Best Public Golf Courses in Indiana
According to US Golf Course Registry's registry, Indiana has 99 public golf courses. The complete list below is ordered by public accessibility and course history — every entry is verified against the OpenStreetMap-derived course registry.
| # | Course | City | Access | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Grove Golf Course | Indianapolis | Public | 1902 |
| 2 | Crawfordsville Golf Course | Crawfordsville | Municipal | 1920 |
| 3 | South Shore Golf Club | Syracuse | Public | 1920 |
| 4 | New Albany Golf Course | New Albany | Public | 1922 |
| 5 | Pleasant Run Golf Club | Indianapolis | Public | 1922 |
| 6 | Grandview Golf Course | Anderson | Municipal | 1923 |
| 7 | Martinsville Golf Club | Martinsville | Public | 1925 |
| 8 | The Landing At Fort Harrison | Terre Haute | Public | 1925 |
| 9 | Foster Park Golf Course | Fort Wayne | Public | 1926 |
| 10 | Donald Ross Golf Club | Fort Wayne | Public | 1927 |
| 11 | Michigan City Municipal Golf Course | Michigan City | Public | 1928 |
| 12 | South Gleason Park Course | Gary | Municipal | 1928 |
| 13 | Burke Golf Course | Notre Dame | Public | 1929 |
| 14 | Sarah Shank Golf Course | Indianapolis | Public | 1929 |
| 15 | Coffin Golf Course | Indianapolis | Municipal | 1931 |
| 16 | Cherry Valley Golf Course | New Albany | Public | 1932 |
| 17 | Beechwood Golf Course | La Porte | Municipal | 1933 |
| 18 | Fendrich Golf Course | Evansville | Municipal | 1945 |
| 19 | Fall Creek Golf Club | Pendleton | Public | 1946 |
| 20 | Cedar Lake Golf Club | Howe | Public | 1948 |
| 21 | Cardinal Hills Golf Course | Selma | Public | 1949 |
| 22 | Legacy Golf Course | La Porte | Public | 1954 |
| 23 | Twilight Golf Course | Jeffersonville | Public | 1954 |
| 24 | Crestview Golf Club | Muncie | Public | 1955 |
| 25 | Pfau Indiana University Golf Course | Bloomington | Public | 1957 |
| 26 | Heron Creek Golf Club | Lagrange | Public | 1961 |
| 27 | Meadowbrook Golf Course | Anderson | Public | 1962 |
| 28 | McMillen Park Golf Course | Fort Wayne | Municipal | 1963 |
| 29 | Rocky Ford Par 3 | Columbus | Municipal | 1963 |
| 30 | Sunrise Golf Course | Madison | Municipal | 1963 |
| 31 | Winding River Golf Course | Indianapolis | Public | 1963 |
| 32 | Valley View Golf Course | Floyds Knobs | Public | 1964 |
| 33 | Westwood Golf Course | Scottsburg | Public | 1966 |
| 34 | Colonial Oaks Golf Club | Fort Wayne | Public | 1968 |
| 35 | Zionsville Golf Course | Zionsville | Municipal | 1968 |
| 36 | Hidden Valley Golf Club | Lawrenceburg | Public | 1969 |
| 37 | Buffalo Trace Golf Course | Jasper | Municipal | 1970 |
| 38 | Valle Vista Golf Course | Greenwood | Public | 1971 |
| 39 | Zollner Golf Course | Angola | Public | 1971 |
| 40 | Highland Lake Golf Course | Richmond | Public | 1972 |
| 41 | Briar Leaf Golf Club | La Porte | Public | 1973 |
| 42 | McCormick Creek Golf Course | Peru | Municipal | 1973 |
| 43 | Thunderbolt Pass Golf Course | Evansville | Public | 1973 |
| 44 | Eagle Creek Golf Club | Indianapolis | Public | 1975 |
| 45 | Smock Golf Course | Indianapolis | Municipal | 1976 |
| 46 | Taylors Par 3 | Bloomington | Public | 1976 |
| 47 | Wooded View Golf Course | Clarksville | Municipal | 1977 |
| 48 | Lake James Golf Course | Angola | Public | 1978 |
| 49 | Phil Harris Golf Course | Linton | Municipal | 1980 |
| 50 | Bachelor Runn Campground | Flora | Public | 1986 |
| 51 | North Branch Golf Course | Greensburg | Public | 1987 |
| 52 | Stonehenge Golf Club | Winona Lake | Public | 1988 |
| 53 | Juday Creek Golf Course | Granger | Public | 1989 |
| 54 | Deer Creek Golf Club | Clayton | Public | 1991 |
| 55 | Whispering Hills Golf Course | Indianapolis | Public | 1991 |
| 56 | Hidden Creek Golf Club | Sellersburg | Public | 1992 |
| 57 | Sultan’s Run Golf Club | Jasper | Public | 1992 |
| 58 | The Legends Golf Club | Franklin | Public | 1992 |
| 59 | The Players Club at Woodland Trails | Yorktown | Public | 1992 |
| 60 | Brickyard Crossing Golf Course | Indianapolis | Public | 1993 |
| 61 | Otte Golf & Family Fun Center | Greenwood | Public | 1994 |
| 62 | Rock Hollow Golf Course | Peru | Public | 1994 |
| 63 | Tapawingo National Golf Club | Sunset Hills | Public | 1994 |
| 64 | Tee Time Golf Complex | Evansville | Public | 1994 |
| 65 | Chestnut Hills Golf Club | Fort Wayne | Public | 1995 |
| 66 | Quail Creek Golf Club | Pittsboro | Public | 1995 |
| 67 | Sugar Ridge Golf Club | Lawrenceburg | Public | 1995 |
| 68 | Hickory Bend Golf Course | Zionsville | Public | 1996 |
| 69 | Meadow Valley Golf Club | Middlebury | Public | 1996 |
| 70 | Beavercreek Golf Club | Beavercreek | Public | 1997 |
| 71 | Plum Creek Golf Course | Carmel | Public | 1997 |
| 72 | Prairie View Golf Club | Carmel | Public | 1997 |
| 73 | Twin Bridges Golf Club | Danville | Public | 1997 |
| 74 | Wildcat Creek Golf Course | Kokomo | Public | 1997 |
| 75 | Wyaloosing Creek | Greensburg | Public | 1997 |
| 76 | Bluff Creek Golf Course | Greenwood | Public | 1998 |
| 77 | Cobblestone Golf Course | Kendallville | Public | 1998 |
| 78 | Dakota Landing Golf Course | Indianapolis | Public | 1998 |
| 79 | Heartland Crossing Golf Links | Camby | Public | 1998 |
| 80 | Bridgewater Golf Club | Auburn | Public | 1999 |
| 81 | Buffer Park Golf Course | Indianapolis | Public | 1999 |
| 82 | Fox Prairie Golf Course | Noblesville | Public | 2000 |
| 83 | Gray Eagle Golf Club and Academy | Fishers | Public | 2001 |
| 84 | Chariot Run | Laconia | Public | 2002 |
| 85 | Champions Pointe Golf Club | Henryville | Public | 2007 |
| 86 | Creekside Golf Course | Valparaiso | Public | – |
| 87 | Forest Park Golf Course | Valparaiso | Public | – |
| 88 | Hazelden Country Club | Brook | Public | – |
| 89 | Idle Creek Golf Course | Terre Haute | Public | – |
| 90 | Mark's Par 3 | Terre Haute | Public | – |
| 91 | Oak Knoll Golf Course | Crown Point | Public | – |
| 92 | Rea Park Golf Course | Terre Haute | Public | – |
| 93 | Sandy Pines Golf Course | DeMotte | Public | – |
| 94 | Scherwood Golf | Schererville | Public | – |
| 95 | The Landing Golf Course | Terre Haute | Public | – |
| 96 | Helfrich Golf Course | Evansville | Municipal | 1923 |
| 97 | Douglass Golf Course | Indianapolis | Public | 1926 |
| 98 | Arbor Trace Golf Club | Marion | Public | 1966 |
| 99 | McDonald Golf Course | Evansville | Public | 1971 |
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FAQ
How is this list ordered?
Transparently, not editorially: publicly playable courses first (public, municipal, resort, semi-private), then courses with an official website, then by founding year. We list every verified public course — this is a complete catalog, not a top-10 pick.
How many public courses does Indiana have?
Indiana has 99 public golf courses in the registry.
Ordering formula and data source: see our methodology & statistics.