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4.5
651 Reviews (651)
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4 Stars
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2 Stars
12
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
95.9%
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609 out of 651 reviews
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4.6
8 Reviews (8)
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.6
Layout
5.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
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8 out of 8 reviews
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4.4
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
94.4%
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51 out of 54 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7148 yards
Slope 143
Rating 75.0
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The Fort Golf Resort
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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Pete Dye (1998) Tim Liddy (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee. Must be 18 years or older.
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Shirts must have collars. Tank tops, t-shirts, cut-offs, and athletic shorts are not permitted.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

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Reviews

4.5
651 Reviews (651)
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Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tough track outside Indianapolis

too hilly to walk. very picturesque and several tough tee shots. 3rd hole is a par 5 which the fairway slopes from right to left. not an easy par 5. very distinguishing layout especially on par 3's. very friendly staff and the lodge at Fort Harrison was very accomodating.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 06/16/2017:
Thank you lanesny for your 5-star review and feedback of our golf course. It is fantastic to see you had such a great day and our staff took such great care of you. Please let us know if you ever need anything and come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

First Trip to The Fort

On our annual trip to the Indianapolis 500, we decided to mix in a little golf. I happened across this course, and from the on-line reviews and pictures, it looked like a good choice. Was I ever right. The course is public, but it's run like a private course. There were "bag boys" to greet us. The Pro Shop Staff was very friendly. The course was wet, so cart path only. a tough course to walk, but still very enjoyable. The course was in GREAT condition, even wet. Course Marshalls appeared every so often and kept the round moving. So nice to have marshalls. A drink cart came around often. I HIGHLY recommend this course, but it is a Pete Dye design, so you'll be in for a few risk reward shots. don't miss the fairway. :)

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 06/06/2017:
Thank you Mooch27 for your review and feedback. We appreciate you taking the time and are thrilled you chose our course The Fort Golf Resort to play while on your annual trip. We hope to see you back next year and please let us know if you ever need anything while you are here.
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful scenery!

This is a must play course in Indy! Amazing views with challenging landscape. Course was in excellent condition. Tee times were on time and courteous rangers periodically came around and asked how we were doing. Enjoyed our round immensely and would 100% play here again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/05/2017:
Thank you Stephannika for your 5-star review and feedback of our golf course. We appreciate you taking the time and are thrilled you enjoyed the landscape and conditions of The Fort Golf Resort. Please come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

What a great find in the east side of town. Definitely will go back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 06/05/2017:
Thank you So much for the fantastic 5-star review of The Fort Golf Resort. We are thrilled to hear you will be back and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Vacation Choice

Course was in great shape. Greens were fast and true with hidden breaks. Interesting elevation changes. In town for vacation. Reminded me of a Northern Michigan Course. Would play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 06/05/2017:
Thank you so much for the fantastic 4-star review of the Fort Golf Resort. We are thrilled you had a good time on the course and you enjoyed the conditions. Please come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 05/30/2017:
Thank you PlumBum for your 4-star review and feedback of our golf course. We are thrilled you had a good time on the course and we hope to see you back again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Top Notch - Can't Miss

The Fort Course is a top notch-cannot miss course if you are visiting Indy. From your first encounter with the Staff to each step along your day you could not ask for more. Overall course conditions of fairways, rough, and greens were all maintained in exceptional condition.

I will wrap it up by saying we played the 6,758 blue tees and it was all you need to be challenged and still enjoyable. Looking forward to my next trip and round!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 05/18/2017:
Thank you ex6275 for your review and feedback of our golf course. We are so happy you had a good time on the course and our staff took such great care of you. Please come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Terrific Golf Course

I played the Fort Course today for the first time and was throughly impressed. Simply a fantastic track with amazing parkland views and NO HOUSES to be seen. The golf course was in great shape and the greens were rolling at a nice pace. Highly recommend if you are ever in the Indianapolis area and looking for a golf course, don't pass this up. Kudos to the staff and the superintendent for a great experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/18/2017:
Thank you Gdrice64 for your review and feedback of our golf course. We are so happy to hear you had such a good time on the course and would highly recommend us. Please come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

GREAT VALUE

My son and I were there from Toronto and we had an 11:20 tee time , but we called to see if we could get out early due to travel time , staff were excellent in helping out and we got out an 1hr and a half early, course was wet , but other then that everything was great> Dan

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 05/08/2017:
We're so glad you loved hte course and thank you for visiting us on your stay here! Glad the staff made your stay with us memorable despite the wetter conditions.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/08/2017:
Thanks for this excellent rating! Come back and see us!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/24/2017:
Thank you so much for your review and feedback of our golf course. We appreciate you taking the time and are thrilled you had a good time on the course. Please come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Great Layout - Slow Play - Bad Rangers

I played this course in middle April on a Friday afternoon. The greens were pretty good for a public course. They were pretty fast and true. There were some spots near the greens that were patchy and therefore made it hard to chip. It is a beautiful design and layout.

We (a 3-some) teed off at 12:20 and finished our round at 5:00. We waited on every hole and every shot. The group in front of us had 3 holes open in front of us. We told the ranger and he did nothing. I think he knew some of the slow players and did not want to confront them.

There were at least 5 groups behind us who were also waiting on every hole. A slow group of 4 made at least 15 golfers behind them very frustrated.

It is sad that the ranger was not aware of the slow play and had to be told by us. We saw him at least 5 times during the round.

It is sad that the ranger did not do anything about the slow play once we told him on hole #11.

$74 is a little steep to pay for this course if the rangers cannot do their job.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/24/2017:
Thank you kscrosby for your review and feedback of our golf course. It is fantastic to see you had such good time on the course and we hope to see you back again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Contention for best course in Indiana!

Golf in the midwest doesn't get much better than this. Everytime we play at the Fort, the course is in excellent shape and every round is a blast. Very scenic course, and no shortage of challenges await. Easily up there for one of the best courses in Indiana.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/21/2017:
Thank you so much for the fantastic review and feedback of our golf course. Come back and see is again very soon for more fantastic golf in Indianapolis, IN.
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Frustrating Cart-Path Only

This is a big course with wonderful big views, but the joy is dramatically lessened when 95% of the course is dry and firm and you are required to keep the cart on cart path only! I will not be back or recommend this course until this philosophy changes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/27/2017:
Thank you for the 3-star review of our golf course. We love hearing you enjoyed the big views. We apologize for the cart path only rule as we have to make sure we are able to protect some areas for proper regrowth. We hope you will come back and see us again once all these areas have healed.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Shape for March

Course still has some winter healing to do but a really great course and it was in great shape for it being the end of March. Will definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/27/2017:
Thank you so much for the 5-star review and feedback of our golf course. We appreciate you taking the time and the kind words about the shape and conditions of the course. Please come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First 70 degree day

Great experience. It was the first 70 degree day and we snatched up an 11:50 tee time and it was perfect. Great course, great staff. It was a great experience. Would definitely go back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Amazing Layout

You won't find a better layout in central Indiana. Elevation changes, and left to right action make this track a signature Pete Ditty. It was early, so the greens were a little bent outta shape. and since the layout is so challenging, the pace of play is brutal.Even still, this course is without a doubt one of the most fun layouts I've ever played. Will certainly be back!

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/22/2017:
Thank you mcnultyn1 for the review and feedback of our golf course. We are thrilled you had a good time on the course with all the elevation changes and fun layouts. Please let us know if you ever need anything and come back and see us again very soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 325
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Birmingham Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very scoreable

Very pleasant course that is extremely playable. Mid to high handicappers will really enjoy playing here. Better players probably will find it a bit pedestrian. It is the most un-Pete Dye course I have ever played. I don't recall seeing a single railroad tie. There was a signature waste bunker with grass islands late in the round. Fun place to enjoy a relaxing round and post a low score if you're on your game.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 01/04/2017:
Thank you BrandonWebb for your review and feedback of our golf course. We are so happy you had a good time on the course and found it to be a relaxing round. We hope you will continue to golf with us throughout the season and come back and see us again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful in fall colors on a great layout

The course is an excellent challenge and fun to play. It has some easier holes with some more difficult holes that make it fun. It is also a course that is fairly priced year round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 11/21/2016:
Thank you gkuhl for your review and 5-stars. We appreciate you taking the time to leave your feedback and we are thrilled you found the course to be a challenge and priced fairly. We hope you will continue to come back and play The Fort Golf Resort here in Indianapolis, IN again.
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