The best golf courses in Carmel, Indiana
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 3,652 rounds in Indiana and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Carmel, Indiana, ranked by those community scores.
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Carmel, IN, USAPrivatePete Dye & Alice Dye
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 3.9Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
- Pristine
- Challenging
- Must play
Woodland Country Club
Carmel, IN, USAPrivateBill Diddel & Pete Dye
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- NRFacilities
Always in fantastic shape. Some difficult holes to play conservative on and some score able holes to get after. Certainly a golf course where precision with approach shots and course management is paramount. Definitely a hidden gem of central Indiana!
Written by
@jaekob
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
The Sagamore Club
Noblesville, IN, USAPublicJack Nicklaus
- 4.4Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 4.2Value
- 4.1Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
- Friendly
- Challenging
- Must play
Championship
Chatham Hills
Westfield, IN, USAPrivatePete Dye
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Grass range
Meridian Hills Golf Club
Indianapolis, IN, USAPrivateAlice Dye & Bob Lohmann
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Bar
- Walkable
Brickyard Crossing Golf Club
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublicPete 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
Purgatory Golf Club
Noblesville, IN, USAPublicRon Kern
- 4.2Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.8Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
Extremely challenging especially with the wind. Some pins are unattackable and many holes with extremely tight landing areas with driver. Fun challenge
Written by
@jakesirkus
- Challenging
- Must play
- Driving range
The Bridgewater Club
Carmel, IN, USAPrivatePete Dye
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.3Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
Highland Golf & Country Club
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublicBill Diddel & Bob Lohmann
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- NRValue
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
The Trophy Club
Lebanon, IN, USAPublicTim Liddy
- 3.8Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 4.1Value
- 3.4Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
second time was a little underwhelming... greens were in really bad shape. still one of the best and most interesting courses around.
Written by
@wacky-jack
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Links
The Country Club of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN, USAPrivateBill Diddel & Tom Bendelow
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Hawthorns Golf & Country Club
Fishers, IN, USAPrivateArthur Hills
- 3.3Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant
Bear Slide Golf Club
Cicero, IN, USAPublicDean Refram
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.9Layout
- 3.3Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
Front nine is a links style layout and every hole is solid. The back has a lot of quirky holes (11-15-17). The course as a whole is a challenge and you have to be accurate off the tee in order to have a chance to score… especially on the back.
Written by
@coachkodo
- Driving range
- Must play
- Hidden gem
Broadmoor Country Club
Indianapolis, IN, USAPrivateDonald Ross
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 2.8Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Driving range
- Must play
The Fort Golf Course
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublicPete Dye & Tim Liddy
- 3.6Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.1Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Prairie View Golf Club
Carmel, IN, USAPublicKyle Phillips & Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Challenging
- Must play
Golf Club of Indiana
Lebanon, IN, USAPublicMickey Powell
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Great value
Plum Creek Country Club
Carmel, IN, USAPublicPete Dye & Tim Liddy
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Strategic
Sycamore
Eagle Creek Golf Club
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublicPete Dye
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
- Challenging
- Hidden gem
- Parkland
Pleasant Run Golf Course
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublic
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
Pines
Eagle Creek Golf Club
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublicPete Dye
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 2.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.3Facilities
Maple Creek Country Club
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublicPete Dye
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.7Layout
- 2.7Value
- 2.3Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
Pete and Alice Dye 1st 18 hole course! Short track with narrow fairways and tiny greens…you can see this is where Pete started is craft
Written by
@McCutter21
- Hidden gem
- Slow greens
- Underrated
Wood Wind Golf Club
Westfield, IN, USAPublicGary Kern
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.3Layout
- 1.8Value
- 1.8Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
- Fast greens
- Tourist trap
River Glen Country Club
Fishers, IN, USAPublicGary Kern & Jerry Kern
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Parkland
- Traditional
Southern Dunes Golf Course
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublicGary Player
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Carmel, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Carmel, Indiana.
The top golf courses in Carmel, Indiana on Course Vaults are led by Crooked Stick Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.7. This page ranks 25 courses, including Crooked Stick Golf Club, Woodland Country Club, The Sagamore Club.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Carmel, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Carmel, Indiana list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Carmel, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Crooked Stick Golf Club is currently #1 among courses in and around Carmel, Indiana on Course Vaults at 8.7 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:41 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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