened in 1927 as central Kentucky's first public course, and Gary Player won his first American tournament at Louisville's Seneca in 1958. The state's biggest events have been at Valhalla, a private club in Louisville that has held four PGA Championships and the 2008 Ryder Cup.
Tee times in Kentucky are easier to get when you know when they open. Yoink watches 81 public golf courses here, grouped into 5 markets: Louisville & Lexington, Owensboro & Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, Eastern Kentucky and more. Choose a market to see every course, then get an alert when a tee time opens or someone cancels.
Kentucky golf markets
Louisville & Lexington
Gay Brewer, Jr. Course @ Picadome, GlenOaks Country Club, Henry County Country Club - Kentucky…
Owensboro & Western Kentucky
Ben Hawes Golf Course, Kentucky Dam Village Golf Course, Lafayette Golf Club…
Cincinnati
AJ Jolly Golf Course, The Pioneer Golf Course - Kenton County Golf, The Willows Golf & Country Club - Kenton County Golf…
Eastern Kentucky
Diamond Links Golf Course, Middlesboro Country Club, Raven Rock Golf Course…
Nashville
Kenny Perry's Country Creek Golf Course, Cole Park Golf Course, Rolling Hills Golf Course
Who runs public golf in Kentucky
Kentucky State Parks runs golf at its resort parks, many with lodges and golf packages. Kentucky Dam Village near Kentucky Lake has a Perry Maxwell course from 1950 that the parks call the granddaddy of the system. Dale Hollow Lake has a Brian Ault course from 2003, par 72 and 6,901 yards. A Trail Card sold at any state park course covers play across the system. Louisville and Lexington run their own municipal courses, ten and five of them. For juniors, the Kentucky Golf Foundation runs Youth on Course, launched here in 2017, which lets members play participating courses for $5 or less a round.
Public courses worth knowing in Kentucky
- Kearney Hill Links: Lexington's Pete and P.B. Dye links course, par 72 and 7,062 yards, which has hosted the Senior PGA Tour and both Amateur Public Links events.
- Kentucky Dam Village State Park Golf Course: Perry Maxwell design from 1950 near Kentucky Lake, par 72 at 6,554 yards, with a lodge and cottages on site.
- Dale Hollow Lake State Park Golf Course: Brian Ault course from 2003, par 72 and 6,901 yards, zoysia fairways and bentgrass greens, with a lodge above the lake.
- Gay Brewer, Jr. Course @ Picadome: Built in 1927 as central Kentucky's first public course.
- Seneca Golf Course: Louisville Parks course from 1934 where Gary Player won the 1958 Derby City Open.
- Hidden Cove Golf Course: Grayson Lake State Park course that Golf Digest rated No. 4 on its Best New Affordable Public Courses list in 2004.
Towns with the most courses
- Lexington · 4
- Richmond · 2
- Nicholasville · 2
- Owensboro · 2
- Glasgow · 2
- Murray · 2
- Utica · 2
- Park City · 2
- Independence · 2
- Bardstown · 1
- Beattyville · 1
- Campbellsville · 1
- Georgetown · 1
- Shelbyville · 1
- Cynthiana · 1
- LaGrange · 1
- Morehead · 1
- Paris · 1
- Vine Grove · 1
- Versailles · 1
- Danville · 1
- Brooks · 1
- Columbia · 1
- Cadiz · 1
Getting a tee time in Kentucky
Golf in Kentucky follows the seasons: spring openers and fall weekends are the busiest stretches, and summer mornings fill before afternoons.
Each course releases its tee times on its own schedule, commonly a week or two out, with residents of town and county courses often booking first. Leagues, outings and members claim chunks of the sheet in advance, and whatever prime weekend times are left tend to go on release day.
Booked-up doesn't mean gone. Plans change: groups cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline (often 24 to 48 hours out), players drop when the forecast turns, and a group that shrinks leaves an open spot. Those times quietly come back on the booking page, usually for minutes, not hours.
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Tee times in Kentucky: questions
How do I get tee time cancellation alerts in Kentucky?
Pick your courses in Yoink (81 in Kentucky), set the days, time window and group size you want, and Yoink sends a notification when a matching time opens up. You book directly with the course.
When is golf season busiest in Kentucky?
Demand peaks on spring and fall weekends. Weekend mornings are the hardest tee times to get.
When do tee time cancellations usually show up?
Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the forecast turns.
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- kygolf.org · association
- kygolf.org · association
- kygolf.org · association
- parks.ky.gov · official
- parks.ky.gov · official
- golfaficionadomag.com · media
- lexingtonky.gov · official
- lexingtonky.gov · official
- metroparksgolf.net · official
- metroparksgolf.net · official
- metroparksgolf.net · official
- en.wikipedia.org · wikipedia
The best tee times in Kentucky open up at random
Cancellations don't get announced. Yoink watches the sheets around the clock and buzzes your phone when one fits.