The hardest golf courses in Indiana
The hardest 18-hole golf courses in Indiana, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 65 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Sycamore Hills Golf Club
Fort Wayne, IN, USASlope rating 149, 76.7 course rating, Gold tees, 7,185 yds
PrivateJack Nicklaus
- 4.6Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.2Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
Holes 1-5 feel drastically different than the rest of the course. 6-14ish are tight and value placement more than anything. Playing further back tees will open up fairways and let you hit driver more. Greens are in great shape and pace was fantastic.
Written by
@ADK
- Locker rooms
- Challenging
- Driving range
Brickyard Crossing Golf Club
Indianapolis, IN, USASlope rating 149, 75.1 course rating, Gold tees, 7,180 yds
PublicPete Dye
- 4.7Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Very cool Pete Dye design with 4 holes inside the track and a couple of others backing up to it. Well worth the visit for the experience and architecture.
Written by
@Wlamber2
- Driving range
- Must play
- Walkable
Pete Dye
French Lick Resort
French Lick, IN, USASlope rating 148, 80.0 course rating, Gold tees, 8,102 yds
PublicPete Dye
- 4.6Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 4.6Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
Played it a week after the KFT Championship, fastest greens I’ve ever played (~12 stimp with crazy slopes) and was told they were quicker for the championship. Hardest course I’ve played so far. Obviously bad shots were punished but didn’t feel like good shots were as rewarding.
Written by
@Let_It_Fly
- Must play
- Pristine
- Challenging
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Carmel, IN, USASlope rating 148, 77.7 course rating, Black tees, 7,516 yds
PrivatePete Dye & Alice Dye
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 3.9Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
- Pristine
- Challenging
- Must play
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Birck Boilermaker Golf Club
West Lafayette, IN, USASlope rating 146, 76.9 course rating, Black tees, 7,465 yds
PublicPete Dye
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.4Value
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Must play
- Challenging
- Pristine
(Championship) Chatham Hills
Westfield, IN, USA
Slope rating 146, 75.0 course rating, Black tees, 7,215 yds
Purgatory Golf Club
Noblesville, IN, USA
Slope rating 142, 78.1 course rating, Purgatory tees, 7,754 yds
Woodland Country Club
Carmel, IN, USA
Slope rating 141, 74.6 course rating, Black tees, 7,135 yds
Maple Creek Country Club
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Slope rating 141, 72.7 course rating, Blue tees, 6,623 yds
Hawthorns Golf & Country Club
Fishers, IN, USA
Slope rating 140, 74.6 course rating, Gold tees, 7,124 yds
The Fort Golf Course
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Slope rating 139, 74.4 course rating, Gold tees, 7,148 yds
The Trophy Club
Lebanon, IN, USA
Slope rating 138, 75.3 course rating, Black tees, 7,317 yds
Victoria National Golf Club
Newburgh, IN, USA
Slope rating 138, 75.2 course rating, Victorian tees, 7,239 yds
Rock Hollow Golf Club
Peru, IN, USA
Slope rating 138, 74.2 course rating, Black tees, 6,944 yds
(Ackerman Hills) Birck Boilermaker Golf Club
West Lafayette, IN, USA
Slope rating 137, 76.8 course rating, Black tees, 7,501 yds
Prairie View Golf Club
Carmel, IN, USA
Slope rating 137, 74.8 course rating, Black tees, 7,073 yds
(Sycamore) Eagle Creek Golf Club
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Slope rating 137, 72.2 course rating, Blue tees, 6,646 yds
Chariot Run Golf Club
Laconia, IN, USA
Slope rating 136, 76.8 course rating, Black tees, 7,169 yds
(Shamrock) Blackthorn Golf Club
South Bend, IN, USA
Slope rating 136, 74.8 course rating, Blackthorn tees, 7,136 yds
Bear Slide Golf Club
Cicero, IN, USA
Slope rating 136, 74.1 course rating, Black tees, 6,998 yds
Sultans Run Golf Course
Jasper, IN, USA
Slope rating 136, 73.4 course rating, Black tees, 6,859 yds
Sandy Pines Golf Club
DeMotte, IN, USA
Slope rating 136, 73.4 course rating, Tee I, 6,729 yds
Belterra Golf Club
Florence, IN, USA
Slope rating 136, 73.3 course rating, Black tees, 6,910 yds
Eagle Pointe Golf & Tennis Resort
Bloomington, IN, USA
Slope rating 136, 72.7 course rating, Championship tees, 6,678 yds
Coyote Crossing Golf Course
West Lafayette, IN, USA
Slope rating 136, 72.2 course rating, Black tees, 6,839 yds
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across Indiana. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Sycamore Hills Golf Club is #1 on Course Vaults in Indiana at Slope 149 (76.7 course rating · Gold tees · 7,185 yds). 65 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across Indiana. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 3:41 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
