Our Picks for The 10 Best Golf courses in Indiana
1. Victoria National Golf Club
Address: 2000 Victoria National Blvd, Newburgh, Indiana 47630, Warrick County
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 152
Course Rating: 77.7
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,242
Scorecard: Link
Victoria was designed by golf course architect Tom Fazio and constructed in 1996 on land that had been used for strip mines from the 1950s until 1977. According to Golf Digest, Victoria National ranked as the 43rd best golf course in America in 2019.
2. Crooked Stick Golf Club
Address: 1964 Burning Tree Lane, Carmel, Indiana (IN) 46032, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 130
Course Rating: 72.7
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,620
Scorecard: Link
The 18-hole Pete and Alice Dye designed golf course was built in 1964. One of the top 100 courses in the United States by two of golf’s most popular magazines – Golfweek and Golf Magazine. The club almost became known as ” The Golf Club of Indianapolis.”
3. French Lick Resort – The Donald Ross Course
Address: 8670 West State Road 56, French Lick, Indiana 47432, Orange County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Semi-Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 135
Course Rating: 72.3
Total par (men’s tees): 70
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,030
Scorecard: Link
Built in 1917, this award-winning course designed by renowned architect Donald Ross maintains many elements of its classic design today. Hosted many local, regional and national tournaments – most notably the 1924 PGA Championship won by Walter Hagen.
4. French Lick Resort – The Pete Dye Course
Address: 1082 Taggart Ln, French Lick, Indiana 47469, Orange County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Semi-Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 148
Course Rating: 80
Total par (men’s tees): 70
Total yardage (men’s tees): 8,102
Scorecard: Link
The Pete Dye Course Golf Course at French Lick was named the #1 golf course in Indiana in Golfweek’s Best 2019. World-renowned golf course designer Pete Dye, often called the “Greatest Modern Day Architect,” sketched his early vision for a special sort of golf course in French Lick on a napkin at a local restaurant.
5. Culver Academies Golf Course
Address: 1300 Academy Rd, Culver, Indiana 46511, Marshall County
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 9-hole course
Slope index: 124
Course Rating: 35.1
Total par (men’s tees): 36
Total yardage (men’s tees): 3,228
Scorecard: Link
Described as one of the finest nine-hole courses in North America. This exceptional course was created almost a century ago by noted Golden Age golf architects William Langford and Theodore Moreau and restored in 2015 by Bobby Weed Golf. The course was opened for play in 1924.
6. The Pfau Course At Indiana University
Address: 1492 Indiana 45 46 Bypass, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 129
Course Rating: 72.4
Total par (men’s tees): 71
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,891
Scorecard: Link
Formerly known as Championship at Indiana University Golf Course. Designed by highly-acclaimed architect Steve Smyers and two-time major winner and Hoosier native Fuzzy Zoeller. One of the top-ranked golf courses in the Midwest, the United States, and the North American continent.
7. Warren Golf Course
Address: 110 Warren Golf Course Clubhouse, Notre Dame, Indiana (IN) 46556, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 129
Course Rating: 72.4
Total par (men’s tees): 71
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,744
Scorecard: Link
This Coore & Crenshaw-designed course is the home of the 2019 U.S. Senior Open. Rated the #6 Course in Indiana and the #12 Best College Course in America by GolfWeek. Officially opened on May 1st 2000. Designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw.
8. The Fort Golf Resort
Address: 6002 North Post Road, Indianapolis, Indiana (IN) 46216, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 139
Course Rating: 74.5
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,184
Scorecard: Link
The Fort Golf Course is part of a major redevelopment that occurred following the closing of the military base in 1996. Since it opened in 1997, The Fort has been considered one of Indiana’s finest public courses and is ranked annually by national golf publications as a top ten in the state.
9. Broadmoor Country Club
Address: 2155 Kessler Blvd W Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46228, USA
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 123
Course Rating: 72.3
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,670
Scorecard: Link
The Course was Designed by Donald Ross in an early 1920s which staged the first six edition of the Comfort Classic.”Long underrated on the national level” as described by Daniel Wexler in The American Private Golf Guide.
10. The Country Club of Indianapolis
Address: 2801 Country Club Rd, Indianapolis, Indiana 46234, Marion County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 135
Course Rating: 72.5
Total par (men’s tees): 70
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,702
Scorecard: Link
The Country Club of Indianapolis was the city’s first country club. It was established northeast of the city in 1891 where the Woodstock Club is currently located and nearby the current Newfields site. This layout was rebuilt by William Diddel in 1930 then Pete Dye carried out further modifications in the early 1990s.
