Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park

Dale Hollow Golf Course is another popular entry in the Kentucky state park golf system, available to visitors on the Kentucky-side of the Dale Hollow Lake recreation area. The layout comes from Brian Ault, who completed several other entries in the state’s collection of courses, including General Burnside Island.

Dale Hollow takes a very different tack from that landlocked course, allowing Ault to stretch the tips past 7,000 yards while also adding more hazards to the landscape. The most noticeable will be the enormous sand hazard that runs alongside nearly the entirety of its 190 yards. There will also be a number of water hazards, such as No. 14, a short par five with a severe dogleg that challenges players to take a longer line over the pond in search of an eagle opportunity.

Often, however, Ault does not need to do much work to create a challenge for the player; the region’s mountainous landscape can handle itself. Consider the dogleg left at No. 12, where the inside of the hole is guarded by a drop off down a cliff face of exposed rock.