via GoogleKentucky Bourbon Golf Trail
The Kentucky Bourbon Golf Trail is America's most original bachelor-trip pairing, 14 courses in our catalog, $ pricing, flying into SDF, best played April through October, where Pete Dye and Rees Jones parkland layouts share the same corridor as Woodford Reserve and Maker's Mark.
A Louisville-to-Lexington-to-Bardstown corridor where the bourbon-trail distillery crawl (Woodford Reserve, Maker's Mark, Buffalo Trace, Wild Turkey, Jim Beam) shares exit ramps with Pete Dye at Peninsula and Kearney Hill, Rees Jones at Griffin Gate Marriott, and Buck Blankenship's Bright Leaf, value parkland golf with a hook nothing else in America can match.
What are the top golf courses in Kentucky Bourbon Golf Trail?
14 courses
Kentucky Bourbon Golf Trail has 14 courses in Scramble's catalog, anchored by Griffin Gate Golf Club (Marriott Lexington), University Club of Kentucky - Big Blue Course, and Kearney Hill Golf Links. Kearney Hill Golf Links is nationally ranked, a destination-quality round on its own. All three play within a normal trip itinerary out of the same lodging base.
$$Griffin Gate Golf Club (Marriott Lexington)
Rees Jones (1981, 2016 bunker restoration)
$University Club of Kentucky - Big Blue Course
Rick Robbins / Arthur Hills renovation (1992)
$Kearney Hill Golf Links
Pete Dye / P.B. Dye (1989)
$Cherry Blossom Golf & Country Club
Clyde Johnston (2001)
$$Peninsula Golf Resort
Pete Dye (1997)
$$The Woodford Club
Buck Blankenship (1964)
$My Old Kentucky Home State Park Golf Course
Joe Finger (1978)
$$Heritage Hill Golf Club
Doug Beach (2007)
$$Quail Chase Golf Club
David Pfaff (1990)
$Bright Leaf Golf Resort
Buck Blankenship (1963)
$$Bardstown Country Club at Maywood
David Pfaff (1995), Spencer Holt renovation
$$Champions Pointe Golf Club
Fuzzy Zoeller & Clyde Johnston (2007)
$$Covered Bridge Golf Club
Fuzzy Zoeller / Clyde Johnston (1994)
$Lincoln Homestead State Park Golf Course
Perry Maxwell + J. Press Maxwell, ASGCA (1957)
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How much does a 3-round Kentucky Bourbon Golf Trail golf trip cost?
A 3-round, 4-golfer trip to Kentucky Bourbon Golf Trail runs about $983 per person with mid-range ($$) lodging. That covers 3 peak-season green fees, lodging at roughly two golfers per room, and a daily food + ground-transit allowance. Flights are excluded since they depend on your home airport. Adjust the round count, group size, or tier on the trip calculator to see how the number moves. See the full breakdown →
Where is Kentucky Bourbon Golf Trail and how do I get there?
Kentucky Bourbon Golf Trail sits in Kentucky. The closest major airport is Louisville (SDF), which serves as the primary hub for most visitors. Most groups fly into SDF, rent one or two SUVs, and base out of a single resort or hotel for the entire trip.
What's the best month for golf in Kentucky Bourbon Golf Trail?
The strongest months for golf in Kentucky Bourbon Golf Trail are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, based on 20-year playability scores combining temperature and precipitation. Kentucky Bourbon Golf Trail averages a 41°F high in January and a 88°F high in July, so playable conditions cluster in the shoulder months. Book early in those windows. Rates and tee-time inventory tighten as the season firms up.
Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
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Build Your TripKentucky Bourbon Golf Trail data is part of Scramble's catalog of 128 destinations and 971 independently researched courses. Weather data from 20 years of Open-Meteo; awards compiled from Golf Digest, Golfweek, and state-level rankings.
Published June 2026. Updated when the data or Scramble’s recommendations change.