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 "Rated a Top 10 New Course in America for 2008 by Golf Digest, Heritage Hill Golf Club is an 18-hole championship golf course located just minutes from Louisville in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Former Jack Nicklaus design associate Doug Beach, planned the 7,100+ yard golf amenity to be a test to golfers of all abilities while remaining fun to play. The par-72 golf course sports bent grass greens and zoysia tees and fairways. Its five tee boxes ensure every level of golfer will be challenged. Visit our Pro Shop for great golf gear or the Snack Bar for a bite to eat. We encourage you to come out and enjoy five-star service at what is becoming greater Louisville’s premier public golf course." -hhgolfclub.com

 "Patterned after the beautiful courses of Scotland, the rolling terrain, fresh water spring, century old trees along it’s borders, deep bunkering, and large heather grass areas make Nevel Meade a picturesque place to challenge your golfing skills. Multiple tee boxes offer fun and challenges for all skill levels." -nevelmeade.com

"One of the region’s top public championship courses and ranked in 2018 as Indiana’s #4 Best Course You Can Play (Golfweek), Chariot Run is a spectacular equestrian-themed golf course with 18 holes and more than 7,200 yards of exciting golf. This course features bentgrass fairways and greens, sparkling lakes, lush fairways, and beautiful trees. Both the serious player and the novice will appreciate Chariot Run’s stirring beauty and unique challenges. In addition, guests will also enjoy the state-of-the-art clubhouse complete with a pro shop and the Double Eagle Bar & Grill." -chariotrun.com

 "Covered Bridge is a Fuzzy Zoeller designed 18-hole course nestled on a gently rolling plain at the foot of Southern Indiana's famous Floyds Knobs. Each hole has been laid out to emphasize the natural beauty of the landscape and panorama. The par 72 course features five lakes, a meandering creek and is pleasantly forested. Greens are gently contoured and trap placement is challenging but not punishing. Paved cart paths connect all tees and carts can be driven anywhere on the course's Zoysia grass fairways. Each hole offers a choice of four separate tees matching the course to the ability level of any player." - kentuckygolf.com

 "Champions Pointe is Fuzzy Zoeller/Clyde Johnston-designed 18-hole golf course carved through the gorgeous rolling hills of Southern Indiana. The zoysiagrass fairways and bentgrass greens help provide premier course conditions year-round. The award-winning course is complemented by one the area’s top practice facilities and an expansive clubhouse home to a fully equipped golf shop, sports bar, full-service restaurant and banquet facilities. Covered Bridge also offers stay and play packages with local hotel partners." -kempersports.com

"The Links at Rising Star Casino Resort is Southern Indiana's only true Scottish links-style golf course. This Tim Liddy designed gem features gently rolling bent grass fairways and greens nestled among traditional long waste bunkers, winding lakes and heather rough. Many holes boast panoramic views of the Ohio River Valley.

With expanded tee boxes, you can play the tees most appropriate to your game: 5,600 yards from the front or over 6,800 yards from the tips. Before or after your round, check out our fully stocked pro shop, take advantage of our locker room and shower facilities, grab a bite from our snack bar or just relax on our spacious covered patio. Visit our Pro Shop for golf accessories and apparel." -risingstarcasino.com

 If you are vacationing in Orlando and want to play golf, you cannot pass up the opportunity to play one of the best golf courses in Orlando, Florida. This dramatic hillside layout stretches over 7,200 yards and features 100 feet of elevation changes. 

 Is this the best value course around Louisville?!

Hidden Creek Golf Club is a mere 9 miles north of Downtown Louisville in Sellersburg, IN. This is the first course we have rated that has been given a 100 score in any category, and for good reason. The prices seem to be stuck in 2014 rather than 2024 with peak rates never exceeding $29 and twilight rates sitting at $24. Before you write this off as a goat ranch, hear me out. The fairways and greens can compete with many of the $50-$70 peak rate courses. The tee boxes need A LOT of love, but do not let that deter you from playing this course. 

 "In religious mythology, Purgatory is where souls pay for their earthly mistakes to gain entry into heaven. It’s about overcoming obstacles to attain eternal happiness.

Golfing at Purgatory is a game of strategy. Take care to avoid the numerous bunkers and thick, tall grass. Stay in the fairway and soon you will realize the heavenly achievement of a lower score." -purgatorygolf.com

 "Nestled on 175 wooded acres in southern Boone County near the picturesque town of Zionsville, The Golf Club of Indiana is just 20 minutes from Indianapolis International Airport and the Monument Circle in the heart of Indianapolis.   At this place so convenient and yet so far removed from the workaday world, we have cultivated, not only an outstanding golf course, but a complete golfing experience, worthy of the highest praise from the game’s top professionals.  The Golf Club of Indiana has been honored by Golf Digest as one of America’s Top 75 Daily Fee Golf Courses." -golfindiana.com

 Located just 5 miles from the heart of Downtown Indianapolis lives one of the truly unique Pete Dye courses. Originally built in 1929 by Eddie Rickenbacker, this course had a Pete Dye makeover in 1993 that put it on the map for the golfing world. 

This may be one of the most affordable courses on the Pete Dye golf trail behind the Tippecanoe Country Club in Monticello, IN. Located just twenty minutes from downtown Indianapolis, this must be on your list of courses to play around the city. 

Prairie View Golf Club was opened in 1997 and is the only Robert Trent Jones Jr. course in Indiana. It was built alongside one of the inside bends of the meandering White River that runs through much of Indiana. Their dynamic pricing allows for decent rates for golfers looking for a deal at a very nice course. 

One of the best courses around Indianapolis that you've never heard of! Bear Slide Golf Club may also have the coolest name of any golf course in the area. Opened in 1993, this Dean Refram golf course is set alongside Bear Slide Creek, hence the name. The course is unique in the fact it offers two different design styles with a links-like front nine and a more traditional tree-lined back.