Brickyard Crossing Golf Course

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Sam Foley is the Director of the "Brickyard Crossing Golf Academy".

Actually the Brickyard is playable by us mortals from the White tees.

They have a full GPS system on their carts.

When it was first opened as The Speedway Golf Course in 1929, there were 18 holes inside the race track and 9 holes outside.

An Audubon International course.

With Twin Bridges, Trophy Club, Bear Slide, Heartland Crossing, Hickory Stick all running prices under $45 it's tough to justify twice that at the Brickyard. Sorry.

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9/15/04 - Played the Brickyard over Labor Day. Pace of play was great (8:10 tee time), course was in great shape, and staff was friendly. Playing from the whites made it short, even for a short hitter and higher handicap player. If you are a fan of course architecture, you will see Pete Dye's trademarks. - ET

6/30/03 - The condition of the entire course was top notch for an Indiana course. The fairways and greens were fabulous. The greens rolled perfectly. The only disappointment was in the "little extras." When someone goes to a resort type course and pays resort fees the small stuff counts. Example, there should be free range balls, small towel, a logo cup, with a small cooler of water on the cart. Little things like this will bring people back. Also, I am not a resident of Indiana, but an "in state rate" would make a lot of people happy. Charge people like me the resort fee. I live by two of the nicest golf resorts in America. These are some of the things they do and every experience I have with them is enjoyable. - Todd Fox, Charleston, SC

7/2/03 - I've got to agree with the southern wisdom of Mr. Fox (above) about the Brickyard's lack of follow-through. I played in a noon foursome there last Friday on a day of perfect weather. After paying $90 a person, the only "extras" were 8 tees in the cart dashboard, the assistance offered by the GPS-equipped carts and a couple of very friendly "Player Assistance" reps at the first tee. One of them very graciously offered mulligans to those of us who needed them on #1. The cart-mounted cooler was uncontaminated by bottled water or ice. I love this course, but the expected amenities of a resort course certainly aren't present. - Brad Grabow

7/2/03 - Todd, thanks for the "for an Indiana course" comment. Both Golf and Golf Digest have written glowingly about the quality and quantity of golf in Indy. As far as BC needing trinkets, range balls and local resident rates: They have plenty of water stations and a if I were a guest from another state, I would resent being charged a premium, (Munis and State courses not withstanding). I don't need a goodie bag to return every year to play a few rounds at BC, the unique layout and perfect condition do it for me. - Joe

3/25/01 - I play for Speedway HS and our home course is the Brickyard. We have been playing there almost every day the weather has been nice. The course is in great condition "like always" and the greens are in great condition. The fairways are greening up as are the greens. The greens are a little slow but as time proceeds they will probably become quicker. The strong gusty spring winds make the Brickyard even more difficult to play. - Andy

6/21/99 - The course was in awesome shape, and it was a real test from the Blue tees. Unfortunately, at $90/round the Brickyard is a once a year type of course. Range balls were free and the G.P.S. system in the cart was pretty sweet. If you haven't played it, I definitely recommend it at least once. The Brickyard has some awesome golf holes, particularly from the blue tees. - John Coombs

All and all, the course is unique, with portions of the speedway retaining wall providing an alternative to Pete Dye's usual railroad ties.