Prairie View Golf Club

I was looking forward to playing to finally playing this course after being one of the top ten in the state according to Golf Digest. I will start out by saying that the course layout is one of the best, if not the best, in the state! If you play the correct tees, it is a very fair golf course. However, the course maintenance seemed to be lacking from what it should be. All of the bunkers that I played out of were rock hard. Even after raking the bunker, it was hard to find that nice fluffy sand. The par 3 tee boxes were extremely torn up. It was hard to find a spot where you weren't standing in a divot hitting your ball. I also felt that it was odd that they aerated the greens already. I have nothing against aerating the greens at all. I completely understand that it has to be done to keep them nice, but normally that's not done for another month at least. The greens also looked like they were starving for water. It just didn't seem like the greens were healthy. The fairways and rough were in great condition. The fairways were fast and the rough was very manageable as long as you knew what you were doing.

The driving range was just ok for me. There were plenty of targets to hit, but I had to wait about 20 minutes just to get a small bucket of balls to warm up. There was no one in the academy for me to pay for the bucket. I had to wait until the person retrieving the balls from the range came in to purchase one.

Overall, I would say that the course is trying to push as many people out on the course as possible to get their premium payment instead of holding off a few rounds to perform the much needed maintenance and up keep on the high traffic areas. It was a shame to see the course in that shape since there's such great potential of what that course could be with the layout it has.

The course is easily one of the best in the state in terms of layout and conditions. Starting from the range and practice area, and going through the course it's easy to see how it gets and deserves its reputation. The course is tough, but fair. Keep it in play, and play from the correct tees, and you can post a score here. Spray it and pay with tall grass and water ready to catch the ball.

The only negative was the pace of play. This started from the first tee, when we wound up in the middle of a bunch of twosomes stacked together behind some foursomes. No one paired us up at the outset, or too initiative to pair up on the course (ranger just waved and drove on), so it turned into a 2-3 deep on every tee grind, especially around the turn.

But, overall I wouldn't hesitate to go back. It's in great shape and a lot of fun. It's one of the top 3-5 courses around Indianapolis, easily. Deals can be found online, but you have to look for them in not so usual places.

I love this place. I was sad to see them drop off of the golf now site, but I get it. It's a bit pricy but it is so nice.

Played on a late Tuesday afternoon, and pretty much had the course to myself. The overall conditions were excellent given all the rain the area had received. Greens rolled true. To me is a little pricy, but is worth the play.

I have played all the top public courses in the Indy area to include Brickyard and the Fort and this is my favorite. The facilities are great and the staff are very friendly. The course is very well maintained...we had 30 minutes or so of showers midway through the round and they had gators with blowers drying the fairways right after. The carts are GPS equipped so there was never a question on yardage. Now the course...I love this RTJ course. Challenging, diverse holes (I used driver, 3W, 5W, 3H, 4I, 5I, 7I, 9I, and PW on tee shots)...they were challenging yet rewarding and open enough to feel you didn't have to be absolutely perfect. Plus there are multiple tees for all skill levels. There were prairie holes and several that went into the woods and were lined with trees...strategic bunkering, forced carries, great holes carved around the ponds...you can tell this course was meticulously thought out. The greens were fast, true and in prime condition as were the the fairways and bunkering (which is extensive). My brother, who I was visiting, bought a groupon so we had a very good deal...but I would gladly play $80-$100 to play it. If you can play a couple courses in Indiana, play the French Lick courses then play this one!

This course has everything you could ask for, with the exception of a lot of un-repaired ball marks on the greens. I will definitely play it again, hopefully when there isn't a 20 mph wind.

The design characteristic of protecting greens using depth perception is a favorite. And it is well used on this course. Unfortunately, the practice range, most tee boxes, and greens seem to be neglected. They are not at the quality level to be expected at this facility.

Be careful of the creek on the first hole, the second hole is about placement not lenght as the trees guard both edges, then you must favor the right side on the next hole or prepare to use a shot to get back in position. After that enjoy a scenic golf course with large greens that were in excellent shape the day I played, true.

I will play there again as I forgot how much I like this course.

Prairie View is a great course. a good challenge when you are feeling like your game is ready to be tested. it is difficult but fair. for me it is too costly unless I find a deal on this site which is not hard to do. as a result I play there often.

This course is very tough but rewarding. Their are multiple tee boxes for any type of player.

Great course to play late in year-on hot deals. Too expensive for me at $75 during the week.

This course is fantastic in the summertime and one of the most difficult in central IN. But it was in fine shape for Nov 11th.

On arrival there was mix up on tee time, the gentleman behind the counter could not of been any nicer, even though it was 110% my fault he went out of his way to fix problem. now to the course.
pros: fair lay out to play good mix of holes
greens super fast but consistent
fair ways good shape
very good GPS ,nice carts
cons: bunkers could use some work

I had a wonderful experience from the moment i went into the clubhouse till the attendant unloaded my clubs. The course itself was challenging but not over daunting. Pace of play was what I made it so cant complain about that. Perfect day of golf at a perfect place.highly recommend

I like the course but greens are still healing up from aeration. Greens are bumpy,sandy and a little slow due to aeration. All other features are great.

Course was great, but greens had recently been aerated and after a long weekend of rain, fairway grass had gotten pretty long (understandably, as it was probably too wet to mow). Seemed like it would have been pristine on most days, but conditions were just okay this time.

The greens had been recently aerated and top dressed. Got a $5 reduction because of this.

Beautiful and challenging course. Has everything for lower handicapped golfers. Great value with the golf now discount.

EXCELLENT condition!! Fantastic layout!! No houses on course.

I was lucky enough to find this special on GolfNow and decided I would play this track I have heard so much about. It was terrific! The course was in great shape & had a little bit of everything. Links style to start & wooded at some points. I like courses that make you think and manage them..this track did that. It wasn't the typical, "Pull out the driver" on every hole. I will play again soon. Staff was polite & attentive. A good day!