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THE FORT GOLF COURSE

www.thefortgolfcourse.com

6002 North Post Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46216

317.543.9597

public course
premium priced

18 holes

hard course
hilly terrain

fees, memberships, discounts

2006 rates	9-hole	18-hole	Twilight (2pm)	9 hole Twilight
General Public	$31.00	$58.00	$42.00	$23.00
Military	$23.25	$43.50	$31.50	$17.25
Carts (per person)	$7.00	$13.00	$10.00

Membership:

Player's Pass: see Rates

Discount packages: Twilight and Player's Pass rates, above.

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the basics

rental clubs: Available for $10 per 9 holes.

practice areas: Putting green, driving range

food: Snack bar, restaurant, beverage cart

dress code/shoes: Collared shirt. Tank tops, t-shirts, cutoffs and athletic shorts are not permitted.

alcohol/coolers: Coolers and beer available at the clubhouse.

season: March 1 - November 30, normally closed on Mondays until Memorial Day.

tee times: Recommended at all times, accepted 30 days in advance.

cart considerations: Electric, carts must remain on cart paths unless stated otherwise.

walking considerations: Allowed...long, hilly, strenuous.

outings:

issue usga handicap: Yes

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course details

	Par	Rating	Slope	Yardage
Gold	72	74.5	139	7144
Blue	72	72.8	135	6758
White	72	69.8	127	6124
Red	71	69.2	123	5049

description: The Fort was Fort Benjamin Harrison's course for military recreation. With the closing of "Fort Ben" it was redesigned by Pete Dye and re-opened in 1997 as a public course in the new Fort Harrison State Park.

The course is tough, tough, tough but very beautiful with each fairway separated from each other by heavy woods. The hilly terrain and strategic bunkers were used by Dye along with his trademark greens. One of Indianapolis's premiere courses.

built: Rebuilt 1997

fairway grass: Bentgrass, always in good shape

greens: Undulating, many elevated, some 2-tiered.

water on holes: On 4 holes

sand traps: On 18 holes

course markings:

signature holes:

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personnel

teaching pro: Scott Larson

superintendent: L. Randall Brehmer

horticulturist: Lisa Richey

architect: William Diddel, redesigned by Pete Dye & Tim Liddy

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Located on 238 wooded acres just minutes from downtown Indianapolis, this 18 hole championship layout is both beautiful and challenging. Pete Dye's par 72 design features rolling hills, tree-lined fairways, an award winning wetland design, and Dye trademark undulating greens. Multiple tees assure a challenging, yet enjoyable round of golf for players of all skill levels.

Complementing this outstanding course at The Fort Golf Resort and Conference Center are top quality practice facilities, private or group golf instruction, a new fully stocked golf shop, and men's and women's locker rooms.

The Fort Golf Resort offers multi-day play and stay golf packages, banquet facilities for up to 400 people, and all of the amenities to host your corporate or charity golf outing.

During the Civil War, the Indianapolis Arsenal supplied munitions to federal troops. Located near the State House
from 1861 to 1865, the War Department later moved the arsenal east of downtown to Woodruff Place. By 1901, the War Department planned to close the arsenal.

In march of 1901, Lieutenant Colonel Russell B. Harrison came back to Indianapolis to bury his father, President Benjamin Harrison. Russell felt strongly that some military presence should remain in the city to honor the tradition the arsenal played in fighting slavery and maintaining the Union.

On June 28, 1904 the War Department issued General Order No. 117 officially announcing the purchase of land for "military purposes...about nine miles north-easterly from Indianapolis." In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt dedicated Fort Benjamin Harrison, in honor of our 23rd President and city resident.

The post represents the first effort to create a "national" army out of a collection of state militias. The post served multiple roles as troop reception center, classroom, and soldier support facility during all major military conflicts from WWI to Desert Storm. The park includes the Camp Glenn Historic District which housed the Citizens Military Training Camps from 1935 to 1940, and hundreds of prisoners of war in 1944-1945.

Rumored shutdown of Fort Benjamin Harrison Military Reservation became reality in 1991 through the Base Realignment and Closure process. In 1995 the U.S. Department of the Interior approved the State of Indiana's request to convert 1700 of the 2500-acre post into a state park and nature preserve.

This decision led to The Fort Golf Course. the course was redesigned by Pete Dye and Tim Liddy. In 1998 The Fort Golf Course was third under "Best Affordable New Public Courses" in Golf Digest. Today The Fort is considered one of Indiana's best public golf courses and we look forward to seeing you there.

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