Swan Lake Resort (Black)

Overview: The Black Course at Swan Lake Resort is a public 18-hole parkland routing in Plymouth, Indiana. The current directory lists Al Humphrey as architect, with par 72 and 7,131 yards. Mature trees, lakes and resort ground give the course a quiet northern Indiana setting, while the length and water features provide a substantial test. It is part of a broader golf destination rather than a stand-alone municipal layout, so the course sits within a property that also includes lodging, dining, practice facilities and the resort's long-running golf instruction tradition.

History: Swan Lake's official history begins with a family chicken farm in the 1930s and 1940s. In the 1960s, founder Ron Swanson responded to the changing economics of poultry by converting the farm toward golf, consulting architect Al Humphrey, who suggested beginning with a nine-hole par-three course. The operation expanded through the 1970s, when the U.S. Golf Academy brought national attention to the property. Later renovations and ownership changes developed the resort into the multi-course destination it is today, including the Black Course recorded in this profile.

Did You Know? The resort's history says the third hole was built around an old chicken coop and that the 18th's sand trap covers a buried silo. Those remnants preserve a visible link between Swan Lake's agricultural beginnings and its golf-course landscape.