The 2003 IndyGolf Golfers' Choice Awards
The Dream 18

We asked Central Indiana golfers to choose their favorite 18 holes.
This mythical par 72 course has about 52 sand traps,
water on 16 holes, and plenty of elevation change and trees.

Congratulations and our thanks go to all the Architects and Superintendents
that have provided us with so much enjoyment.

We also have bigger pictures, including wallpaper.
We also had IGGCA voting in 2001.

	Course	Par	Back	Mid	Front	Hcp	Architect
1	Twin Bridges GC Hole 2	4	395	370	305	11	Lohmann Golf Designs
	A pond flanking the right side of the fairway requires placement on drive to avoid traps on the left. Green is protected by sand and grass bunkers with open access on the right side.
2	Links at Heartland Crossing Hole 10	5	542	478	462	9	Steve Smyers and Nick Price
	Slam away on the first shot but the second must navigate a lake on the right and sand on the left. Approach and green runs sharply downhill right from mound to lake.
3	Purgatory GC Hole 2	4	442	394	338	5	Ron Kern
	Dog leg left over a lake. Bite off what you can chew. If you're too conservative the sand past the fairway will come into play. If you're too aggressive the water will let you know.
4	Buffer Park GC Hole 6	3	160	119	97	7	Stan Burton
	Short hole with water, rocks, and sand protecting left side and front of green. A large bail-out area to the right makes this an easy bogey but a hard par.
5	The Fort GC Hole 4	4	479	381	328	15	Pete Dye
	Long, scenic downhill hole with an extremely undulating fairway which can toss balls to the left side hidden bunkers. Rolling green will also direct balls left.
6	Hanging Tree GC Hole 6	5	506	487	448	13	Gary and Ron Kern
	An uphill drive can carry a mounded bunker system to shortcut the hole and possibly reach in two. The downhill approach shot normally lays up in front of pond. The more adventurous head for a green protected by sand, water, and concrete.
7	Ironwood GC Lakes Course Hole 6	4	425	408	289	1	Bob Thompson and Art Kaser
	The back tees have a long carry over water to a narrow fairway. Wet or woods await any off shot. Down the fairway, the lake on the left is aided by bunkers. #1 handicap.
8	Purgatory GC Hole 17	3	173	145	115	17	Ron Kern
	Hell's Half Acre is a short par 3 surrounded by 2 acres of sand. A visually stunning hole but hitting the large, wide green is very easy. Picture courtesy Golf Digest aerial view
9	Legends of Indiana Middle Course Hole 4	4	428	365	305	3	Jim Fazio
	A stream on the right awaits the unwary. This stream becomes a lake directly in front of green causing many to lay up. Sand nudging the green in front and back demand a soft, high shot in.
10	Brickyard Crossing GC Hole 18	4	457	380	349	2	Pete Dye and Jason McCoy
	Tough drive across creek and long approach to smallish green protected in front by a deep pot bunker. Drives into the creek bed demand some stiff climbing.
11	Coffin GC Hole 5	5	533	453	392	16	William Diddel modified by Tim Liddy
	Drive from a 40ft cliff to a generous fairway. The second shot requires precise placement to avoid a White River pool on the right and sand on the left.
12	Prairie View GC Hole 9	4	433	387	337	4	Robert Trent Jones Jr.
	Long hole with lakes on left of fairway and protecting the front of this realtively small green. Difficult approach shot must be very accurate.
13	Ironwood GC Lakes Course Hole 7	3	174	131	103	10	Bob Thompson and Art Kaser
	Lots of tee boxes give daily variety to this demanding hole. The island green has a run-off area in the back. Voted best par 3 in 2001 IGGCA.
14	Bear Slide GC Hole 18	4	449	396	262	12	Dean Refram
	Down a lovely valley and up to an isolated hillside green past the creek. This very long hole forces an accurate, long approach to be on in two.
15	The Trophy Club Hole 16	5	519	481	400	18	Tim Liddy
	Two shots down wide shaded fairway lead to an elevated green with a unplayable dropoff to the river that has followed the hole on the left. Second shot must avoid bunkers on the right.
16	Martinsville GC Hole 18	4	399	399	386	8	Bob Simmons
	Bite off a chewable bit over a wide chasm. Too far left and a 200yd drive will cross fairway and hide in pines. Too far right and you are in for a climb down and a pitch back up.
17	The Fort GC Hole 5	3	170	135	121	14	Pete Dye
	Very scenic par 3 with about 30ft elevation change. Sand and tall grass are ready to catch wayward shots. The bail-out area to front left is very inviting.
18	Eagle Creek GC Sycamore Course Hole 18	4	430	368	298	6	Pete Dye
	Perfect finishing hole voted best par 4 in town in 2001 IGGCA. Down through the dogleg left into a sylvan valley with long afternoon shadows. Long second shot over angled stream directly in front of the green.