The Fort Golf Course

Overview: The Fort Golf Course sits within Fort Harrison State Park on the rolling, wooded ground of the former Fort Benjamin Harrison in northeast Indianapolis. Pete Dye shaped 18 holes at par 72 on a site that is unusually hilly for central Indiana, with tree-lined corridors, open slopes, a large ravine, and greens carrying the undulating character associated with his work. The championship layout measures 7,148 yards from the back tees, while several shorter tee sets make the elevation changes and strategic lines more approachable. The surrounding state park keeps the course visually separate from suburban development.

History: Golf was played at the military installation before the modern course was created. The original nine holes dated from the 1930s, and a second nine was added in the early 1970s. After the base was decommissioned and the land became a state park and nature preserve, Indiana commissioned Dye and Tim Liddy to redesign the golf facility. The Fort opened in 1997 and became part of Indiana's Pete Dye Golf Trail, connecting the course to a broader story of Dye's work in his adopted home state.

Did You Know? The property has changed from military reservation to state park without losing its golf history. Soldiers and officers played here decades before Dye's redesign, so today's 18 holes sit on top of an older recreational landscape rather than on untouched ground.