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Sports and Recreation
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Golf
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STONE CREST GOLF COURSE
StoneCrest is a unique facility owned by the City of Prestonsburg in Southeastern Kentucky. The course is on 700 acres of land. Offers amenities such as a pro shop, club repairs, practice green, driving range, clubhouse and lounge.
Built on a reclaimed strip mine, the course offers spectacular views of the surrounding mountains and valleys. The championship layout plays to a Par 72, and is over 7,000 yards long from the black tees. However, with four other sets of tee boxes the course is playable for all skill levels. Opened for play in 2001, the course is already recognized as one of the finest in Kentucky and has played host to both the Men's and Women's State Amateur Championships in its' brief history. For more information, call the StoneCrest Golf Shop at (606) 886-1006. Our friendly staff will be glad to answer any questions you have regarding the course, and to help you book a tee time to come and play our outstanding facility. Plan on spending a night or two and enjoying some of the other fine attractions the area has to offer, such as the Jenny Wiley State Park and the Mountain Arts Center. HISTORY
StoneCrest Golf Course is municipally owned and was developed as part of a recreational/residential/industrial complex on a reclaimed surface coal mine. When completed, in addition to the golf course there will be an industrial park, 120 residential lots, along with soccer, softball, football, and baseball fields.
The City of Prestonsburg obtained the property in various ways. The Corps of Engineers granted some excess acreage adjacent to their Dewey Lake project. Some tracts were purchased. Some tracts were donated by individuals and companies. Most of the property was obtained by trading lots in the finished sub-divisions for raw acreage. All in all, about 700 acres have been acquired for the project.
The golf course is a championship caliber links style course designed by Chris Chrisman of Summit Engineering. The course measures over 7000 yards with seven foot wide concrete cart paths that give easy access to the bent grass fairways, tees, and greens. More than 50 sand traps, some 50-75 yards long, make finding your way from the black, blue, white, or red tees to the large undulating greens a pure test of golf. Negotiating the five ponds can be a challenge in the ever present mountaintop breezes.
You will be welcomed to the spacious and well appointed clubhouse and pro shop by the outstanding StoneCrest staff. StoneCrest hospitality is famous in the golfing community.
After practicing on the putting green and driving range, or playing a round of golf, relaxing in the shade on the 2500 square foot club house porch is a treat.
Views of up to 50 miles in any direction from nearly every spot on the course and the clubhouse make StoneCrest a destination you will not want to miss!
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