The Ridge/The Valley at Ironwood Golf Club

Played the valley/lakes 9 and the course is in horrible shape. Fairways are patchy at best, mostly mud/dirt. Rough isn't too much better. Even the greens are very patchy and bumpy with some greens having nearly half the surface bereft of grass. Not quite as bad as Heartland Crossing on the other side of town, but close. Ranger did nothing to push along a slow group that was holding up the entire course. Even with a couple holes having some character (like 6 Lakes), $44 to play here, even on a weekend, is a joke with these conditions. Do yourself a favor and don't make the mistake we made if you care about conditions.

Played course friday July 6th, it is so much better than last year. Looks like a lot of work has been done since last summer. Great layout as always. Very challenging course. Played the Valley and Lakes 9.

Played in an outing Tue. Weather was awesome, windy, but great.

I don't play here in stroke play, only in outings over the last few years. A few themes have emerged from year to year....

I like the layout: there are some fun and challenging holes out here, requiring placement tee shots, some narrow approaches and the bunkering is fairly placed. There are a few holes that will definitely challenge your game. The par 3s hold up well. I like the green sizes, elevations, even if a little slow. The staff is always nice, the facilities are fair, clean.

The regular problems are persistent: tee boxes haven't been leveled in a while; the fairways and greens routinely have burned out spots. Bunkers are usually in C-minus conditions. The rough is generally pretty consistent, so actually a plus. The range is a strip of green carpet with scrub grass around it, so only for a few loose swings.

I think they've got too much in cart paths/asphalt. They definitely are mowing and maintaining too much grass (around tees, unused areas, etc). They have areas of heather on the course, they should definitely consider more. They can stand to have some tree management too, nothing crazy, but to improve a few site lines. They have 27 holes, run a lot of outings, perhaps not surprisingly. I think if they took the 27h budget to just 18h, they could really make the place a solid Indy-area choice.

I just would like to see them achieve their potential. There are a lot of courses in the area that will be better for comparable money.

Tee boxes had not been mowed. Greens burnt in places and slow. Bumpy greens, bunkers in horrible shape. On top of that 5 hrs plus round

I tried to give them a third chance but this course is just not worth playing and I live in the neighborhood.

I've played this course for a long time and its sad to see the state its in now. The course is in horrible shape. The bunkers are basically mud/dirt pits. The greens are choppy, and the fairways are usually burnt. This course can/should be one of the better public courses in Indy but it is just too poorly taken care of. I hope it changes, but I've been hoping that for far too long.

First time I have played Ironwood. Played years ago when it was the old Mudcreek golf course. Holes seemed long although it was hard to tell as the GPS on our cart did not work. Lots of places to get into trouble - water and woods. Course was not very well marked in spots - sometimes it was hard to know where to go next. The cart we had was very old and tired - did not make it through the round. We had to call the clubhouse and they brought us another cart.

Staff is friendly and course was in good condition. Traps are not numerous but were like cement. A fairway was very wet and sloppy. Greens and fairways were in generally excellent condition.

Tee boxes weren't in good condition. Fairways and greens were in good condition.

The course wasn't it good condition, and the round took OVER FIVE AND A HALF HOURS! When it was brought to the attention of the pro shop at the turn, they asked me..."well what do you want me to do?" The experience was awful. I have played there a few times, but 100% will never return!

Ridge Course tee boxes and fairways need grass.
Lakes Course was in better shape.
Fun courses to play.
Staff is friendly and courteous.

Ironwood is a great golf course moderately challenging. However, I had great concern about the brakes on the carts. After trying 2 different carts that had bad brakes, a gal walking by said, "Oh, none of the carts have any brakes". So we took one of the carts. With the brakes into full lock, the cart would still travel approximately 25 feet. Quite scary when traveling down a hill. On the basis of that I won't go back.

I played Ironwood several times 2 years ago, a couple times last year, and now twice this year. Sadly, the course condition has gone downhill significantly this year. At least half the fairways were under repair, or poorly cut, and several greens were diseased or in bad shape otherwise. On top of that, the front desk person was not friendly or helpful. I loved this course 2 years ago but now I am discouraged from using it. I will give it another try this year but only thanks to a groupon deal.

The staff is awesome! Probably the best in central Indiana. Truly nice guys and gals here. +5/5

Food is good +4/5.

The course is challenging for me (+18). +4/5

The variety of three 9-Hole courses is great!

I will play again and again.

Andy Hughes

This was an excellent round of golf. I was told this course was fun and difficult and it didn't disappoint. Really enjoyed the architecture and layout of this course. Not your typical holes that are bunched together and fairway next to fairway. With that said there lies the difficulty. It's all about course management here, stay in the fairways or just off and you'll be fine. Lots of bordering woods around cart paths and water. I'm a go big or go home and don't lay up often so trying to make big shots out of nothing is risky. That's what makes it fun tho. Overall had a great time, course is in great shape. Don't take yourself to seriously and have fun.

Played the Lakes and Valley courses. It rained and we had to wait out a storm for about an hour but I was surprised how well the course drains. The holes are challenging yet fun. The par 3's will definitely test you skills.

Course was in great shape. Rough was just the right length to want to be in the fairway but still be playable when you were not. Greens were perfect. Lots of recent rains surely helped.

Course in good shape, really like the Lakes course.
Gps in the carts was a big help.

The recent rains have everything lush, but the course mowers have done a good job. The rough was thick but not terribly long, so it seemed fair---although one of my balls disappeared.
Yardage stripes and in-fairway markers weren't always visible, but my main complaint is about the lazy players who don't fix their marks.
Road noise is seldom audible on this very nice course.

Liked the booking thru golfnow but they will automatically pair you up if book online. Did not like that as like to play alone.
Thanks, cb