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, as many have done, to the river.
The river continues its journey past the course on the back-nine, although its one of its tributaries (Brush Run) that takes on the mantle of posing a watery threat. 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).
The Masters: The 88th Masters Tournament at Augusta National sees LIV golfer Jon Rahm defend his title against the world’s best. Pressing hard will be world No.1 and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler and world No.2 Rory McIlroy (April 11-14).
Chevron Championship: the women’s major championship season gets underway for the second year at its new Carlton Woods home outside Houston, Texas. World No.2 Lilia Vu defends (April 18-21).
Nelly Korda: records a perfect start to 2024 with four wins out of her last four appearances on the LPGA Tour, a feat last achieved by Lorena Ochoa in 2008. Korda's win at the T-Mobile Match Play brought up her 12th LPGA Tour victory.
Scottie Scheffler: narrowly missed out on matching Nelly Korda’s three-in-three, when he placed second at the Houston Open. This followed back-to-back wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players. Like Korda, he remains comfortably ahead in the official world golf rankings.
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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