Indiana
The good looking 6th at Crooked Stick
Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex - West Lafayette, IN
Brickyard Crossing - Indianapolis, IN
Broadmoor Country Club - Indianapolis, IN
Cascades Golf Course - Bloomington, IN
Crooked Stick Golf Club - Carmel, IN
Culver Academy - Culver, IN
Donald Ross Course at French Lick - French Lick, IN
Dye’s Walk - Greenwood, IN
Eberhart Petro Golf Course - Mishawaka, IN
Elbel Park Golf Course - South Bend, IN
Pete Dye Course at French Lick - French Lick, IN
Pfau Course at Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
Purgatory Golf Club - Noblesville, IN
South Bend Country Club - South Bend, IN
Sultan’s Run - Jasper, IN
Sycamore Hills Golf Club - Fort Wayne, IN
Victoria National Golf Club - Newburgh, IN
Warren Golf Club at Notre Dame - South Bend, IN
Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex - West Lafayette, IN
Blackthorn Golf Club - South Bend, IN
Brickyard Crossing - Indianapolis, IN
Broadmoor Country Club - Indianapolis, IN
Cascades Golf Course - Bloomington, IN
Crooked Stick Golf Club - Carmel, IN
Crooked Stick Golf Club is the original masterpiece created by legendary Pete Dye and his wife Alice. Since it's inception in 1964, the course has hosted many important golf tournaments. The most famous of these was John Daly's triumph at the 1991 PGA Championship. I remember watching big John on TV as an 11 year old and being amazed.
Having grown up in Indiana, I longed to play a course like Crooked Stick. As a public course kid, I believed that there were just some courses I would never be allowed to play. 25 years after watching John Daly on TV, I would get my chance and Crooked Stick would not disappoint.
In October of 2016, I teed it up a month or so after the BMW Championship had left town. After some solid play all day long, I would arrive on the 18th tee box needing a birdie "to win the BMW and it's $1.53 million dollar first place prize." After a solid tee shot that avoided the water on the right hand side, I hit a wedge to 25 feet beyond the hole. This would be an unlikely victory, but I had a putt to capture the championship. As a hush fell over the crowd, I stroked the putt beautifully. it tumbled towards the hole with perfect speed. Moments later it would take a final left hand turn and fall into the cup for birdie and the victory. Instead of the raucous crowd erupting into chaos, I simply looked over to my playing partner, Josh, as he exclaimed "You've got to be kidding me."
Culver Academy - Culver, IN
Donald Ross Course at French Lick - French Lick, IN
Dye's Walk - Greenwood, IN
Eberhart Petro Golf Course - South Bend, IN
Be sure to check out the full rundown of courses from my visit to South Bend in 2019
Elbel Park Golf Course - South Bend, IN
Pete Dye Course at French Lick - French Lick, IN
Pfau Course at Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
Read all about my 2021 visit to the “Southern Indiana Golf Trail” inspired by the new Pfau Golf Course.
Purgatory Golf Club - Noblesville, IN
South Bend Country Club - South Bend, IN
Sultan's Run - Jasper, IN
Sycamore Hills Golf Club - Fort Wayne, IN
Victoria National - Newburgh, IN
Be sure to check out all of the action from The Golfography Experience visit in 2020. We cranked up the fun meter and turned or golf clubs and cameras on the toughest test in the midwest. As a special added bonus, I celebrated 15 years of sobriety on this visit.
Warren Golf Club at Notre Dame - South Bend, IN
In addition to playing the Warren course on the 2018 RGV Tour, I also had the chance to cover the 2019 US Senior Open and scout the local scene for Visit South Bend. After Steve Stricker rolled in the winning putt on Sunday, I took to the course to see if I could break 80 from the exact same Sunday setup. I made sure to document every single shot.