Golf in Franklin

Franklin is the Simpson County seat near the Tennessee border in southern Kentucky, home of Kenny Perry, the PGA Tour veteran who grew up here and contributed to the development of golf in his hometown. Simpson County's agricultural landscape and the community's modest size create a traditional Kentucky small-city environment, and Franklin's position on I-65 near the Tennessee line gives it commercial connections to the Nashville metropolitan market. The surrounding county's economic base — whether agricultural, industrial, or service-driven — creates the recreational golf market that sustains local facilities through the economic cycles that affect every Kentucky community. Kentucky's strong sense of local identity means that county seat golf clubs serve as genuine community institutions, hosting charity tournaments, business networking, and the social occasions that connect the professional community.