A television tower and a number of trees were sent crashing by 60mph gusts at Valhalla on Sunday on the eve of the European and American teams' arrival for the Ryder Cup, which starts on Friday.
Much of Louisville was also plunged into darkness when power lines were brought down, resulting in road and air disruption and some schools being closed on Monday.
Kerry Haigh, in charge of the staging of the Ryder Cup, said the television tower fell on the 12th hole.
"The PGA of America is working to clean up all affected areas and is confident that when spectators arrive on Tuesday for the first full practice round, Valhalla will be ready for the biggest event in golf this year," he commented.
The first day of Ryder Cup week is usually the calm before the storm - the day when the final touches are made to months of preparation.
This time, however, it was the storm before the calm.
Hurricane Ike had left a trail of destruction in the southern states of Texas and Louisiana earlier in the weekend, but although it was downgraded to a tropical depression as it moved north and east it continued to cause havoc.
Over 130 roads in the Louisville area had been blocked and with traffic lights out of action jams quickly developed.
The good news for all the thousands of spectators heading to the match - and for the players, of course - was that from the start of official practice on Tuesday temperatures are expected to return to around 25 degrees Centigrade with winds only 5-10mph and little if any rain.
Over 60 per cent of one of the largest electricity company's customers lost power - three times the number of people during a 1974 tornado - and they were warned it could even be out for more than a week.
Police were also advising motorists to remain off the roads to allow emergency vehicles access to necessary locations.
Parts of western Kentucky and southern Indiana declared states of emergency due to the high winds.
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