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Lexington Open XXVIII
Kentucky’s premier spring stop brings together touring pros, seasoned amateurs, and local talent for a weekend where every wooded fairway feels like a chess match.
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Capital City Clash
Frankfort players defend hometown lines while regional competitors test touch shots and scramble games on technical terrain.
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Idlewild Returns
The DGPT returns to Burlington and once again asks players to survive one of the sport’s most demanding mental marathons.
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The Kentucky Woods Game Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage
Kentucky disc golf has developed a quiet reputation around the region: if you can survive a wooded Kentucky course without donating plastic to the underbrush, you can probably compete anywhere.
Courses across the Commonwealth reward restraint as much as power. Fairways bend through old tree lines, hills create awkward footing, and rough punishes greedy decisions with the emotional efficiency of a parking ticket. Players raised on these layouts learn quickly that distance alone solves very little.
At places like Idlewild and other technical Kentucky courses, local players develop a style built around placement golf, low ceilings, and controlled landing zones. Touring players often describe Kentucky golf as mentally exhausting because every hole seems to ask a second question after the drive.
That challenge has shaped a generation of Kentucky competitors who may not always throw the farthest, but rarely panic when the fairway narrows into a hallway barely wider than a pickup truck.
League Night Still Powers the Kentucky Scene
On paper, league night looks simple: a few scorecards, some doubles partners, maybe a grill smoking near hole one. In reality, league culture is the engine room of Kentucky disc golf.
New players often discover the sport through friends, but they stay because of weekly leagues. Veterans teach etiquette, clubs raise money for baskets and tee pads, and local rivalries develop one missed putt at a time.
Around Kentucky, league nights have become unofficial town squares. Players trade discs out of truck beds, debate plastic blends like pit crews discussing tire compounds, and pass along rumors about new courses before dirt is even moved.
The atmosphere remains one of the sport’s greatest recruiting tools. Even competitive leagues tend to feel welcoming, equal parts competition and campground conversation.
A Weekend Disc Golf Loop Through Central Kentucky
A strong Kentucky disc golf road trip does not need a complicated itinerary. Start in Lexington with coffee and a morning round, drift toward Frankfort by afternoon, and finish the evening swapping stories over barbecue while somebody insists they “almost aced” hole seventeen.
Central Kentucky offers a blend of technical woods golf, elevation changes, and park-style layouts close enough together to turn an ordinary weekend into a basket-hunting loop.
The best part is the rhythm of the scene itself. Local clubs are usually eager to recommend hidden gems, doubles nights, or the course with the cleanest lines after heavy rain. Travelers often arrive looking for a round and leave with three new phone numbers and another tournament on the calendar.
Kentucky disc golf feels less like a network of isolated courses and more like a connected trail system stitched together by volunteers, players, and stubborn optimism.
Kentucky Course Map
County-level disc golf map
This map uses county/city-level markers to help visitors explore Kentucky disc golf regions. Exact course pins should be added later only after verifying coordinates from UDisc, PDGA, OpenStreetMap, or course owners.
Course Directory
Kentucky disc golf courses by county
Directory based on public course listings from Disc Golf Scene, UDisc, and PDGA-style course references. Course inventories change often, so this section should be treated as a working directory rather than a certified census.
Current public counts:
UDisc lists 194 Kentucky courses, while Disc Golf Scene lists 193. This prototype groups many known courses by county and links to the live directories for verification.
Anderson County 2 courses
- Anderson County Park — Lawrenceburg
- Lawrenceburg DGC — Lawrenceburg
Barren County 3 courses
- American Legion Park — Glasgow
- Creekside at Gorin Disc Golf Course — Glasgow
- Woods at Weldon — Glasgow
Boone County 5 courses
- Boone Woods Park — Burlington
- Idlewild — Burlington
- R.A. Jones Middle School — Florence
- South Fork Park — Union
- Walton Community Park — Walton
Boyd County 2 courses
- Armco Park — Ashland
- King's Ridge DGC — Russell
Boyle County 1 courses
- Henry Jackson Park — Danville
Bullitt County 4 courses
- Active Heroes — Shepherdsville
- Bullitt County Park DGC — Bullitt County
- Salt River Brewery — Shepherdsville
- Shepherdsville Park — Shepherdsville
Calloway County 1 courses
- Central Park — Murray
Campbell County 2 courses
- A. J. Jolly Park — Alexandria
- Highland Park — Fort Thomas
Carroll County 1 courses
- Three Rivers DiscGolfPark — Carrollton
Casey County 1 courses
- Pana Sea Ranch — Middleburg
Christian County 4 courses
- Casey Jones Distillery — Hopkinsville
- MBR Distillery — Pembroke
- North Drive Park — Hopkinsville
- Trail of Tears Park — Hopkinsville
Clark County 1 courses
- Ironworks Hills DGC — Winchester
Clay County 1 courses
- Cross Mountain Campground — Manchester
Crittenden County 4 courses
- Crittenden County Lions Club — Marion
- Lion's Den Beginner Course — Marion
- Marion-Crittenden County Park — Marion
- The Heritage — Marion
Daviess County 6 courses
- Brantley Farms Disc Golf Course — Owensboro
- Diamond Lake Resort — Owensboro
- Kentucky Wesleyan College — Owensboro
- Panther Creek Park — Owensboro
- Yellow Creek Park — Owensboro
- Whitesville City Park — Whitesville
Edmonson County 3 courses
- Chalybeate Springs Sports Complex — Brownsville
- Holler in the Hills — Brownsville
- Wolf Knob — Mammoth Cave
Fayette County 15 courses
- Clays Mill Elementary — Lexington
- Counter Clocks Field — Lexington
- Jacobson Park — Lexington
- James Lane Allen Elementary — Lexington
- Lafayette High School — Lexington
- Lexington Legends Ballpark — Lexington
- Lexmark Inc. — Lexington
- Meadowbrook GC — Lexington
- River Hill Park — Lexington
- Shadybrook — Lexington
- Shillito Park — Lexington
- STEAM Academy — Lexington
- University of Kentucky — Lexington
- Veterans Park — Lexington
- Whitaker Bank Ballpark — Lexington
Franklin County 3 courses
- East Frankfort Park — Frankfort
- Lakeview Park — Frankfort
- West Sixth Farm — Frankfort
Fulton County 1 courses
- Fulton — Fulton
Garrard County 1 courses
- Logan Hubble Park — Lancaster
Grant County 1 courses
- Grant County Park — Crittenden
Grayson County 6 courses
- Another Man's Treasure — Leitchfield
- Bobby Bland Disc Golf Course — Leitchfield
- Camp Loucon — Leitchfield
- Grayson County High School — Leitchfield
- Leitchfield City Park — Leitchfield
- Windy Trails — Leitchfield
Green County 1 courses
- Greensburg Fitness Park — Greensburg
Hancock County 1 courses
- Vastwood Park — Hawesville
Hardin County 6 courses
- Butchertown DGC — Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown Sports Park — Elizabethtown
- Freeman Lake Park — Elizabethtown
- Radcliff DGC — Radcliff
- Severns Valley Baptist Church — Elizabethtown
- Vine Grove — Vine Grove
Harrison County 1 courses
- Garrard Park — Paris
Henderson County 2 courses
- Atkinson Park — Henderson
- Henderson Hills — Henderson
Henry County 1 courses
- Harry Hill Park — New Castle
Hopkins County 3 courses
- Madisonville City Park — Madisonville
- Mahr Park — Madisonville
- Mahr Park Recreational 9 — Madisonville
Jefferson County 8 courses
- Arrowhead DGC — Valley Station
- Champions Park DGC — Louisville
- Charlie Vettiner Park — Louisville
- George Rogers Clark Park — Louisville
- Highview Park Disc Golf Course — Louisville
- Iroquois Park — Louisville
- Puli Valley — Louisville
- Shelby Park — Louisville
Jessamine County 4 courses
- Asbury University Campus — Wilmore
- Centennial Park — Wilmore
- Lake Mingo — Nicholasville
- Riney B — Nicholasville
Johnson County 1 courses
- Thealka Park — Paintsville
Kenton County 5 courses
- Banklick Woods Park / Lincoln Ridge Park — Independence
- Devou Park — Covington
- Pride Park — Taylor Mill
- The Back 40 — Morning View
- War Memorial Park — Oak Grove
Knox County 1 courses
- Thompson RV Park — Barbourville
Laurel County 2 courses
- Corinth Baptist Gym — London
- Whitley Branch Veterans Park — London
Madison County 2 courses
- Berea Golf Club — Berea
- Camp Catalpa — Richmond
Marion County 1 courses
- Graham Memorial Park — Lebanon
Marshall County 2 courses
- H. H. Lovett Park — Benton
- Mike Miller County Park — Benton
Mason County 1 courses
- Hidden Ridge DGC — Zion Station
McCracken County 3 courses
- Midtown Park — Paducah
- Paducah DGC at Stuart Nelson Park — Paducah
- Stuart Nelson — Paducah
Meade County 5 courses
- Doe Valley Golf Club — Brandenburg
- Dogwood — Brandenburg
- Meade Olin Park — Brandenburg
- Otter Creek Park — Brandenburg
- Muldraugh DGC — Muldraugh
Montgomery County 3 courses
- Easy Walker Park — Mount Sterling
- Herb Botts Memorial Park — Mount Sterling
- Indian Creek DGC — Mount Sterling
Muhlenberg County 1 courses
- Thompson RV Park — Barbourville
Nelson County 1 courses
- Parkway DGC — Bardstown
Ohio County 1 courses
- Ohio County Park — Hartford
Oldham County 2 courses
- Oldham County YMCA — Buckner
- Wendell Moore Park — Buckner / LaGrange
Pulaski County 3 courses
- Eubank Park — Eubank
- Pulaski County Park — Somerset
- Rocky Hollow Park — Somerset
Rowan County 1 courses
- Cave Run Spillway — Morehead
Scott County 3 courses
- Country Boy Brewing — Georgetown
- Georgetown College — Georgetown
- Scott County Park — Georgetown
Shelby County 1 courses
- Ryan's Course at Red Orchard Park — Shelbyville
Simpson County 2 courses
- Simpson County Schools — Franklin
- Simpson DGC — Franklin
Taylor County 1 courses
- Smith Ridge Campground — Campbellsville
Trigg County 3 courses
- Cadiz Park — Cadiz
- The Whippoorwill — Cadiz
- Trigg County Recreation Complex — Cadiz
Warren County 19 courses
- Basil Griffin Park — Bowling Green
- Beech Bend Park — Bowling Green
- Bowling Green Technical College / SKYCTC — Bowling Green
- Buchanon Park — Bowling Green
- Ephram White — Bowling Green
- Hobson Grove Park — Bowling Green
- Kereiakes Park — Bowling Green
- Lovers Lane Park — Bowling Green
- Natcher Elementary — Bowling Green
- Phil Moore Park — Bowling Green
- Preston Miller Water Park — Bowling Green
- Riverview Park — Bowling Green
- Rock River Ranch — Bowling Green
- Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College — Bowling Green
- Thrill on the Hill at WKU — Bowling Green
- Vette City DGC — Bowling Green
- Western Kentucky University — Bowling Green
- White Park — Bowling Green
- White Squirrel Brewery — Bowling Green
Washington County 3 courses
- Camp Calvary — Mackville
- Lincoln Homestead Disc Golf Course — Springfield
- River of Life DGC — Springfield
Wayne County 1 courses
- Lake Cumberland State Park — Jamestown
Whitley County 2 courses
- Briar Creek Park — Williamsburg
- Miller Park — Corbin
Woodford County 2 courses
- Falling Springs / Graviss McDonald's DGC — Versailles
- Versailles-Woodford County Park — Versailles