Indiana Golf Journal March 2022

will “sink” your chances of a sub-par score, if your second shot veers too far right. Play it safe by hitting a mid-iron layup and give yourself a birdie putt with a wedge to the green. FYI: The 9th and 18th holes are both par fives, run parallel to each other and share a huge double green. The clubhouse, built on an adjacent lofty perch, overlooks both finishing holes. No. 6: Kampen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, located on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette. The Kampen Course is an 18-hole, links-style, par-72 championship golf course featuring large bentgrass greens, fairways, and tees. The layout presents a memorable experience for golfers of all abilities with vast sand bunkers, native grasslands, ponds, and a natural celery bog. The Kampen is rated one of the top collegiate courses in the nation and has been awarded 4.5 stars on Golf Digest’s “Places to Play.” The 6th hole at Kampen is tough, yet fair, but par must be earned. The tee shot is struck from an elevated tee with an ideal tee shot being a fade, moving around the Celery Bog, which means shot placement is important. Be sure to steer clear of the water hazard and the bunkers – both of which protect the right side of the green. FYI: The Kampen Course at Birck Boilermaker is one of seven different courses on Indiana’s Pete Dye Golf Trail.

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