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Conditions
4.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 7715 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Formerly known as Championship at Indiana University Golf Course.

Course Details

Year Built 1957
Golf Season Open: 2/01 Closed: 12/31
Architect Jim Soutar Steve Smyers (2020)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 College Courses in the U.S. (2022 #24) (2020 #24)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Indiana (2017 #18)

Reviews

4.2
88 Reviews (88)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 11
Bunkers 8
Thick Rough 7
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 11
Locals 9
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 11
On a College Campus 11
Near Local Attractions 6

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Reviews 3
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Used cart

Great course

Golf course is in great shape and a good value for the money. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course

Overall Everything was great. Nice fairways! Water hazards are not to worry about. Some days are very busy, others hardly anyone is out there. I like the course because of the big fairways and the elevation changes. Beautiful trees. Greens can be tough to putt on.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great value.

Course in good shape and was partnered up with a couple of like players. Over all an enjoyable experience.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Lots of trees

Good course in great shape. Pretty hard but playable, might lose a ball or two in the trees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overall fun course to play

Fun, challenging course. I thought the rough was a little long. Lost a few balls that shouldn't have been lost. But overall, probably the best course in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

Nice layout

Layout is great holes are long for average golfer. Stuff in club house priced a bit high. Would not pay regular green fees to play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Play in the spring

Indiana university never puts a ton of money in there course. Play this before June and your going to love it....after that, the conditions take a nose dive due to budget restraints I assume. Greens are fast right now, and perfect. Fairways were a little shaggy for my taste, but they are growing fast right now. Overall, play it now, and bypass it later in the season.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

It is a very beautiful course.

The only thing i did not like about this course is that it was crowded and busy. I had to rush my shots.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Crowded and busy!

Tee times are very close to each other. I have to rush my shots because there are people behind me. I already let one group through. I had to hurry my shots. I felt rush.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

IU

Beautiful rolling hills, nice people, course in pretty good shape considering long winter!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course, but needs a little attention to the tees and greens!!

Very nice course. When it's wet, it stays wet. Fairly open fairways and large sloping greens! Several long par 4s, tough to reach w/out a good drive and all par 3s are long!! Overall a decent course, Will play again next summer!!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Just OK

Not a bad course, just nothing that makes it a good course. Greens were fairly boring, most all sloping from back to front, some severely. A couple nice doglegs through the trees. Play it if you happen to be in the area, but don't travel far for it.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Shape!

This course has not been well maintained in the past. However, when I played it yesterday, I have to say that the fairways and greens were actually in immaculate condition. Some hard work has gone into the course. Will play again there soon!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

pretty course

From the tips, back nine is a bear!! Overall, very entertaining course, but you need to play it more than once.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The greens were a little slow but rolled good. The sand traps. Fairways, rough etc were all in good shape.

If your not hitting your driver well. It's best to hit a 3wood or 3 iron. Is kind if a tight course with woods all around. It's a fun course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hoosier Nation

I went to IU for college and loved every minute of it. In all my time down in Bloomington I never played this course. I was pleasantly surprised with this course. It was not the nicest course I have ever played but it was extremely well maintained. My issue with this course were all the greens were slanted from back to front in the exact same manner. The greens rolled great however. I would have liked a little more variety in the hole layouts. I would recommend this course to anyone that is alumni or just a Hoosier fan.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

excellent shape, greens a little too slow

Have played this course many times over the last 20 years, and it has gone through some rough years, but it's in very good shape this year

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough course

There are few straight level fairway shots.. most fairways have either a dogleg or are over a hill or both. The 3 pars are all around 195 yards with small greens from the white tees. I think that they should vary the par three's rather than have them all around 180 + yards.. The course fairways were very rough and the rough itself needed another mowing as you could see a lot of clover in the rough, consequently you could lose a lot of balls in plain sight.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Long but fair

We played from the tips, so it was difficult. Par 3's were the hardest. All were over 200 yards. The back nine was the toughest. All par 4's except 1 par 3. Overall, the course was fun.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Muni

It's nothing more than a municipal course that's actually maintained. The greens are a bit different than most that I play and, for the most part, are small. You have to be straight but that's the golden rule of golf, this course just gets a bit narrow on the front.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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