Golf Course Overview: Barren River State Resort Park By Brian Weis

Golf Course Overview: Barren River State Resort Park

Insights From An Insider With Cody Goodwin, Head Golf Professional

By Brian Weis

Local and traveling golfers love to research courses before playing them, whether it is to gain some local knowledge or to set an expectation before their upcoming round. Below is an interview with Cody Goodwin who shares some valuable insight about the property, its most talked about holes and the signature dish/drink to consume at the 19th hole.

How Does Your Course Differ From The Others In The Area?
Barren River golf club has a unique setup shadowing Barren Lake. The course offers a challenging and narrow setup. Driveable par 4's, lengthy par 3's and difficult par 5's makes for a fun day.

For someone who has not played the course in awhile, has there been any new changes/renovations to the course or property?

What is your course's answer to Amen Corner? (Describe your best/hardest 3 back/back/back holes)
14,15, and 16 offer a difficult but fun touch to the back nine. The 14th is a layup hole to a downhill pin over a penalty area. 15 is a 3 shot minimum par over hazard. 16 is a long par three over hazard that can be played up to 220 yards in distance.

What is your course's claim to fame, or is there a little known fact that golfers should know about the property?
The course is the best in the area and the scenic holes are second to none.

What tournaments/events have you (recently) hosted or will be hosting? Or any recent awards?
Barren river host numerous sponsored tournaments from surrounding cities. There will be an annual senior am and jr am added to the schedule in 2021-2022.

Besides golf, what other amenities do you offer if a golfer wants to spend most of the day at your facility?
The park features a lodging, villas, restaurant, pub, and beach to just name a few. The pro will always advise a nice cool down drink and dinner after the round to enjoy the full experience.

For the traveling golfer, do you have lodging onsite or partner with any area hotels?
yes, we offer lodging.

What is your signature dish, sandwich or drink at the turn or restaurant?
Try the catfish dinner at our restaurant! the pro shop offers healthy snacks and hot dogs along with cold refreshments.

Contact Course
Barren River State Resort Park
1149 State Park Road
Lucas , KY, 42156
800-295-1876

www.parks.ky.gov

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.