Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park Golf Course

Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park's golf course is a Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry design in Burkesville, Kentucky, the longest course on Kentucky's State Parks Trail at 7,023 yards par 72. Hurdzan and Fry routed 18 holes across rolling terrain with moderate to severe elevation changes on most holes, and 61 strategic bunkers threading through lush zoysia fairways. The bentgrass greens are the course's primary defense, large, undulating, and placed on the ridgelines or valleys the Cumberland Plateau terrain provides. Hurdzan, known for designs that play friendly to high-handicappers while defending against scratch players, delivered on both profiles here. Lake views show up from the high tees, with Dale Hollow Lake itself visible across the property from multiple holes. Dale Hollow made Golf Digest's list of 'Best New Affordable Public Courses' at opening and remains one of the best state-park values in Kentucky. At state-park pricing for a Hurdzan/Fry design of this length, it's comparable quality to many courses four times the price. Pair with Wasioto Winds (Hurdzan 2001, also on the Kentucky State Parks Trail) for a two-course Hurdzan Kentucky trip.