Kearney Hill Golf Links, Lexington, KY
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#1 Par 4 HC - 9 |
Black 433 Blue 394 White 385 |
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Fenced in trees to the right begin at 135yd from CG. Left half of fairway plays best as fairway bends right at 60yd from CG. Approach to a 34yd deep green angled right. Front 5% slopes to the front. Ridge across green from 10-25% depth releases moderately long. 25-70% depth on the right 1/2 of the green slopes gently to the front. 25-100% depth on the left 1/2 of the green slopes gently to the front and left. |
| #2 Par 3 HC - 17 |
Black 165 Blue 150 White 140 |
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Slightly elevated tees may alter club selection. 42yd deep green. Front 50% of the green has large crown peaking on the right side at 40% green depth - releasing outward from the peak. Back half is mostly level with back right edge drifting off to the fringe. |
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#3 Par 5 HC - 3 |
Black 497 Blue 477 White 445 |
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Fairway has a slant right and is downhill from 230yd CG to the lake short of the green. Long hitters can reach in two. If not, layups should play to ~100yd from CG to take water mostly out of play. 43yd deep green. Mound on the midline at 30% depth slopes outward. Left 1/2 of the green from 40-60% depth releases long. 5-100% depth on the left 1/2 slopes left. |
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#4 Par 4 HC - 7 |
Black 456 Blue 423 White 410 |
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Fairway slants right and the left half plays best. Slight decline form 230-150yd CG. Fairway bunker on the right side at 127-114yd from CG. Long bunker just left of the fairway begins at 84yd from CG and rides along left side of the green. 33yd deep green angles and lengthens left. Slight ridge surrounds back left quarter of the green releasing long and left at 50% depth and left at the midline from 50-100% depth. Mound on the right edge at 15% depth makes front 25% on the right 1/2 of the green release left and long over the top. |
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#5 Par 4 HC - 11 |
Black 375 Blue 333 White 320 |
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Right and left bunkers narrow the fairway to 25yd wide. Left begins at 141yd from Cg and the right begins at 154yd from CG. Boomerang shaped green angles and widens left. Deep bunker protects left edge. 47yd deep green. Large crown on the right side at 40% depth slopes heavily tot he front and moderately left. Front 505 slopes to the front. Back 50% on the right 1/2 of the green (all except left extension) slopes left. Large, back left extension to the green has a gentle slopes to the front and left. |
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#6 Par 4 HC - 15 |
Black 348 Blue 336 White 320 |
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Fairway inclines to the green. Second left bunker ends at 79yd from CG and the second right bunker ends at 98yd from CG. Uphill approach to a knobby (smaller than the previous mounds) 42yd deep green. Knob on midline in the front 10% releases left or right. Ridge across 3/4 of the green on the left at 15% depth slopes heavily to the front. 20-40% depth has slight slope to the front and the left edge releases right. Back 50% has very gentle slope to the front and slopes left or right from the midline. |
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#7 Par 5 HC - 1 |
Black 578 Blue 551 White 540 |
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First right bunker begins at 341yd from CG. First bunker on the left begins at 336yd from CG. Fairway begins to narrow on the right edge beginning at 275yd from CG and cuts off the right half (with deep grass depression) at 198yd from CG. fairway widens back out after deep recession at 138yd from CG. Approach to a 32yd deep green angling left. Knobby midline releases left or right. Mound on left edge at 75% depth slopes to the front right or long over the top. |
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#8 Par 5 HC - 13 |
Black 210 Blue 179 White 165 |
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36yd deep green angles right and the right half plays 6-8yd deeper than CG. Large mound on the left edge at 30% depth releases right or long over the top. Slight mound on the right edge at 20% depth releases gently left or long over the top. Back 45% (mostly the right side of the green) releases left or right from that portion's midline (right of CG). | |
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#9 Par 4 HC - 5 |
Black 469 Blue 436 White 425 |
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Out of Bounds left of the cart path. Fairway curls right and slants right. Top of the rolling hill is 175yd from CG. Two large trees right of the fairway are at 155yd from CG. 39yd deep green. Large mound right of the midline at 45% depth slopes to the front left or long over the top. Front 30% slopes to the back (moderately on the left 1/2). Mound on the left edge at 75% depth slopes heavy to the front or long over the top. Mound at the midline on the back 90-100% depth slopes heavily left or moderately right. 20-70% depth on the left 1/2 of the green slopes heavily left. |
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Black 3531 Blue 3279 White 3150 |
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#10 Par 4 HC - 14 |
Black 359 Blue 340 White 335 |
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Inclining fairway. Misses right have little threat other than light rough. Grass mounds cutting off left half of the fairway begin at 85yd from CG. 35yd deep green. Front 90% slopes to the back. Two slight mounds left of midline (30 and 60% depth) have heavy slope to the back over the top. All of the left 1/5 of the green slopes left as well. Back 10% slopes to the front. |
| #11 Par 4 HC - 12 |
Black 382 Blue 372 White 351 |
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From the Black or Blue tees, any long hitter (250yd plus) should hug the lone right tree at 170yd from Cg. Narrowest portion of the fairway is 85yd from CG. Fairway is downhill and slants right almost to that point. 32yd deep green all slopes to the front. Also the front 20% on the right 1/2 of the green slopes left. Mounds just right of the midline at 30 and 65% depths slope moderately to the front, left and gently long over the top. |
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#12 Par 3 HC - 16 |
Black 211 Blue 198 White 175 |
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37yd deep green angles to the back right. Back right corner plays 9yd deeper than CG. Large mound at CG creates hard release left from 40-55% depth. Slight mound on the left side at 25% depth releases left and long over the top. Rolling back half of the green has slight slope to the front. | |
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#13 Par 4 HC - 6 |
Black 468 Blue 435 White 421 |
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Fairway bends right at 142yd from CG. Anything right drops down the bank to numerous bunkers. Approach to a39yd deep green. Mounds on the left edges at 25% and 95% depths release right or long over the top. Right 1/2 of the green from 15% depth back slopes right. Slight mound on the right side at 505 depth also releases gently long. |
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#14 Par 5 HC - 2 |
Black 545 Blue 524 White 510 |
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Fairway declines to 145yd from CG. Fairway also slants left and the left edge creeps in to its narrowest portion at 170yd from CG. Right 1/2 of hte fairway plays best. Layup shots should give room to clear the 35ft bank to the green. Approach to a 27yd deep green with a small extension off the front left corner. That extension slopes hard to the front. Rest of the green is crowned in the center and slopes left and hard right from CG. Mound on back edge just right of the midline moves left or right. |
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#15 Par 3 HC - 18 |
Black 189 Blue 175 White 168 |
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36yd deep green crowned at CG and moves outward from there. Another smaller mound on the right portion of the green at 15% depth slopes to the front, left or long over the top. | |
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#16 Par 4 HC - 10 |
Black 378 Blue 368 White 352 |
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Drives can hug the left side of the fairway (next to water) to avoid being blocked by the three trees 45yd shy of the green (however, plenty of room to go over). Approach to a complex, 36yd deep green. Misses short and left are water. Midline from 20-90% depth release hard right. Mound in the front (right 1/2 of the green) releases hard long at 15% depth. Left 1/2 of the green is rolling with minor recessed area across the left 1/2 of the green at 40% depth. |
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#17 Par 4 HC - 8 |
Black 433 Blue 422 White 411 |
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Left bunker ends at 172yd from CG. Left half plays best but narrows and ends at 100yd from CG. 36yd deep green. Misses right find water or bunker. Misses left find grass mounds. Front 50% of the green has gentle slope long and left. Back 505 of the green has gentle slope to the front and is very slightly crowned to the fringes. |
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#18 Par 5 HC - 4 |
Black 535 Blue 520 White 510 |
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Declining fairway that drops off 12ft at 218yd from CG and ends at light rough at 203yd from CG. (270yd will reach rough from the Blue tees). To the green from there is all uphill with bunkers on the left side and the green elevated and tucked into the left side of the fairway. 33yd deep green that is shallow on the left (front of green is light rough). Large crown is 8yd left of CG and releases outward heavily (front and right) to moderately (back and left). Left 1/2 of the green from 40-100% depth slopes to the back left. |
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Black 3500 Blue 3354 White 3233 |
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