Kentucky Derby Week Golf And Dining Tips
Since I’m the most famous ( and only ) golf blogger with a Louisville connection, I guess it’s my duty to help all of you find some places to play golf, indulge in some great food, find an off the beaten path side trip and tell you where to stay and play.
If you happen to be coming to Louisville for the 132nd running of the Kentucky Derby, you have to do several things. I’ll be going over and over and over them for the next several weeks.
Located at 909 Swan St, the Come Back Inn is one of my favorite spots in the city. Their Chicago Italian Beef sandwich is the bomb ! The Linguine with the clam sauce is so good that we once put a bowl on a guys head and his tongue beat his brains out trying to get to it ! Serious good !
Here’s a link to a review and if you’re going, shoot me an email and I’ll meet you there !
Located at 300 Pee Wee Reese Road, 502-458-9298, this city owned gem features rolling hills with grass mounds around the greens, fairway bunkers and some water holes. Zoysia fairways and bent grass greens. The Championship tees are a whopping 7196 yards and are as hard as any golf couse anywhere any price any time !
Gary Player won his 1st U.S. pro tournament at Seneca, back in the 1960’s and the wind is still in your face on #14, a 438 yard par 4 that never, ever plays downwind. Never. Don’t believe me ? Call the club pro Kevin Greenwell and ask him.
Just like Churchill Downs, you have to be tough to win here because it’s long, flat and hard.
There’s a million dollar hole in one contest there on the Tuesday of Derby Week and they have never had a winner. Ever.
Holler at me if you’re going and want to play. If you par the first hole, dinner’s on me at the Come Back Inn.
That’s all for today. More to come. Fine dning, fine golf and lotsa fun !
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Let’s try to get on Seneca. Name your day and I’m all over it.
Just let me know a couple of days ahead of time so I can dust off the sticks!
I’m planning on being up around Tuesday & Wednesday for sure, so let’s make it then. You name the time and we’ll play for Q’doba burritos !
Anybody else want some ?!
Could you tell me where I could buy that pic of the run into the ist turn of the derby that you have on your website. What I would like to do would be to enlarge it to 24×36 and frame it to put in my family room. Also would you know of any longrange shots of he horses coming into the stretch in the derby shot with a telephoto lens that could also be blown up into 24×36 suitable for framing. And the cost.
Best wishes Ed brownie
I’ll send you an email Ed, after I find the info you need.
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