Best golf courses: Indianapolis

Indianapolis: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
(Closed in 2018)
Indianapolis
Smyers, Steve

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(Closed in 2018)

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Indianapolis

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Steve Smyers

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Indianapolis
Kern, Ron

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Visitors welcome

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Indianapolis

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Ron Kern

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Indianapolis
Liddy, Tim

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Visitors welcome

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Indianapolis

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Tim Liddy

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Indianapolis
Jones II, Robert Trent

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Visitors welcome

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Indianapolis

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Robert Trent Jones Jr.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Indianapolis
Dye, Pete

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Visitors welcome

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Indianapolis

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The Kampen (formerly North) course was substantially redesigned by Pete Dye (1994). Ackerman Hills (formerly South) course was designed by William Diddel (1934), redesigned by Larry Packard (1968), further improved in 1998 and renovated by Pete Dye (2015).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Indianapolis
Dye & Liddy

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Visitors welcome

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Indianapolis

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Pete Dye & Tim Liddy

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Indianapolis
Refram, Dean

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Indianapolis

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Dean Refram

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Indianapolis
Dye, Pete

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Indianapolis

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Husband/wife team of Pete & Alice Dye

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Indianapolis
Jones Sr, Robert Trent

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Visitors welcome

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Indianapolis

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Original 18-hole design by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1964); Rees Jones (Robert's son) designed the third nine (1995).

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Indianapolis
Dye, Pete

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Indianapolis

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Pete Dye

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Indianapolis
Dye, Pete & P.B.

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Indianapolis

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Father/son team of Pete & P.B. Dye.

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Indianapolis
Dye, Pete

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Visitors welcome

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Indianapolis

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Pete Dye in collaboration with his wife Alice. The great man's first ever 18-hole layout.

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Indianapolis
Nicklaus, Jack

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Private club

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Indianapolis

Designer

Jack Nicklaus

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Indianapolis
Dye, Pete

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Private club

Nearest city

Indianapolis

Designer

Husband & wife team of Pete & Alice Dye.

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Indianapolis
Lohmann & Benkusky

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Private club

Nearest city

Indianapolis

Designer

Bob Lohmann & Mike Benkusky (front-nine opened in 2001, back-nine in 2004).

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Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).

Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

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Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.

Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.

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Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

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