Idle Hour CC, 1924 Donald Ross, Lexington, KY IHCC is a classic parkland Ross located on the outskirts of downtown Lexington. The property is fairly large in scale, and the current routing takes you out and back on both 9’s with plenty of criss crossing of holes. In the early 2000’s Ron Prichard came in and from what I was told “brought the Ross back”. The bunkering throughout may be some of the best Ross bunkering I’ve ever seen. Just spectacular. The fairways are pretty generous in landing zones but get a little wayward, and you may find yourself in one of the bunkers with an extremely steep grass wall staring you in the face. The greens are what you’d expect - elevated complexes, but not overly undulated which was nice to see. There was just the right amount of slope and they rolled really well. The mix of par 4’s gave plenty of variety - left to right, straight, right to left, up and down, and everything in between. The short, uphill 5th hole was a classic being well guarded on both sides by bunkers making the tee shot one of the more difficult ones on the course. The par 3 second hole offered a double green which Ross was sometimes known for doing. Was really cool to see. @IHCCGreenkeeper has the course in spectacular condition which I knew would be the case. Keep up the great work and doing what you do! He’s one of the best there is. Thank you @pgagarvey and @mhead15 for your hospitality. Idle Hour is one of those “sleepy little clubs” you don’t hear much about and I think they like it that way. But the Southern Am was just held there this summer and I can see why. Just a fabulous place. Don’t let this one fly under your radars. It worth the trip if you get the chance.