Crooked Stick country. · Vol. 01

The Ultimate
Indiana Golf Trip.

Indiana is one of Pete Dye's home states. Crooked Stick north of Indianapolis hosted the 1991 PGA, the 2012 BMW, the 2016 BMW; the French Lick Pete Dye Course in the southern hills opened in 2009. Add Victoria National, Sycamore Hills, and a strong Donald Ross bench around Indianapolis.

Above · Crooked Stick Golf Club

IIndianapolis Pete Dye Loop IIFrench Lick Resort Trip IIIIndianapolis Donald Ross Bench

Route I of III · Central Indiana

The Indianapolis Pete Dye Loop

Crooked Stick + Sycamore Hills + Victoria National

Duration3 days

Total drive220 mi

Tariff$$$

Approx. $2,800 / person, 3 days. All three are sponsored-play. Crooked Stick is the major-host headliner.

Day
1
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Day 1 · Crooked Stick
Fly into IND. Stay in Carmel. Pete Dye 1964. 1991 PGA (Daly), 2016 BMW.
- Crooked Stick Golf Club
  Crooked Stick Golf Club, Pete Dye 1964. Course rating 76.2 / slope 142.
Day
2
Sycamore Hills Golf Club
Day 2 · Sycamore Hills
Drive northeast to Fort Wayne. Jack Nicklaus 1989, the architect's walking-only members club.
- Sycamore Hills Golf Club
  Sycamore Hills, Jack Nicklaus 1989.
Day
3
Victoria National Golf Club
Day 3 · Victoria National
Long drive to Newburgh in the SW corner. Tom Fazio 1998 carved into a former coal mine.
- Victoria National Golf Club
  Victoria National, Tom Fazio 1998.

Route II of III · Southern Indiana

The French Lick Resort Trip

Dye + Ross at the historic spa resort

Duration3 days

Total drive8 mi

Tariff$$$

Approx. $2,200 / person, 3 days. Public-resort stay-and-play at one of the great old American spa hotels.

Day
1
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Day 1 · Pete Dye Course
Fly into Indianapolis or Louisville. Drive 90 minutes. Stay at the West Baden Springs Hotel. Pete Dye 2009.
- Crooked Stick Golf Club
  French Lick Pete Dye Course, Pete Dye 2009.
Day
2
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Day 2 · Donald Ross Course
Original 1917 layout. Donald Ross at the spa resort. Restored 2006.
- Crooked Stick Golf Club
  French Lick Donald Ross Course, Donald Ross 1917.
Day
3
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Day 3 · Replay favorite
Day 3 is your pick of the two layouts. The Valley Links par-3 nine is the bonus closer.
- Crooked Stick Golf Club
  French Lick: pick your favorite from days 1-2.

Route III of III · Indianapolis Metro

The Indianapolis Donald Ross Bench

Highland + Hillcrest + Broadmoor

Duration3 days

Total drive25 mi

Tariff$$

Approx. $1,500 / person, 3 days. Three Donald Ross classics in a tight 25-mile radius. Heritage trip for architecture nerds.

Day
1
Highland Country Club
Day 1 · Highland Golf and Country Club
Fly into IND. Stay in Carmel. Donald Ross 1925, restored by Ron Prichard.
- Highland Country Club
  Highland Country Club, Donald Ross 1925.
Day
2
Day 2 · Hillcrest Country Club
Indianapolis. Donald Ross 1923.
- Hillcrest Country Club
  Hillcrest Country Club, Donald Ross 1923.
Day
3
Broadmoor Country Club
Day 3 · Broadmoor
Indianapolis. Donald Ross 1921, fully restored by Ron Prichard in 2014.
- Broadmoor Country Club
  Broadmoor Country Club, Donald Ross 1921.