Drake Creek

Golf Course and Riverside Community

Drake Creek Golf Club

Drake Creek is the only 18-hole golf course in the area rated 3.5 stars by Golf Digest Magazine. It features 6,714 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 71.6 and has a slope rating of 132. 

Designed by Rich Osborne and opened in 1999, Drake Creek is western Kentucky's finest public course. Drake Creek is home of the 2005 KHSAA State Golf Championship and the 2006 NCAA Ohio Valley Conference Championship. With four sets of tees Drake Creek can be as friendly or as challenging as you make it. The course is beautifully located on the Ohio River, features Zoysia fairways and bent grass greens.

Nationally recognized as a premier golf course, the Drake Creek Golf Course continues to please both its members and its guests.

History

Established
1999

Designed by
Rich Osborne
As is his signature, Osborne designed the Drake Creek course not only for breathtaking vistas, but for play that can be enjoyed by both occasional players and those whose experience level dictates greater challenges. The Course will be sufficiently challenging and interesting to support all levels of competitive play.

Constructed
Jim Holmes, Holmes and Company
They also built English Turn in New Orleans, Pinehurst National, and Grand Cypress in Orlando among others.

Greens

Managed by Tim Gardner
Mr. Gardner is a nationally recognized greens manager. Drake Creek is consistently maintained in an impeccable condition that is simply better than other area golf courses. The 18-hole course features Zoysia fairways and tees, bent grass greens, over 20 acres of water and 38 sand bunkers. There are four separete tees on each hole so the course can be as friendly or as challenging as you make it.

Championships

2005 KHSAA State Golf Championship
2006 NCAA OVC Championship
2007 NCAA OVC Championship
2008 West Kentucky Open

Amenities

The Drake Creek golfing experience is enhanced by superb practice facilities, the area's finest golf shop, and a PGA professional staff that is courteous and knowledgeable. You'll be pleased with what Drake Creek has to offer.

Web Site

http://www.drakecreek.com

 

Address

Drake Creek Golf Club
1 Torrey Pines
Ledbetter, KY 42058
(270) 898-4653 main
(270) 898-4608 fax
drakecreek@bellsouth.net