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French Lick Resort - The Donald Ross Course
Played On 06/22/2013
I Recommend This Course
Donald Ross knew what he was doing
It's amazing to think that this course was designed in an era of clubs with Hickory shafts. Expect long carries, uneven lies from the hilly terrain and challenging greens. The greens offer quite a challenge because of the slope, which is often the only way for the green to shed water after a rain. It's a fun and affordable championship golf course.
Conditions
Excellent
Value
Excellent
Friendliness
Excellent
Pace
Good
Amenities
Excellent
Difficulty
Somewhat Challenging
The course pictured is indeed the Donald Ross course built in 1917. It was recently restored to its original glory...but it remains an "old" golf course. There is another, fairly new course on site...the Pete Dye course. The two look distinctly different.
I believe that this course pictured here is a recently designed and constructed course. There is a Donald Ross course in French Lick that has some history to it as there are pictures of Walter Hagen playing there in the 1920s or so and can be played for $30.00 to $40.00. This course, high on the hills pictured here is not very old at all. Both courses are nice and well worth playing if you find yourself in this area.