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Alvaton, KY · 18 holes · Mapped in Yardage

The Bays Fork

The Bays Fork is a 18-hole golf course in Alvaton, Kentucky. Every green's center is mapped in Yardage, so from the tee or the fairway you see one live number: GPS yards to the middle of the green, on your iPhone Lock Screen, with no signal needed once the course is loaded.

Address
60 The Trace Dr, Alvaton, KY 42122
Holes
18
City
Alvaton
State
Kentucky (240 courses mapped, #24 in the US)
What's mapped
The center of all 18 greens. Distances are GPS, from where you stand to the middle of the green.
Green looks wrong?
Report it from the round screen in the app. We check it before the map changes.
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Illustration. Yardage measures to the mapped center of the green, not the flag.

Playing The Bays Fork with Yardage

The Bays Fork sits at 60 The Trace Dr in Alvaton. It is the only course mapped in Alvaton, one of 240 across Kentucky, which ranks #24 in the country for mapped courses with about 5.21 per 100,000 residents.

On all eighteen holes at The Bays Fork, Yardage gives you the one number most amateurs should play to: the distance to the center of the green. Not the flag, not the front edge. Why the center beats the pin for almost everyone, how a phone knows where the green is, and how to know your own distances so the number turns into a club.

  1. Find the course

    One tap uses your location once to list courses nearby, or search for The Bays Fork by name.

  2. Pick your starting hole

    Start on 1 or 10. Tap Next as you go, or let it move on its own.

  3. Glance and hit

    The number updates as you walk. It's on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you never unlock anything.

More golf cities in Kentucky:

Louisville (27) Lexington (12) Owensboro (6) Bowling Green (5) Nicholasville (5) Paducah (5) All Kentucky

Questions about The Bays Fork

Is The Bays Fork in the Yardage app?

Yes. The Bays Fork is one of 14,987 US courses mapped in Yardage, with the center of all 18 greens marked. Open the app at the course, tap Start Round, and the distance to the middle of the green appears on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island for the whole round.

How many holes does The Bays Fork have?

The Bays Fork has 18 holes. Yardage moves to the next hole on its own as you walk, so the number on your Lock Screen is always for the green in front of you.

Where is The Bays Fork?

The Bays Fork is at 60 The Trace Dr, Alvaton, KY 42122, in Alvaton, Kentucky. Alvaton has 1 golf courses mapped in Yardage and Kentucky has 240.

Does Yardage show front and back yardages at The Bays Fork?

No. Yardage shows one number: the GPS distance in yards from where you stand to the center of the green. It does not show front or back edges, hazards, scoring or club suggestions. For most amateurs the center is the right target anyway; the guide on aiming for the center of the green explains why.

Do I need cell service at The Bays Fork?

No. Once The Bays Fork is loaded, Yardage works with no signal. GPS does not need a data connection, and the course map is already on your phone. Your location never leaves the phone, and there is no account to create.