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Ben Hawes Golf Course (18-hole)

Owensboro, KY

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Ranked #68 in KY

Owensboro, KY

400 Booth Field Road, Owensboro, KY 42301

About this course

Ben Hawes Golf Course (18-hole) is an 18-hole public municipal course in Owensboro, Kentucky, at Ben Hawes Park. The city-operated facility has a separate regulation course and a nine-hole par-3 course, along with a driving range. The regulation layout plays to par 71 and has a hilly front nine and a flatter back nine.

Type

Parkland

Holes

18

Par

71

Course rating

Not published

Slope

Not published

Access verified October 2026.

LooperScore

64.0

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