Kearney Hill Golf Links
Lexington, KY
Kearney Hill Golf Links is a public 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Lexington, Kentucky, playing 7,100 yards with a course rating of 74.1 and slope of 136. It was designed by Pete Dye and P.B. Dye and opened in 1989.
🏛 Designed by Pete Dye (1989); P.B. Dye
Kearney Hill Golf Links, a municipal course in Lexington, was designed by Pete Dye and P.B. Dye and opened in 1989 in a Scottish links style, with open, rolling terrain and few trees. It hosted the 1997 U.S. Amateur Public Links, won by Tim Clark, and the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links, won by Mina Harigae.
📍 3403 Kearney Road, Lexington, KY 40511
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 7, 575 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 15, 190 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 7 (par 5, 575 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 14, about 35 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 3, 12, 15, 16 and 17
- Doglegs: 1 left, 4 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 435 | 9 | dogleg right, 3 bunkers |
| 2 | 3 | 195 | 17 | 4 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 3 | 5 | 470 | 3 | water in play, 1 bunker, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 4 | 4 | 450 | 7 | 7 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 5 | 4 | 385 | 11 | 6 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 6 | 4 | 350 | 15 | 13 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 7 | 5 | 575 | 1 | 7 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 8 | 3 | 210 | 13 | 3 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 9 | 4 | 470 | 5 | dogleg right, 1 bunker |
| Out | 36 | 3,540 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 385 | 14 | 1 bunker |
| 11 | 4 | 390 | 12 | 3 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 12 | 3 | 210 | 16 | water in play, 2 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 13 | 4 | 465 | 6 | dogleg right, 4 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| 14 | 5 | 540 | 2 | 2 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 15 | 3 | 190 | 18 | water in play, 1 bunker |
| 16 | 4 | 415 | 10 | dogleg left, water in play, 1 bunker, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 17 | 4 | 430 | 8 | dogleg right, water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 18 | 5 | 535 | 4 | 1 bunker |
| In | 36 | 3,560 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,100 |
Scorecard from the Tee 5 tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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