Blind Shots Podcast S5 E6: The Legend of Old Silo with Ethan Fisher

Ethan Fisher, PGA, returns to the podcast to discuss his article over on OneBeardedGolfer.com revisiting the life and demise of the shooting star of Kentucky golf at the start of the 21st century, Old Silo Golf Course in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. It’s a fascinating, cautionary tale from the collapse of the most recent golf boom…

The Rise, Fall & Lessons to Be Learned of Old Silo

Logan Hogge is unsure if he would have ever won the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Kentucky Amateur or been a runner-up at the Kentucky Open if it wasn’t for Old Silo Golf Course in Mount Sterling. While he was in high school, he and his cousin would get dropped off at Old Silo once class was out…

Requiem for a Heavyweight of Kentucky Public Golf Courses – The Fall of Old Silo

Editor’s note: Old Silo Golf Club closed permanently in 2017. Today was an exceedingly disappointing and depressing day on the golf course at Old Silo Golf Club. Never mind that my struggles getting off the tee reared their ugly heads again, making it pointless to even try to keep score.  Or that I didn’t make…

Old Silo Golf Course, Mt. Sterling, KY – The Best of the Bluegrass

Please note that this review is reflective of what Old Silo USED to be.  Unfortunately, the course has gone significantly downhill in the interim between when I published this column in 2014 and whenever you are reading this.  For a more accurate picture of the modern Old Silo G.C. experience, please see my premature obituary…