Indiana Golf Office (IGO) recently sold its property in Franklin and will move to a new IGO Headquarters at The Fort Golf Resort near Indianapolis. Everyone at IGO is excited for the move to new headquarters, but they have enjoyed a long and positive relationship with The Legends of Indiana.
For more than 25 years, the Golf Office called The Legends of Indiana home. The relationship began in the late 1990’s when Indiana Golf was looking for a new home that would provide more visibility, access to a championship golf course, and the ability to expand the Hall of Fame and administrative space. All of these criteria were met at the Legends Golf Club. 
During their time at the Legends, the Indiana Golf Foundation was begun, as well as a camp program that reached more than 5,000 kids at its peak. The IGO continued to expand and added the First Tee-Indiana with the goal to ‘Teach Life Lessons Through the Game of Golf.’
Camp numbers began to decline, however, as more focus and resources were shifted to the to The First Tee programming. Finally, the decision was made to discontinue the camp and shift the emphasis to Indianapolis and other outreach golf offerings.
After considering multiple new sites, the Indiana Golf Foundation board unanimously decided that The Fort Golf Resort would be the perfect choice as the future home of Indiana Golf.
Working with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indiana State Parks and the National Parks Service a final agreement was made that provided a prime location adjacent to the entrance to The Fort Golf Club, near the practice facility.
The partnership provides Indiana Golf with a highly visible location at a Pete Dye redesigned public golf course that is universally recognized as one of the best public courses in the state. The new facility is to be named “The Pete and Alice Dye Indiana Golf Center,” to honor the unmatched legacy the Dye’s left the Indiana golf community.
Plans are still being finalized, with the goal to break ground on the new facility yet this Fall. The new IGO will house the offices of the Indiana Golf Association, Indiana PGA and Indiana Golf Foundation with the space to house additional golf-related associations in the future.
The building will also house the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame which will be an exciting and interactive tribute to the history of Indiana Golf.
In addition to hosting a few of our Championships on an annual basis, The Fort will serve as a location for the First Tee, PGA HOPE, and the newly planned adaptive golf programming.
Fundraising efforts are underway, and Indiana Golf plans to be in the new facility by late summer of 2023. For more information contact the IGO office at: indianagolf.org
