Golf in Summer Shade

Summer Shade is a Metcalfe County community in the highland rim of south-central Kentucky, a small agricultural community in the upland terrain between the Pennyroyal Plateau and the Appalachian foothills. Metcalfe County's rural character and its modest population create a community where the golf course serves as an important recreational institution. The evocative name reflects the cooling shade of the upland hardwood forests in a community where the natural landscape's character shapes the language of place. The county seat's role as a commercial and governmental hub ensures that recreational infrastructure like golf courses receives the community investment appropriate to an anchor institution for the surrounding region.