Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname
based on the fact that native bluegrass is present in many of the pastures
throughout the state, based on the fertile soil. It made possible the
breeding of high-quality livestock, especially thoroughbred racing horses.
It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the
world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park; the greatest length
of navigable waterways and streams in the Lower 48 states; and the two
largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River. It is also home to the
highest per capita number of deer and turkey in the United States, the
largest free-ranging elk herd east of Montana, and the nation's most
productive coalfield.
From mountaintop tees to lakeside fairways, Kentucky
has a wide variety of courses to challenge any golfer.