15503 Shelbyville Rd,
Louisville, Kentucky 40253
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Kyle Cramer (Head Golf Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Jack Nicklaus
38.243063
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17 mi E of downtown Louisville.
Valhalla
Valhalla Golf Club is home to one of the top-rated and finest championship golf courses in Kentucky. Quietly located 20 miles to the east of Louisville, this excellent tree-lined and open parkland layout contains a wealth of wonderfully crafted, memorable and challenging holes.
Flowing around the course is the small Floyds Fork river (see Did You Know section). On the front-nine, at the par-3 3rd, doglegging par-4 6th, water-protected par-5 7th and par-4 9th you will need to hit over Floyds Fork, or surrender your ball to the river, as many have done.
The river continues its journey past the course on the back-nine. Here it's a tributary (Brush Run) that takes on the mantle of posing a watery threat, while adorning the course with a few cascading waterfalls (at the island green par-4 13th, par-4 15th, and par-5 18th).
Added to abundant water hazards, there's also plenty of large stylish bunkering to be avoided. This revered Jack Nicklaus layout will most assuredly challenge your all-round game, as it does the world's best professionals, who have contested many a top-level championship here.
Limited access: this private course is generally playable only by members and their invited guests.
Private club; guests may only play if hosted by a member. An outside visitor tee-time may occasionally be granted on application to the club.
Walking permitted.
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Described in Norse (Scandinavian) mythology, Valhalla is a great and majestic hall where the souls of Viking warriors feasted and celebrated with the gods. As legend has it, the hall is presided over by Odin. Half the Vikings who die in combat enter Valhalla; the other half, it is said, join the goddess Freyja in Fólkvangr.
Since its opening in 1986, Valhalla has played host to many top level tournaments and major championships, most especially the 2008 Ryder Cup, and several US PGA and Senior PGA championships (see our Tournaments section >by Venue >Valhalla).
Wrapped around the Valhalla course is Floyds Fork, a 62-mile tributary of Kentucky's Salt River, which itself is a 150-mile tributary of the much larger Ohio River. The Ohio is the main river flowing past Louisville, and the largest tributary (by volume) of the mighty Mississippi.
Kentucky's No.1 course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 87th best course (Golf Digest, 2023).
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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