Indiana Golf Journal September 2022

Back9 Indy Opens Its Doors On Friday, August 9th, Back9 Indy, the new 58,500-square foot golf and entertainment venue along the banks of the White River in Indianapolis, officially opened for business after a ribboncutting ceremony. Located at 1415 Drover Street, Back9 Indy is a three-story driving range which features 75 golf bays, a 350-person music pavilion, outdoor beer garden, restaurant, meeting rooms, and a game area. It has the most advanced ball-tracking system used in televised golf tournaments. At Back9 Indy, you can play several different games such from veteran golf professional Sam Foley. Executive Chef Mike Cole has put together a vast menu, which includes smash burgers, ribs, sushi poke, and a variety of pizzas. If you are looking for an enjoyable night out, check out the FUN activities at Back9 Indy. as Bullseye, Twenty One, and Longest Drive, plus golfers can play some of the nation’s top golf courses, virtually. When you play at Back9 Indy, you can bring your own clubs, or use the ones which are provided. If you want to improve your game, golf lessons are available “Anything can happen on this golf course, but I think it just helped me kind of keep my poise as I finished off 17 and 18,” said Stout afterwards. In the men’s division of the Golfweek Hoosier Amateur, the winner was decided in a five-hole playoff between a Boilermaker and a Hoosier. In the end, Noblesville’s Nels Surtani, a junior at Purdue, outlasted Cal Hoskins, an incoming freshman at IU, to win the title. To get in the playoff, Surtani, the 36-hole leader, had to make a downhill, six-foot putt to tie Hoskins at two-over-par after 54 holes. Surtani fought fatigue in the playoff, but he had enough mental power to survive. “I could tell I was getting fatigued, and I really had to concentrate to stay in it,” remarked Surtani, afterwards.

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