The Fort Golf Course
Indianapolis, Indiana · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Designed by Pete Dye and Tim Liddy, opened 1997.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 830 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 6, where the green sits 18 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 33 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- 3 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Gold | Blue | White | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 381 | 370 | 340 | 334 | 264 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 323 | 311 | 293 | 271 | 270 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 211 | 202 | 152 | 121 | 120 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 479 | 438 | 381 | 374 | 328 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 170 | 159 | 135 | 121 | 121 |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 511 | 496 | 478 | 306 | 305 |
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 542 | 531 | 473 | 465 | 404 |
| 8 | 4 | 17 | 345 | 337 | 308 | 296 | 295 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 482 | 423 | 410 | 353 | 352 |
| 10 | 4 | 16 | 311 | 305 | 286 | 265 | 263 |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | 547 | 523 | 480 | 443 | 442 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 479 | 434 | 406 | 332 | 326 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 407 | 396 | 356 | 350 | 290 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 186 | 167 | 141 | 121 | 120 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 471 | 448 | 413 | 335 | 320 |
| 16 | 5 | 10 | 582 | 560 | 475 | 460 | 432 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 247 | 232 | 197 | 176 | 109 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 474 | 426 | 390 | 285 | 284 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7148 | 75 | 143 |
| Blue | Male | 6758 | 73.1 | 138 |
| White | Male | 6114 | 70.4 | 130 |
| Green | Male | 5408 | 66.9 | 123 |
| Red | Male | 5045 | 69.1 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 381level
- Green · Gold tee
- 372 · 381 · 393front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 240 to reach, 259 to carry
- Bunker right: 265 to reach, 284 to carry
- Bunker left: 277 to reach, 301 to carry
- 2 bunkers across the hole in front of the green: 356 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 240 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 240 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 238 and narrows to 23 at 288.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 318-14 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 305 · 323 · 342front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 204
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left: 117 to reach, 167 to carry
- Bunker left: 185 to reach, 216 to carry
- 3 bunkers front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 248 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 185 to reach, 216 to carry. Drives that finish short of 185 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 204.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from right to left, about 1%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 210-3 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 188 · 211 · 229front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 41 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 54 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 green slope reads
- 4 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].