Whether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with Stephen Lutz who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and treats at the 19th.
Give Our Readers An Overview of the Golf Course/Property General Burnside Island is a fun layout, with tees and challenges to suit golfers of all abilities. Located just south of Somerset, the island itself has golf, camping, and one of the largest boat ramps on Lake Cumberland. If roughing it is not your cup of "tee", there are several national chain hotels and dinning experiences in South Somerset only minutes away from the golf course.
What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course? Don't be fooled by the scorecard! Many first time players at General Burnside look at the yardage and pick the wrong set of tees. With the many elevation changes and zoysia fairways, the course plays longer than the yardage. At least two thirds of the greens are elevated, which requires a longer shot than a player may suspect.
Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course? The Grounds Crew take great pride in the product they put forth as can be told by the regular high ranking in Ky Life Magazine as one of the best courses in Kentucky.
What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole? The 2 most talked about holes on the course are numbers 6 and 16. Number 6 is a straight away par 5 with a scenic view of Lake Cumberland down the entire right side of the hole. This also happens to be a lateral hazard so stay left. Number 16 is a sneaky par 3 that plays anywhere between 136 and 170 yds. The tee shot is all carry over a pond featuring a fountain, to a angled green. This puts proper club selection at a premium.
What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It? My favorite thing about this course is not a particular hole, but the layout of the par 71 course. The front side has 3 par 3s, 3 par 4s, and 3 par 5s, while the back 9 is all par 4s, with a couple 3s thrown in and finishing with the lone par 5.
Back Tee Stats Par: 71 Yardage: 6349 Slope: 126 Rating: 70.1
More Information General Burnside Island State Park 8801 South Hwy 27 Burnside, KY, 42519-0488
