Top Public Golf Courses in Nicholasville, Kentucky
The top public courses around Nicholasville, Kentucky, ranked by golfers who’ve actually played them — not magazine lists or marketing scores. 11 courses made this list. Anyone can book a tee time, and every course needs a handful of real ratings before it appears. Last refreshed .
7.1Gibson Bay Golf Course
Richmond, KY, USA
+5
7.1(Big Blue) University Club of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, USA
+12
7.0Kearney Hills Golf Links
Lexington, KY, USA
+21
7.0Houston Oaks Golf Course
Paris, KY, USA
+1
6.9(The Bull) The Boone's Trace National Golf Club
Richmond, KY, USA
+2
6.4(Cherry Blosson) Cherry Blossom Golf & Country Club
Georgetown, KY, USA
+9
6.3(Wildcat) University Club of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, USA+6
5.6Connemara golf course
Nicholasville, KY, USA
+7
5.0Gay Brewer Jr. Course at Picadome
Lexington, KY, USA+7
5.0(Lakeside Municipal) Lakeside Golf Course
Lexington, KY, USA+4
4.7Tates Creek Golf Course
Lexington, KY, USA
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Nicholasville, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
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Common questions about public course rankings in Nicholasville, Kentucky.
The top public golf courses in Nicholasville, Kentucky on Course Vaults are led by Gibson Bay with a Course Vaults score of 7.1. This page ranks 11 courses, including Gibson Bay, Big Blue, Kearney Hills.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Nicholasville, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Nicholasville, Kentucky list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Nicholasville, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Gibson Bay is currently #1 among public courses in and around Nicholasville, Kentucky on Course Vaults at 7.1 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Aug 10, 2026, 10:46 PM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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