Bear Slide Golf Club Looking for a premier golf course at an affordable price? Check out Bear Slide Golf Club, nestled amongst the rolling hills of Cicero, Indiana! Previously ranked by Golf Advisor in 2018 as the #14 course in the United States, Bear Slide presents an exciting challenge for…
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While Indianapolis may be Indiana’s capital city and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway proclaims to be the World Center of Racing, Indiana’s Hamilton County can tout itself as Indiana’s best place to live, have fun, and play golf. Located just north of Indianapolis, Hamilton County is an attractive…
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River Glen Country Club Nestled nearly directly across from Prairie View Golf Club on the east banks of the White River in Fishers, Indiana, “at some point, you’ll have to stop admiring the scenery and hit the ball.” Designed in 1990 by course architect Gary Kern, River Glen does a phenomenal job…
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Purgatory Golf Club Those looking to golf at the award-winning Purgatory Golf Course should be ready for a challenge. Nationally recognized as a top-100 public course in America, Purgatory, designed by golf course architect Ron Kern is an 18-hole links-style course stretched out over 218 acres just…
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Prairie View Golf Club Regarded as the area’s most awarded golf course, Prairie View Golf Club sits nestled along the west shore of the White River in Carmel, Indiana. As the only course in the state designed by famous course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr., Prairie View blends perfectly into its…
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A Trip North of Indianapolis Will Lead You to a Golf-Centric Haven Long before Hamilton became a household name thanks to a six-year stretch as Broadway’s most successful play, the golf courses of Hamilton County in central Indiana have been eliciting rave reviews and playing to packed tee sheets…
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The golf world lost two greats within only a year’s time. Deemed by many as the “First Family of Golf Course Architecture,” Pete and Alice Dye designed dozens of golf courses across the globe, including many here in Indiana…
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For John “Doc” O’Neal, Chief Operations Officer of Cohoat and O’Neal Golf Management, golf is more than a game of balls and sticks. His Carmel-based firm performs an array of administrative, consultant and management responsibilities for seven golf properties. Included in his quiver of golf facilities is Prairie View Golf Club and Wood Wind Golf Club. On the business side of the game, Doc and his partners at Cohoat and O’Neal have improved the golf culture around Hamilton County…
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“One of the great gifts of photography is that you see things differently. The world’s lines become more apparent.” -Christine Merchent Locally, Christine Merchent’s photography has been exhibited at Conner Prairie, Indiana Landmarks in collaboration with the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Nickel Plate Arts and Indiana University’s Tom Thomas Gallery and Meijer Artway. Additionally, she published two golf photography books; Purgatory Golf Club Coffee Table Book and More Heaven than Hell . Christine was the 2017 Artist of the Year for Nickel Plate Arts and has earned numerous awards and merits from Indianapolis Professional Photographer’s Guild. In less than ten years, Christine Merchent has compiled an impressive resume…
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While Pete and Alice Dye’s journey into golf course design and building began at El Dorado Country Club, the Dyes combined efforts transformed golf courses around the world. Currently, their resumes include 145 new courses and 24 redesigns. Alice was always Pete’s partner and collaborator, so he ensured she was co-credited with every golf hole. With Alice’s passing in February, the golf world lamented. Indiana’s Pete Dye Golf Trail is an appropriate tribute to Alice and Pete, a couple who first made their mark as accomplished amateur players, and later as the framers of modern golf architecture and design. Each of the area’s Pete Dye Trail courses utilize three distinct terrains—an iconic motor speedway, a former military base, and a flat land prairie parcel. …
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