Buck Blankenship

Harrodsburg, KY

Bright Leaf Golf Resort in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, was founded in 1963 by Clarence "Buck" Blankenship, a longtime PGA member and course designer, on a farm he had purchased in Mercer County. It has grown into a 36-hole facility that includes an 18-hole course, a 9-hole regulation course and a lighted 9-hole par-3 course, and remains family owned. The 18-hole course plays to a par of 72 at 6,474 yards from the back tees, with water hazards affecting six holes. The resort also offers hotel rooms and villa suites, and the golf courses are open to the public alongside overnight guests.

Russellville, KY

Rolling Hills is an 18-hole public course spanning 6,562 yards in Logan County [1](https://rollinghillsgolfcourse.net/#:~:text=18-hole%20public%20course,Logan%20County). The parkland layout was built in 1970 and features Bermuda grass fairways and bentgrass greens [5](https://www.golfnow.com/courses/1030701-rolling-hills-golf-course-details#:~:text=built%3A%201970,bentgrass%20greens). Tree-lined fairways move over rolling contours in a natural setting, with water hazards creating several forced carries [2](https://www.bestpublicgolfcourses.com/course/rolling_hills_golf_course_russellville#:~:text=rolling%20contours,forced%20carries).