The State of Kentucky has many attractions from the Kentucky
Derby, the Louisville Slugger museum, renowned bourbon distilleries, and one of
the greatest college basketball traditions in the country. What many people do
not realize is that Kentucky is home to some of the best golf courses in
America. For starters Kentucky is home to Valhalla Golf and Country Club which
is one of only three facilities owned by the PGA of America. The PGA of America
purchased the property for the sole purpose of hosting major and prestigious
golf tournaments. While Valhalla is the States most recognized golf
course, it is certainly not the only premier golf course in Kentucky. Kentucky
is home to some of the most beautiful and challenging facilities in America,
and many of the courses offer a variety of picturesque landscapes, such as the
Appalachian Mountains in the east, the Ohio River to the north, and award
winning horse farms and countless lakes throughout the state. While Kentucky golf does have its fair share
of links-style facilities, it prides itself with the more traditional style
golf courses that offer tree-lined fairways, small and extremely quick greens;
all of which exemplify the characteristics that make these unique facilities
unlike any other across the country. Another unique quality that Kentucky
courses have to offer is the fact that the climate change throughout various
regions of the State allows golf course superintendents to use many different
strands of grass on their courses. In the southern and western region of the
state many of the courses have Bermuda fairways and greens which thrive in the
hot, dry summers. Other regions of the State offer bent, rye, and zoysia
fairways and greens which produce ideal conditions throughout the spring,
summer, and fall temperature changes. The majority of courses use Kentucky
Bluegrass, or fescue for their rough because it recovers so well from the
everyday wear and tear and its ability to be cut at various heights all year
around. So the next time you plan to book your golf vacation remember to keep in mind all of the wonderful
attractions Kentucky has to offer, as well as the countless premier golf
courses that this distinctive state has to offer.
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