I may be wrong, but I don't know how Old Silo will survive.BTW, it was $59 to play all day. Visually maybe, but with the conditioning we saw it can't be anywhere close, and I don't think we just caught them on a bad day. I believe that Golf Magazine ranked it the top public course in KY. It is a shame, because with decent conditioning this course is excellent. At this rate (barring any more downpours) they may be finished by Halloween. As far as we could tell they only had two young kids working on the washed out bunkers and it took them all day (36 holes) to complete the bunkers on hole 18 and half of hole 9. Many of the bunkers had been washed out down to a layer of gravel. The conditioning wasn't very good and I saw only 5 grounds crewmen on a Monday morning, one of which I believe was the Asst. I just don't think it gets enough traffic. That doesn't sound too far, but there are a lot of really good affordable public courses closer to Lexington., with no other large towns anywhere near. Sterling is about 35 minutes east of Lexington's east side. The problem with Old Silo seems to be its location. It is unwalkable and the trek from 2 green to 3 tee may be an all timer. The bunkering and the topography are the most significant impediments to scoring. It plays 6977 from the back tees, but length is not the course's main defense. Here is a link to their website's photo page. Unfortunately, my camera spent the day in the hotel room (I know, that could be grounds for losing my username and password) so I won't bore you with hole descriptions that you can't visualize. It is a fun course and can be quite difficult in places. He did a good job with the routing on a difficult and sometimes extreme piece of property. Old Silo is a Graham Marsh design and for those of you who've played there, you know it is a unique and visually appealing course with a lot of elevation changes and artistic (and plentiful) bunkering. On Monday, July 26th, we played 36 holes at Old Silo in Mt. I only took a few pics at Kearney Hill.Ī look at the 18th green from the 1st tee I really enjoyed this course when we lived in Lexington and it didn't disappoint this time. The course has a really good finish (15-18) with a mid length par 3 skirting a lake, a short par 4 with many of the same playing angles and features as the 18th at Sawgrass (except length), a long par 4 with a blind tee shot over a slope to a punchbowl(ish) green in a natural ampitheater, and a down then up reachable par 5. In fact, the greens were receptive and could receive a variety of shots, but the visual made you just uncomfortabe enough to be a little unsure. Many shots into greens were at an angle where a knob or bunker makes the green semi blind. The one that I find most distinct on this course and many Dye courses is the visual intimidation/confusion. There are some good risk reward holes and it has many of the usual Pete Dye trappings. It is very walkable and plays 7079 from the tips. It is a wide open piece of property with some nice roll. It also held the 1998 Men's Amateur Public Links and the 2007 Women's Amateur Public Links. It is a Pete Dye design that used to be the venue for a Senior Tour event. Sunday afternoon (July 25th) we played at Kearney Hill Golf Links. I'll be posting some pics and a not so complete photo tour of both courses at the University Club. I had the camera along, but didn't take many pics until the last 2 days at the University Club of KY. We played 5 rounds in 4 days (supposed to be 6 but Tuesday afternoon was a washout). I recently returned from a golf trip in beautiful Lexington, KY.
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