How Many Golf Courses Are in Kentucky?

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Kentucky's golf landscape includes 53 named courses and country clubs documented in the USGS Geographic Names Information System, a federal database of geographic features. These facilities are distributed across 47 cities within 31 counties throughout the state.

Because GNIS functions primarily as a catalog of named geographic features rather than a registry of active businesses, the directory represents a snapshot that may not reflect the most current conditions. Newly established courses or recently renamed facilities may not yet appear in the federal record. Additionally, GNIS entries do not capture operational details such as public or private status, green fees, or course layout specifications.

The directory serves as a reference tool for locating and identifying courses by their geographic location. For current information about a specific course's operating hours, pricing structure, and reservation policies, visitors should consult the facility's official website directly.

Directory note. Listings come from the USGS GNIS named-feature gazetteer (2021 vintage) and are partial — public/private status, green fees and course layout aren't in the federal record. Confirm details on each course’s own site.

Listing all 53 named courses in Kentucky, A–Z.

How to use the Kentucky directory

Start by narrowing to where you want to play — by city, or more reliably by county — then open a course for its locality detail. Every listing is a real, named facility from the federal gazetteer; for tee times, green fees and public-or-private status, check the course’s own site, since those aren’t in the GNIS record.

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