The Fort Golf Resort

The Good: Excellent Pete Dye and Tim Liddy design just east of Indianapolis is on-site at an old Army base. The Fort proves that a course does not need extravagant water hazards or gimmicks to be a fun place to play as there are minimal water hazards throughout the tree-lined, hilly layout. Spectacular course conditions, great service, and very nice off-course amenities including excellent lodging accommodations.

The Bad: The practice facility does not match the quality of course. The greens are usually in excellent condition; however they can be so slick that they can be extremely difficult. GPS on the carts would be a nice addition.

The Verdict: For good old-fashioned golf, The Fort is perhaps the best yard-for-yard public facility in the entire state of Indiana. The course conditions and overall golf experience are rivaled by very few. Make sure that you bring a lot of balls as the trees seem to gobble them up.

Best Hole: The Par 3 5th hole is arguably the best Par 3 in the entire state of Indiana. You must avoid the treacherous bunker on the right as it has a 4-5 foot lip that turns a good front nine into a nightmare.

very good course lots of trees and bunkers, huge 3 or 4 club greens , decent speed not lightning. about 8 on stimp , need high iron game for well bunkered greens, need good overall sand game too. cant take carts in parking lot = pain but not a deal breaker.

This course is a great challenge for any golfer. The greens were very tricky and the course has a elevation changes with rolling hills through the trees. Fair and open landing areas for driving from the tee box, but all greens seems to be a bit elevated. It was in great condition and the price after 4PM was OK, the course is too pricey before that time slot. It was beautiful and a lovely "park like atmosphere". No houses on the entire course.

The course has generous fairways and an intermediate cut of rough. I was only in the tall rough a couple of times but drew good enough lies to still advance the ball to the green. Greens were receptive and rolled beautifully. Play the correct tees and it's a very enjoyable course and definitely worth the money.

Site of the 2015 and 2016 Big Ten Championship. Golfnow.com got me on at a great rate.

The course is in great condition. Back nine is more challenging then the back but both are great layouts.
Staff is very friendly and accommodating. Pace of play was great, it did start to rain on the 18th hole tried to wait it out but not successful. So we didn't get to play the last hole. It looked awesome as we travelled in as fast as we could to avoid getting wet. If I was going to make any negative suggestion the seventh hole should be the ninth hole coming into the club hole, should be one of the signature holes.

In spite of having 2 inches of rain earlier in day, the course was still a PLEASURE to play. I'd heard many great things about this Pete Dye course and it lived up to its reputation. For several holes I had to pinch myself to make sure I was not playing in Northern Michigan - my favorite place to play golf. The elevation chagnes are unusual for Central Indiana and are used very effectively. The hot deal we snagged was also excellent! We'll be back!

We reached to golf course earlier.Tee was open and remained open for an hour.Pro shop showed a kind of hostility using Golf.com forTress times.
They informed me that do not get any one from my $80.00.They were not friendly.

By far my favorite public course in Indy, the greens were a bit rough and bouncy, and construction on a few holes was a bit distracting, especially 15.

Most scenic, pure golf course in the Indy area. Favorite course by far!

I've played here 20-30 times the last 3-5 years. My one complaint is that the rates are at a premium level and the greens have not been pristine in a couple years.

This is a beautiful, very scenic golf course. It has a lot of very interesting holes. It has a park feel to it. It was a very enjoyable day on a golf course that was in terrific shape!

This is a beautiful course...maybe the best in Indianapolis! Its also fun to play. If you can hit the ball relatively straight you will be Ok.

One of the best tracks in Indy area. I have played everything out there in Indy or within an hour of Indy and The Fort is hands down one of my favorites. Course was in great shape. The only thing I can complain about were the bugs were out of control, especially on the back. Made putting very difficult as they were constantly in your eyes and around your face. Not sure if the course can do anything about this, probably more of a product of early summer in IN.

This was my first time at the Fort golf course. The course was in great condition. We played right after a morning scramble so it was wide open in front of us. The course plays tough. The rough area is small and sometimes overgrown. So, you will pay dearly for any mistakes. If I play this course again, I would back off from driver on many of the holes. Definitely a course for course management. Thanks to the gentleman in the pro shop for missing my Pete Dye card and stamping the back of my hand. Ha. Nice to meet a friendly staff instead of stiff shirts.

Fantastic layout and staff.
Brad Fellers is the best teacher around.

This is easily the best course in Indianapolis. I played on in the afternoon on Memorial day. This means the course saw heavy traffic for 2 and a half days before I got on and the course was still in great shape. The course is challenging, there are several holes with forced carries, and the rough is thick. Additionally, many holes will leave you shooting to targets that are either below or elevated from where you are shooting so club selection is critical. There are some relatively easy holes too that can give you a false sense of ease. My only criticisim is with the yardage. I like to play roughly 6500 and there really isn't too much of an option for that. You're either short 6,200 yards from the white tees or long 6,800 yards from the blue. For someone who is a mid to low 'capper or someone who really wants a challenge this course is a must.

The group in front of us was allowed to tee off 15 minutes late. They got slower and slower. No ranger in sight. Three of the goups that were playing behind us quit. Besides that, a very challenging course, in excellent shape. I guess I would say play during the week, but definitely worth the wait.

The greens were rolling slow. Usually they are pretty quick. Front nine played fast but we ran into a back up on the back nine. Would have been nice to have a ranger out there to speed up play.

The course had standing water on fairways and greens. The staff was more worried about collecting money and getting us on the course. Would not offer refund or replay. Would never play there again!
Very disappointed!