Creek, which opened in 1964, while his son Rees Jones designed Otter Creek’s nine-hole East Course which opened in 1995. Longtime Indiana resident and Hall of Fame golf course architect Pete Dye supervised the re-design of the Brickyard Crossing Golf Club and the Fort Golf Club -- both in Indianapolis. And, Dye designed the now internationally acclaimed Pete Dye Course in French Lick, which hosted the 2015 Senior PGA Championship. Dye’s protégé Tim Liddy designed the Sultan’s Run Golf Club in Jasper, which hosted the 2023 Senior LPGA Championship. Accomplished golf course architect Jim Fazio was the mastermind behind the design of the 27-hole Legends Golf Club. Indiana golf icon Fuzzy Zoeller, winner of the 1979 Masters and 1984 U.S. Open, co-designed both Covered Bridge and Champions Pointe with Clyde Johnston. Chariot Run Golf Club was designed by Bill Bergin. These ten layouts are built on a variety of landscapes ranging from the gently rolling plains at the foot of southern Indiana’s famous Floyd Knobs where Covered Bridge appears to the infield of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where you’ll find four holes of the Brickyard Crossing Golf Club to the Hoosier National Forest in French Lick which is the backdrop of The Pete Dye Course. In addition to the information about each of the ten golf courses, the publication contains a ‘bonus’ story about one of Indiana’s most popular restaurants for golfers – The Schnitzelbank in Jasper. During my fact-finding editorial rounds of golf in Indiana, my keys to editorial success were he golf gloves from Bionic Glove, golf shoes from New Balance Athletic Shoe, golf balls from Bridgestone, golf apparel from Antigua, and the JPX 850 irons from Mizuno.
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