Winding Ridge Golf Club

Most of the areas off the fairways are dry and scorched grass. The fairways are plagued with crabgrass and goosegrass. The greens have dead patches on most of them. The cups were torn up and a couple needed to be installed flush as the cups have a ridge/ramp that was about 1-2 inches around the cup. The greens and fairways were a bit soggy in places due to not draining well. So if I do play it again, will try for the Spring or during the wet season when the rough will not be cart path hard.

In regards to the course and layout, the use of trees being directly in the way was a nice touch along with the water hazards. The mounds were kinda inconsistent, some holes, like #10, had a ton of mounds while others had a couple of just ones by the greens. Not sure if that depression on #16 used to be a sand trap that just retained water and they gave up and just let weeds grow there instead.

The employee checking us in was absolutely terrible. Very confrontational. He wouldn't give us a cart stating we were to early even though there were plenty of carts available. Argued with one of our players about the cost of play that we had previously purchased through golf now. The rough was too high it was hard to find your ball even around the greens slowing down play. I won't play there again.

The course was in good condition. Challenging but not crazy hard. Sand traps need some work, several were holding water. Overall, I would recommend it.

The best part is the refillable fountain. Other than that, crouse designed in an interesting way, several holes got attractive layout. Green, fairway and tee is not maintained well. Green is about 8, not good.

Teaching a grandson the game. Got paired with a gather/son duo. They were great partners. I told them he was learning and a little deliberate. We kept pace with the group ahead of us. All in all, was a very fun experience.

Only complaint would be they need to work on the T-boxes a little. And they should get a dog out there to chase the geese away. At some point golf courses need to be approved to reduce the geese population on their property.

Great greens. My wife & I played on Sunday afternoon and not crowded. Just played 9 but layout was fun. Will play again.

The east side of Indy is not a treasure trove of good courses. I think this might be my second favorite after The Fort, but it’s easily the best value. The sprawling layout is what sets it apart from other courses. Rarely are there neighboring fairways. There is more elevation change than most Indy courses. The large greens were in great shape, though a bit shaggy due to the time of year. There were a couple holes with some very unfair pin positions down in dips in the green. White tees were the longest out there, but I assume that’s because it’s mid-November. The golf cart was really struggling…it was painfully slow, and the brake wouldn’t lock. The property has a lot of character. Two bald eagles flew overhead while we were there. Overall it’s a great course, and I will be back.