Indiana Golf Journal March 2022

and traditional golf while showcasing a variety of beautifully designed golf holes. Two of the better holes at Noble Hawk are the 7th and 13th. The 7th – named Short & Sweet -- is a short, downhill par four. When the wind is at your back, a good drive will reach the green. The 13th – named The Jugular – is a somewhat tight three-shot par five to a multi-tiered green, where disaster lurks from tee to green. Warren Golf Course In South Bend, you’ll find The Warren Golf Course, perched on the northern edge of the University of Notre Dame campus. The Warren GC, nestled on 250 acres of woodlands, has been designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. While playing this par-70 course, you’ll encounter fescue fairways and a gently rolling terrain. You can see the famous golden dome on the Notre Dame campus from the golf course. Golf course architects Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore were delighted with what they produced at the Warren. “We wanted an old-fashioned, traditional golf course -- one based on subtleties, not special effects,” stated Crenshaw and Coore in a joint statement. They succeeded. The greatest endorsements bestowed on The Warren came from the USGA which staged the 2019 U.S. Senior Open at the Warren. Blackthorn Golf Club Question:What do the Blackthorn Golf Club, built on 226 acres of rolling terrain, and Wisconsin’s Erin Hills, the host of the 2017 U.S. Open, both have in common? Answer: Both courses were designed by golf course architect Dr. Michael Hurdzan. While the Blackthorn Golf Club, located in South Bend, will probably never host a U.S. Open, it does have an element of star power as it’s the host of the Four Winds Invitational on the LPGA’s Epson Tour. When golfers play the par-72 layout, they will face a course with great diversity -- nearly 80 bunkers, broad fairways, wetlands, ponds, native prairie grasses and bent grass greens. White Hawk Country Club The White Hawk Country Club in Crown Point is one of northwest Indiana’s top golf destinations. White Hawk features four nine-hole layouts: Red, Grey, Black, and Silver courses. This layout has been carved out of 600 acres of woodlands, prairies, streams, and natural wetlands. It’s a perfect combination of Mother Nature and golf existing in perfect harmony. Located close to I-65 and I-394, it’s easily accessible, especially for golfers from Chicago to the north and Indianapolis to the south. When you combine the quality of each golf course and northern Indiana’s scenic beauty, it’s easy to see why playing golf in northern Indiana can easily be referred to as “A Memory Making Golf Experience.”

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