ACBL UNIT 164
Bluegrass Bridge Association representing
Central and Eastern Kentucky and
Central and Western West Virginia
The purposes for which the Bluegrass Bridge Association is organized are: (i) to develop, promote, and support programs that encourage participation in the game of duplicate bridge (ii) to foster community welfare in the furtherance of the game of contract bridge in its various forms of competition (iii) to promulgate high standards of conduct and ethics to its members and to enforce such standards (iv) to provide organized bridge activities and services to satisfy the social, recreational, and competitive needs of the membership and the community (v) to promote membership in the ACBL (vi) to conduct tournaments and other competitive events as permitted by the ACBL (vii) and to conduct such other activities as may be in keeping with its principal objectives.
Our Next Tournament:
Louisville Lexington Regional
Nov 3-7, 2026
The Louisville Bridge Association
9870 Linn Station Rd, Louisville, KY 40223
Please view the flyer below for all the details.
Our January 2027 Tournament:
Cabin Fever Sectional
January 22-24, 2027
Bridge Club of Lexington
3517 Lansdowne Drive, Lexington, KY
Please view the flyer below for all the details.
Clubs in the Unit
The ACBL is divided into 25 geographic districts, which are further broken down into over 300 local units. The following clubs belongs to Unit 164 which are in ACBL District 11 (click on the links below):
History of the Bridge Club:
The Bridge Club of Lexington was formed in 1946 in a building on Short Street. The club then moved to the Phoenix Hotel for the next 20 years or so and while there hosted the ACBL NABC in 1968. Current day players John Hinkle and Susan Bullard were caddies. The club then moved to the Bell House for approximately 15 years. During this time there were small individually owned games which met at various locations until they came together at Park Hills. While at Park Hills, the players who objected to smoking at the table left and formed the Bridge Studio on Euclid Avenue. While separated, both groups were unsuccessful in meeting expenses and came back together and incorporated in 1993 while playing at the Chinoe Village shopping center where they played for 5 years. The club then moved to their current location undergoing a few renovations to make the club what it is today.