The best golf courses in Franklin, 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 17 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Franklin, Indiana, ranked by those community scores.
Pete Dye
French Lick Resort
French Lick, IN, USAPublicPete 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
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
Donald Ross
French Lick Resort
French Lick, IN, USAPublicDonald Ross & Sandy Alves
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.6Value
- 3.6Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
The Donald Ross Course at French Lick was my favorite of the two courses. It doesn’t overwhelm you with forced carries or tricks—it quietly challenges you with rolling terrain, clever bunkering, and some of the best green complexes you’ll ever play.
Written by
@Gary
- Challenging
- Must play
- Walkable
Hillview Country Club
Franklin, IN, USAPrivate
- 4.0Conditions
- 2.7Layout
- 2.3Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Hidden gem
Otter Creek Golf Club
Columbus, IN, USAPublicRees Jones & Robert Trent Jones Sr.
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.8Value
- 3.6Scenery
- 3.1Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Hidden gem
Hickory Stick Golf Club
Greenwood, IN, USAPublicTim Liddy
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
- Great value
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
Dyes Walk Country Club
Greenwood, IN, USAPrivatePete Dye & Alice Dye
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Pleasant Run Golf Course
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublic
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
Timbergate Golf Club
Edinburgh, IN, USAPublicClyde Johnston & Fuzzy Zoeller
- 2.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Heartland Crossing Golf Links
Camby, IN, USAPublicSteve Smyers & Nick Price
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
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
Valley Links
French Lick Resort
French Lick, IN, USAPublicTom Bendelow
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Great value
- Walkable
Southern Dunes Golf Course
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublicGary Player
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
Smock Golf Course
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublicBob Simmons
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 2.5Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area
Winding River Golf Club
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublic
- 2.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 2.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
Salt Creek Golf Club
Nashville, IN, USAPublicDuane Dammeyer
- 2.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.8Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
The Coffin Golf Club
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublicBill Diddel & Tim Liddy
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
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 Franklin, 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 Franklin, Indiana.
The top golf courses in Franklin, Indiana on Course Vaults are led by French Lick Resort with a Course Vaults score of 8.7. This page ranks 17 courses, including French Lick Resort, Brickyard Crossing Golf Club, French Lick Resort.
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 Franklin, 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 Franklin, Indiana list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Franklin, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
French Lick Resort is currently #1 among courses in and around Franklin, Indiana on Course Vaults at 8.7 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:42 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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