The Fort Golf Course Resort was created in 1996 from Fort Benjamin Harrison, once a key U.S. Army post. The redeveloped military base has become a popular 1,700-acre state park with hills galore for hikers, bikers and golfers. Owned and operated by the State of Indiana, the 7,148-yard Pete Dye design features tree-lined fairways and Dye’s penchant…
Feel free to express your own rhythm in Indianapolis when you make your way to the Rhythm Discovery Center. This place has an assortment of percussion instruments, and you can feel free to play whichever you would like in one of their soundproof booths. They have different programs that you can take part in, and it’s an affordable experience to bring the family to.
The Club at Chatham Hills is a private, Pete Dye design with a plum location just north of Indianapolis. Weaving over an idyllic landscape of beautiful topography, this new course is truly a bright spot in American golf.
Say you find yourself in The Circle City with a little time, a little money and a lot of desire to play some golf. Well, you're in luck because you're in one of America's best-kept golf secrets: Indianapolis.
While the 1996 closure of Fort Benjamin Harrison in the suburbs of Indianapolis caused pain, 1,700 of its acres were transformed into the magnificent playground that is Fort Harrison State Park. And the centerpiece is a stunning golf course designed by Indiana native Pete Dye with help from his son P.B. called The Fort Golf Course, which gets high praise from GolfNow.com reviewers. Kevin Dunleavy has more.
Designed by Indiana native architect Ron Kern, Purgatory Golf Club just north of Indianapolis has a links look with extensive bunkering, high fescue rough and large, undulating greens. With six sets of tees, it truly is a golf course for all levels of players.
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