260 golf courses in Indiana, 4,318 holes between them, 212 with published USGA tee ratings.

260

courses

4,318

holes

212

rated

7,754

longest (yds)

149

steepest slope

Every Indiana course

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Every figure here is a published one, gathered from the course and public records — nothing on this page is estimated.

Indiana standouts

Toughest testpublished fact

Brickyard Crossing Golf Course

slope 149 · from 198 courses

The highest USGA slope rating published for any of the men’s tee sets. Slope measures difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch golfer — a rated figure, not an opinion. Men’s ratings only: a tee is rated separately for men and for women and the two scales do not compare, so mixing them would rank part of the field on one scale and the rest on another (see peakSlope in course-metrics.ts).

Longestpublished fact

Purgatory Golf Club

7,754 yds · from 255 courses

The longest published tee set, in yards from the tips.

Indiana by the numbers

Indiana courses ranked on the figures they publish themselves. Each list counts only the courses that publish that figure, so the totals differ. Slope and course rating measure difficulty, not quality — nothing here ranks how good a course is.

Longest

— the top 25 of 255 courses with a published scorecard

#	Course	Longest
1	Purgatory Golf Club	7,754 yds
2	Pfau Indiana University Golf Course	7,715 yds
3	Kelly's Hidden Acres Golf Course	7,599 yds
4	Ackerman-Allen Golf Course	7,546 yds
5	Crooked Stick Golf Club	7,516 yds
6	Kampen Golf Course	7,465 yds
7	Otter Creek Golf Course	7,349 yds
8	Holliday Farms	7,321 yds
9	Bridgewater Golf Club	7,272 yds
10	Heartland Crossing Golf Links	7,267 yds
11	Chariot Run	7,246 yds
12	Hulman Links Golf Course	7,225 yds
13	Woodland Country Club	7,223 yds
14	Brickyard Crossing Golf Course	7,180 yds
15	Champions Pointe Golf Club	7,174 yds
16	Golf Club of Indiana	7,151 yds
17	The Fort Golf Course	7,148 yds
18	Blackthorn Golf Club	7,136 yds
19	Swan Lake Golf Courses	7,131 yds
20	Tapawingo National Golf Club	7,124 yds
20	The Hawthorns Golf & Country Club	7,124 yds
22	Huntmore Golf Club	7,105 yds
23	Autumn Ridge Golf	7,103 yds
24	Prairie View Golf Club	7,073 yds
25	Twin Bridges Golf Club	7,071 yds

The longest tee set the course publishes, in yards from the tips. Compared against every course that publishes a scorecard — length is a measurement, not a verdict on the golf.

Toughest test

— the top 25 of 198 courses with a USGA slope rating for its men’s tees

#	Course	Toughest test
1	Brickyard Crossing Golf Course	slope 149
1	Holliday Farms	slope 149
3	Crooked Stick Golf Club	slope 148
4	Kampen Golf Course	slope 146
5	Hulman Links Golf Course	slope 144
6	Huntmore Golf Club	slope 143
6	The Fort Golf Course	slope 143
8	Bridgewater Golf Club	slope 142
8	Glendarin Hills Golf Club	slope 142
8	Otter Creek Golf Course	slope 142
8	Purgatory Golf Club	slope 142
12	Maple Creek Golf and Country Club	slope 141
12	Tapawingo National Golf Club	slope 141
12	Woodland Country Club	slope 141
15	Foxcliff Golf Club	slope 140
15	Ironwood Golf Club	slope 140
15	Sultan’s Run Golf Club	slope 140
15	The Hawthorns Golf & Country Club	slope 140
19	Chariot Run	slope 138
19	Rock Hollow Golf Course	slope 138
19	Sand Creek Country Club	slope 138
22	Ackerman-Allen Golf Course	slope 137
22	Beavercreek Golf Club	slope 137
22	Innsbrook Country Club	slope 137
22	Prairie View Golf Club	slope 137

The highest USGA slope rating published for any of the men’s tee sets. Slope rates difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch golfer — a rated figure issued by the golf association, not an opinion about the course. Men’s ratings only, because a tee is rated separately for men and for women and the two scales do not compare; a course rated only for women is not in the running rather than converted.

Hardest from the tips

— the top 25 of 180 courses with a USGA course rating for its men’s tees

#	Course	Hardest from the tips
1	Purgatory Golf Club	rating 78.1
2	Crooked Stick Golf Club	rating 77.7
3	Ackerman-Allen Golf Course	rating 76.8
4	Otter Creek Golf Course	rating 76.6
5	Kampen Golf Course	rating 76.5
6	Holliday Farms	rating 76.2
7	Chariot Run	rating 76.1
8	Brickyard Crossing Golf Course	rating 75.1
8	Bridgewater Golf Club	rating 75.1
10	The Fort Golf Course	rating 75.0
10	Twin Bridges Golf Club	rating 75.0
12	Autumn Ridge Golf	rating 74.9
12	Hulman Links Golf Course	rating 74.9
14	Blackthorn Golf Club	rating 74.8
14	Huntmore Golf Club	rating 74.8
14	Prairie View Golf Club	rating 74.8
14	Sand Creek Country Club	rating 74.8
18	Champions Pointe Golf Club	rating 74.6
18	Glendarin Hills Golf Club	rating 74.6
18	The Hawthorns Golf & Country Club	rating 74.6
18	Warren Golf Course	rating 74.6
18	Winding Ridge Gold Cub	rating 74.6
18	Woodland Country Club	rating 74.6
24	Swan Lake Golf Courses	rating 74.5
25	Golf Club of Indiana	rating 74.3

The highest USGA course rating published for any of the men’s tee sets — the score a scratch golfer is expected to shoot. Men’s ratings only, for the same reason as slope: the men’s and women’s ratings of one tee are different measurements. It measures difficulty and nothing else; it is not a quality score and never orders these pages by how good a course is.

Widest tee spread

— the top 25 of 237 courses with two or more tee sets of different lengths

#	Course	Widest tee spread
1	Juday Creek Golf Course	5,860 yds between tees
2	Oak Knoll Golf Course	4,830 yds between tees
3	Elbel Golf Course	4,460 yds between tees
4	Forest Park Golf Course	3,720 yds between tees
5	Purgatory Golf Club	3,192 yds between tees
6	Heartland Crossing Golf Links	3,142 yds between tees
7	Pfau Indiana University Golf Course	3,129 yds between tees
8	Christiana Creek Country Club	2,974 yds between tees
9	Covered Bridge Golf Club	2,942 yds between tees
10	Otter Creek Golf Course	2,903 yds between tees
11	Round Barn Golf Club	2,752 yds between tees
12	Deer Track Golf	2,743 yds between tees
13	The Landing Golf Course	2,659 yds between tees
14	Hulman Links Golf Course	2,415 yds between tees
15	Harbor Links at Sagamore Resort	2,325 yds between tees
16	Crooked Stick Golf Club	2,315 yds between tees
17	Ackerman-Allen Golf Course	2,291 yds between tees
18	Smock Golf Course	2,272 yds between tees
19	Kelly's Hidden Acres Golf Course	2,246 yds between tees
20	Holliday Farms	2,244 yds between tees
21	Kampen Golf Course	2,205 yds between tees
22	Bridgewater Golf Club	2,165 yds between tees
23	Brickyard Crossing Golf Course	2,142 yds between tees
24	Chariot Run	2,138 yds between tees
25	Twin Bridges Golf Club	2,133 yds between tees

Yards between the longest and shortest published tee sets — how far the course moves to fit a different player. Courses publishing a single tee set are not in the running, because one set is an unmeasured spread rather than a narrow one.

Oldest

— the top 25 of 209 courses with an opening year

#	Course	Oldest
1	Cherokee Golf Course	opened 1895
2	Arsenal Island Golf Course	opened 1897
3	Country Club of Terre Haute	opened 1898
4	Anderson Country Club	opened 1902
4	South Grove Golf Course	opened 1902
6	Kokomo Country Club	opened 1904
7	Valley Links Course	opened 1907
8	Delaware Country Club	opened 1910
8	Lafayette Country Club	opened 1910
10	Hillcrest Golf & Country Club	opened 1914
10	The Country Club of Indianapolis	opened 1914
12	Christiana Creek Country Club	opened 1916
12	South Bend Country Club	opened 1916
14	Westwood Golf Club	opened 1917
15	Highland Country Club	opened 1919
15	Innsbrook Country Club	opened 1919
17	Indianola Country Club	opened 1920
17	Tippecanoe Country Club	opened 1920
17	Washington Country Club	opened 1920
20	Bloomington Country Club	opened 1921
21	Broadmoor Country Club	opened 1922
21	New Albany Golf Course	opened 1922
21	Pleasant Run Golf Club	opened 1922
21	Valparaiso Country Club	opened 1922
25	Helfrich Golf Course	opened 1923

The year the course opened, as published. Ranked oldest first. An opening year is not a design credit and not a renovation date — a course that opened in 1921 and was rebuilt in 1998 still opened in 1921.

Highest above sea level

— the top 25 of 260 courses with a coordinate we could sample

#	Course	Highest above sea level
1	Highland Lake Golf Course	1,085 ft
2	Hartley Hills Country Club	1,084 ft
3	Zollner Golf Course	1,073 ft
4	Memorial Park Golf Course	1,063 ft
5	Black Squirrel Golf Club	1,047 ft
6	Westwood Golf Club	1,045 ft
7	Glendarin Hills Golf Club	1,044 ft
8	Forest Hills Country Club	1,020 ft
9	Horseshoe Bend Golf Course	1,019 ft
10	Michigan City Municipal Golf Course	1,017 ft
11	Tri-County Golf Club	1,015 ft
12	Kelly's Hidden Acres Golf Course	1,002 ft
13	Royal Hylands Golf Club	994 ft
14	Lake James Golf Course	993 ft
15	Cobblestone Golf Course	981 ft
16	Beavercreek Golf Club	975 ft
17	Hillcrest Golf & Country Club	974 ft
18	Cardinal Hills Golf Course	971 ft
19	Cricket Ridge Golf Course	961 ft
20	Delaware Country Club	960 ft
21	Pittsboro Golf Club	938 ft
22	Heron Creek Golf Club	937 ft
23	Winding Ridge Gold Cub	932 ft
24	Hickory Bend Golf Course	931 ft
24	Ulen Country Club	931 ft

Height above sea level at the course’s own published coordinate, sampled from the USGS 3DEP elevation model. THIS IS A FIGURE WE DERIVED, not one the course publishes — anybody can re-query the same public dataset at the same coordinate and get the same number, but no scorecard states it. Because every course carries a coordinate, this is the only board here whose field is nearly the whole database rather than the courses that publish a particular figure. Elevation changes how far a ball carries; it says nothing about whether a course is good.