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The Golf Club of the Bluegrass

Lexington, KY

Lexington, KY

2560 Palumbo Dr suite 110, Lexington, KY 40509

About this course

The Golf Club of the Bluegrass, also known for its Widows Watch course, is an 18-hole public golf course located near Lexington in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Designed by architect Barry T. Serafin, the course opened in 1999 and plays to a par of 72 from a length of roughly 6,214 to 6,961 yards depending on tees. It operates as a daily-fee public facility with a driving range and other practice amenities. The course sits amid the rolling Bluegrass countryside characteristic of central Kentucky.

Type

Parkland

Region

Southeast

Holes

18

Par

72

LooperScore

74.6

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