#7 of 19 in Louisville
Lake Forest Country Club
Views & scenery1st of 19 in Louisville
Clubhouse food7th of 19 in Louisville
Course conditions9th of 19 in Louisville
Atmosphere9th of 19 in Louisville
Layout & design9th of 19 in Louisville
Harder than most courses in Louisville
EasierHarder
About Lake Forest Country Club
Lake Forest Country Club is a private club in Louisville, Kentucky, established in 1991. Its golf course was designed by Arnold Palmer and is the only Palmer-designed layout in the state.
Beyond golf, the club offers tennis and pickleball, along with dining and social programming. Events for members and their families are held throughout the year.
At a glance
- Access
- Private
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,011 yards
- Tees
- 10 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 74.1 / 141 slope
- Opened
- 1992
- Difficulty
- Harder than most
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 13 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Green | 373 | 552 | 404 | 374 | 453 | 224 | 545 | 214 | 392 | 405 | 446 | 375 | 165 | 517 | 186 | 420 | 541 | 425 | 3531 | 3480 | 7,011 | 72 | 74.1/141 |
| Gold | 330 | 534 | 367 | 353 | 427 | 194 | 529 | 197 | 353 | 389 | 410 | 343 | 138 | 481 | 159 | 389 | 508 | 394 | 3284 | 3211 | 6,495 | 72 | 71.8/136 |
| Blue/Gold | 330 | 534 | 340 | 353 | 387 | 152 | 487 | 179 | 353 | 349 | 376 | 343 | 138 | 481 | 159 | 350 | 452 | 352 | 3115 | 3000 | 6,115 | 72 | 70.2/129 |
| Blue | 293 | 494 | 340 | 306 | 387 | 152 | 487 | 179 | 335 | 349 | 376 | 315 | 109 | 443 | 128 | 350 | 452 | 352 | 2973 | 2874 | 5,847 | 72 | 69.0/123 |
| Blue/White | 293 | 462 | 312 | 306 | 365 | 152 | 418 | 161 | 335 | 321 | 335 | 315 | 109 | 443 | 128 | 314 | 387 | 319 | 2804 | 2671 | 5,475 | 72 | 67.2/119 |
| White | 272 | 462 | 312 | 289 | 365 | 120 | 418 | 161 | 304 | 321 | 335 | 297 | 100 | 395 | 100 | 314 | 387 | 319 | 2703 | 2568 | 5,271 | 72 | 66.2/116 |
| Red/White | 272 | 462 | 226 | 238 | 332 | 120 | 418 | 129 | 304 | 276 | 335 | 297 | 100 | 395 | 100 | 314 | 353 | 260 | 2501 | 2430 | 4,931 | 72 | 64.4/110 |
| Red | 233 | 436 | 226 | 238 | 332 | 90 | 379 | 129 | 279 | 276 | 308 | 257 | 75 | 334 | 87 | 289 | 353 | 260 | 2342 | 2239 | 4,581 | 72 | 62.7/110 |
| Yellow | 222 | 365 | 203 | 232 | 270 | 88 | 314 | 125 | 243 | 200 | 240 | 221 | 75 | 300 | 86 | 225 | 262 | 195 | 2062 | 1804 | 3,866 | 69 | 60.4/100 |
| Black | 126 | 206 | 113 | 117 | 124 | 52 | 186 | 35 | 140 | 140 | 171 | 163 | 37 | 245 | 47 | 155 | 188 | 103 | 1099 | 1249 | 2,348 | 55 | 53.7/83 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Lake Forest Country Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 74.1 | 141 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 |
| Gold | 71.8 | 136 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 43 |
| Blue/Gold | 70.2 | 129 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 39 |
| Blue | 69.0 | 123 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 36 |
| Blue/White | 67.2 | 119 | -5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 33 |
| White | 66.2 | 116 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 31 |
| Red/White | 64.4 | 110 | -8 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 |
| Red | 62.7 | 110 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 26 |
| Yellow | 60.4 | 100 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 23 |
| Black | 53.7 | 83 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
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