The best golf courses in Kentucky
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public and private courses across Kentucky, ranked by those community scores.
+78.7Idle Hour Country Club
Lexington, KY, USA
+378.6Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, KY, USA- +98.6
(Championship) Hurstbourne Country Club
Louisville, KY, USA 
+158.5The Club at Olde Stone
Bowling Green, KY, USA
+208.0Park Mammoth Golf Club
Park City, KY, USA
+67.9Big Spring Country Club
Louisville, KY, USA
+207.8Heritage Hill Golf Club
Shepherdsville, KY, USA
+87.8University of Louisville Golf Club
Simpsonville, KY, USA
+87.7(Championship Trace) Keene Trace Golf Club
Nicholasville, KY, USA- +77.7
Triple Crown Country Club
Union, KY, USA 
+67.7Persimmon Ridge Golf Club
Louisville, KY, USA
+57.7Lake Forest Country Club
Louisville, KY, USA
+57.6StoneCrest Golf Course
Prestonsburg, KY, USA
+207.5Nevel Meade Golf Club
Prospect, KY, USA
+147.4Traditions Golf Club
Hebron, KY, USA
+87.4(Marriotts Griffin Gate) Griffin Gate Golf Club
Lexington, KY, USA
+67.3Lexington Country Club
Lexington, KY, USA
+77.3Indian Hills Country Club
Bowling Green, KY, USA
+107.3(Keene Run) Keene Trace Golf Club
Nicholasville, KY, USA
+57.1Bellefonte Country Club
Ashland, KY, USA
+107.1Gibson Bay Golf Course
Richmond, KY, USA
+177.1(Big Blue) University Club of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, USA
+267.0Kearney Hills Golf Links
Lexington, KY, USA
+67.0Houston Oaks Golf Course
Paris, KY, USA
+67.0Bowling Green Country Club
Bowling Green, KY, USA
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. State pages include golf courses across Kentucky. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Kentucky.
The top golf courses in Kentucky on Course Vaults are led by Idle Hour Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.7. This page ranks 25 courses, including Idle Hour Country Club, Valhalla Golf Club, Hurstbourne Country Club.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. State pages include golf courses across Kentucky. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Kentucky list ranks golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public and private courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Idle Hour Country Club is currently #1 among courses in Kentucky on Course Vaults at 8.7 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 20, 2026, 9:53 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
