The best courses you can play in 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 courses across 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

Pfau
Indiana University Golf Course
Bloomington, IN, USAPublicJim Soutar
- 4.6Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
Great mix of short and long par 3 and 4s. Good use of elevation changes. Greens are huge and roll fast. More forgiving off the tee than it initially looks but you're rewarded for taking on the challenge off the tee by having an easier approach.
Written by
@ADK
- Challenging
- Must play
- Driving range

The Sagamore Club
Noblesville, IN, USAPublicJack Nicklaus
- 4.4Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 4.2Value
- 4.1Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
- Friendly
- Challenging
- Must play
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Kampen
Birck Boilermaker Golf Club
West Lafayette, IN, USAPublicPete Dye
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.4Value
- 4.2Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Must play
- Challenging
- Pristine

Warren Golf Course
Notre Dame, IN, USAPublicBill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 4.2Value
- 3.2Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
Fantastic course that's a great value. Can be frustrating at times when ball runs through fairway into the long grass and can't be found.
Written by
@ADK
- Must play
- Walkable
- Hidden gem

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

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

Chariot Run Golf Club
Laconia, IN, USAPublic
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.9Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.8Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Chariot Run is one of Indiana’s most underrated public courses. Wide fairways tempt you to swing freely, but the thick rough and slick bentgrass greens demand precision.
Written by
@Gary
- Driving range
- Links
- Hidden gem

Rock Hollow Golf Club
Peru, IN, USAPublicTim Liddy
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.6Value
- 3.6Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
- Challenging
- Must play
- Hidden gem

Sultans Run Golf Course
Jasper, IN, USAPublicTim Liddy
- 4.4Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.6Value
- 4.6Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Must play
- Hidden gem
- Great value

Champions Pointe Golf Club
Henryville, IN, USAPublicFuzzy Zoeller & Clyde Johnston
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.7Value
- 2.7Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
It’s always in great shape. The practice facility offer a short game area with shots from fairway, rough and sand. The rough is thick and dense a real challenge. The staff is friendly and helpful and has a restaurant and bar. Cart girls are there on weekends.
Written by
@golferdean
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Grass range

Ackerman Hills
Birck Boilermaker Golf Club
West Lafayette, IN, USAPublicLarry Packard & Pete Dye
- 4.3Conditions
- 3.6Layout
- 3.7Value
- 3.6Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
- Great value
- Challenging
- Must play

Highland Golf & Country Club
Indianapolis, IN, USAPublicBill Diddel & Bob Lohmann
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- NRValue
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities

Sandy Pines Golf Club
DeMotte, IN, USAPublicTim Nugent
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 3.9Facilities

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

Chestnut Hills Golf Club
Fort Wayne, IN, USAPublic

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

Shamrock
Blackthorn Golf Club
South Bend, IN, USAPublicDr. Michael Hurdzan
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 4.7Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
This place was a really pleasant surprise. We made a last-minute trip to South Bend to watch Cincinnati take on Notre Dame, and by the time we checked, The Warren Course was already booked solid. So, we headed over to Blackthorn — and I’m really glad we did.
Written by
@TGUN312
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant

Coyote Crossing Golf Course
West Lafayette, IN, USAPublicHale Irwin
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.3Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Fast greens

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

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

Harrison Hills Golf & Country Club
Attica, IN, USAPublicWilliam Langford
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Driving range
- Must play

Hickory Stick Golf Club
Greenwood, IN, USAPublicTim Liddy
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
- Great value
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Indiana. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in Indiana.
The top public golf courses in Indiana on Course Vaults are led by French Lick Resort with a Course Vaults score of 8.7. This page ranks 25 courses, including French Lick Resort, Indiana University Golf Course, The Sagamore Club.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Indiana. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Indiana list ranks public golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public or guest-friendly courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
French Lick Resort is currently #1 among public courses in Indiana on Course Vaults at 8.7 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:37 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
Cities in Indiana
- Indianapolis
- Bloomington
- West Lafayette
- Carmel
- French Lick
- Bedford
- Fishers
- Fort Wayne
- Lebanon
- Noblesville
- Attica
- Camby
- Cicero
- Columbus
- DeMotte
- Edinburgh
- Florence
- Greenwood
- Hammond
- Henryville
- Jasper
- Kendallville
- Knightstown
- Laconia
- Lawrenceburg
- Liberty
- Montgomery
- Nashville
- Notre Dame
- Peru
- Sellersburg
- South Bend
- St. John
- Westfield
- Yorktown
