The best courses you can play in Richmond, Kentucky
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 2,225 rounds in Kentucky and rate what they played. These are the 7 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Richmond, Kentucky, ranked by those community scores.

Gibson Bay Golf Course
Richmond, KY, USAPublicDr. Michael Hurdzan
- 3.5Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
- Challenging
- Underrated
- Great value

The Bull
The Boone's Trace National Golf Club
Richmond, KY, USAPublicDavid Pfaff
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities

Battlefield Golf Course
Richmond, KY, USAPublicJerry Fritz
- 3.5Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area

Connemara golf course
Nicholasville, KY, USAPublicJack Ridge
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.6Facilities

Gay Brewer Jr. Course at Picadome
Lexington, KY, USAPublic
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 1.7Facilities

Lakeside Municipal
Lakeside Golf Course
Lexington, KY, USAPublic
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 1.8Scenery
- 1.9Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Parkland

Tates Creek Golf Course
Lexington, KY, USAPublic
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.2Facilities
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 Richmond, 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.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in Richmond, Kentucky.
The top public golf courses in Richmond, Kentucky on Course Vaults are led by Gibson Bay Golf Course with a Course Vaults score of 7.1. This page ranks 7 courses, including Gibson Bay Golf Course, The Boone's Trace National Golf Club, Battlefield Golf Course.
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 Richmond, 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 Richmond, Kentucky list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Richmond, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Gibson Bay Golf Course is currently #1 among public courses in and around Richmond, Kentucky on Course Vaults at 7.1 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:16 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
