I think this may be considered one of the signature golf courses among the Kentucky state park golf system. I was blown away! Zoyzia fairways with bent grass greens, interesting holes and beautiful scenery everywhere. Don't be surprised to see wildlife walking across the fairway. And you won't see many homes along the fairways. Play this course twice during my stay in the area and would love to return and play it again. It's a long drive from texas though!

First time playing here, and it’s incredible. It’s in great shape and all holes are super unique and beautiful. Lots of elevation changes and you have to adjust your shots accordingly. New Georgia sand in all bunkers. This course was a 10/10 and well worth the $55 greens fee. Staff at the clubhouse was super accommodating and friendly. If you’re visiting Dale Hollow lake and love golf like I do, don’t miss out on playing this course. 💯

This is one of the top public courses in the state and a hidden gem. Beautiful manicured fairways and perfect greens. Stimp green speed probably around 10.5 most of the time, so not super fast. Play the tees that match your ability with 5 to choose from and the fairways are pretty wide where you drive. A few holes to pick from that could be signature holes including 1 that drops over 100' and plays around 160 yards downhill. Excellent service and staff. Pro shop isn't huge but has everything you'll need. If you're on the lake, you can bring clubs on your boat and they'll pick you up from the State Resort Marina and drive you to the course from your boat. You can't see the lake from the course but absolutely stunning views and a lot of wildlife. Love it every time! Some of the grass is so perfect it looks like turf in the fairways.

Update for October 2025. Course was in GREAT shape this visit. Fairways were full, green and ripe for the picking. The greens were solid. Great spin, putted true and speed was about a 7. A little slow, but still quick enough to putt and not hammer. The fall foliage was amazing. I was very pleased this trip. Spring 2024. Disappointing. This once great course is now declining. The fairways have soft spots in various locations which plug and cover balls. The greens are inconsistent. There was water on hole 6 which comes from a fountain and still tastes stale. The coolers were empty by 1400 ( 2 pm). The course is still ok, but not what it was. 14 handicap, 85 score

9/14/25 I live near Mineral Mounds, KY Dam and Boots Randolph state park courses. I have also played 3 other KY state park courses. Even though these are great courses Dale Hollow is definitely the best KY park course I've ever played. The Layout was spectacular, fairways were like playing on turf and the greens rolled true, as they should at a nice course. At the time it was ranked #10 in the state but I would say it's probably more like top 5. I played the #2 course in TN last year which is "Stonehenge" at Crossville and it don't compare to this course. I can't wait to return. By the way the staff was fantastic as well.