Big Day at The Brickyard

One of the best parts of working with the golf courses of the Pete Dye Golf Trail is the opportunity to see all the great work being done by a variety of charities in Indiana.  Rarely does a day go by that there isn't some type of fund rasier being held on one of Trail facilites.

On Thursday, September 28 the Indiana Pacers Foundation held their annual golf outing at Brickyard Crossing Golf Course. Click here to follow the Pacers. Since 1993, the Pacers Foundation has contributed millions of dollars through contributions, scholarships, tickets and corporate partnerships to help at risk children. http://www.pacersfoundation.org/ a great event for a great cause.

Our friends Michael Grady and Big Joe Staysniak of ESPN1070 The Fan of Indianapolis were in attendance as well. We see them here interviewing the "Voice of the Pacers" Mark Boyle, about the day's festivities with the help of Pacers Mascot, Boomer. Follow Grady and Big Joe, along with mid day host Dan Dakich and the Ride with JMV in the late afternoon on the radio at AM 1070, like I do on the internet or phone app at http://www.1070thefan.com/listen/ .

If you are thinking of having a golf fundrasier contactThe Pete Dye Golf Trail at 574-933-1610, we would be glad to help.

Fall Golf Values, Purdue University

We just heard from our friends at the Birck Boilermaker Complex at Purdue University. My favorite is Wacky Wednesday! These specials are good through the month of October. Be sure to call ahead for tee time availability. 765-494-3139. FALL SPECIALS NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 31 Case of the Mondays Free Cart with Paid Greens Fee $2.00 16oz Domestic Beers ‐ with paid Case of the Mondays receipt Kampen closed until Noon for Maintenance Twosome Tuesdays $22 each for 2 or more players ‐ Riding Ackerman Hills or Walking Kampen (ride $37) $2 Hotdogs, $2 Beers, $2 Small Bucket ‐ with paid Twosome Tuesday receipt Ackerman closed until Noon & Range closed until 11am for Maintenance Wacky Wednesdays Golf w/Cart, Lunch, Range Balls & Golf Balls* $30 Ackerman $45 Kampen $75 Play All Day *Hotdog, Chips & Fountain Drink, Small Bucket, Sleeve of 3 Pinnacle Logo Balls $2.00 16oz Domestic Beers ‐ with paid Wacky Wednesday receipt Threesome Thursdays Free Carts with 3 or More paid Greens Fees $9 Mix and Match Beer 3‐Packs Play All Day for $80 w/Cart ‐ through October 14th AERIFICATION DATES & SPECIALS Mon 9/24 ‐ Kampen Twilight Rates $30 walk / $40 ride (Aerification) Tue 9/25 ‐ Kampen Twilight Rates $30 walk / $40 ride (Aerification) Wed 9/26 ‐ Kampen Twilight Rates $30 walk / $40 ride (Aerification) Thu 9/27 ‐ Kampen Twilight Rates $30 walk / $40 ride (Aerification) Fri 9/28 ‐ Normal Rates Sat 9/29 ‐ $60 9:00am shotgun (before football game) Sun 9/30 ‐ Normal Rates Mon 10/1 ‐ Normal Rates Tue 10/2 ‐ Kampen Twilight Rates $30 walk / $40 ride (Aerification) Wed 10/3 ‐ Kampen Twilight Rates $30 walk / $40 ride (Aerification) Thu 10/4 ‐ Kampen Twilight Rates $30 walk / $40 ride (Aerification) Fri 10/5 ‐ Normal Rates Sat 10/6 ‐ $60 9:00am shotgun (before football game) Sun 10/7 through Sun 10/14 ‐ BOTH COURSES NORMAL RATES Mon 10/15 ‐ Ackerman Twilight Rates $15 walk / $25 ride (Aerification) Tue 10/16 ‐ Ackerman Twilight Rates $15 walk / $25 ride (Aerification) REMAINING DATES AT OFF‐SEASON RATES

NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 31

Play All Day for $80 w/Cart

Case of the Mondays

Free Cart with Paid Greens Fee

$2.00 16oz Domestic Beers - with paid Case of the Mondays receipt

Twosome Tuesdays

$22 each for 2 or more players - Riding Ackerman Hills or Walking Kampen (ride $37)

$2 Hotdogs, $2 Beers, $2 Small Bucket - with paid Twosome Tuesday receipt

Wacky Wednesdays

Golf w/Cart, Lunch, Range Balls & Golf Balls*

$30 Ackerman

$45 Kampen

$75 Play All Day

*Hotdog, Chips & Fountain Drink, Small Bucket, Sleeve of 3 Pinnacle Logo Balls

$2.00 16oz Domestic Beers - with paid Wacky Wednesday receipt

Threesome Thursdays

Free Carts with 3 or More paid Greens Fees

$9 Mix and Match Beer 3-Packs

DAILY OFF-SEASON RATES - Start OCTOBER 15

$59 Play All Day w/Cart

$40 Kampen Course w/Cart Monday - Sunday

$30 Kampen Course Walking Monday - Sunday

$30 Ackerman Hills w/Cart Friday - Sunday

$20 Ackerman Hills Walking Friday - Sunday

$25 Ackerman Hills w/Cart Monday - Thursday

$15 Ackerman Hills Walking Monday - Thursday

As always if we can help, give us a call at 574-933-1610.

Fall Golf on the Pete Dye Golf Trail

Nothing beats a round of golf on a sunny fall day in Indiana! To make the season even more enjoyable, many of the Pete Dye Golf Trail member courses have instituted special fall rates. As they are published we will posting them on the blog, so come back and check often.

From the The Fort at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
 

Beginning Oct. 3 we will be reducing our rates at The Fort to the following:

                Tue. – Thurs:                      $45 w/cart

                Fri. – Sun. :                          $59 w/cart

                Twilight after 2:00:           $39 w/ cart

From John Peilemeier at Plum Creek Golf Club.

After October 1st.  
Monday - Thursday $49
Fri.- Sunday $59
Price includes cart , range and golf. 

Many more great golf deals to come.

If we can help arrange a round of golf at any of the Pete Dye Golf Trail facilities contact us at bruce.rearick@petedyegolftrail.com or give me a call at 574-933-1610.

USA Today/The Pop Traveler: 10 reasons to visit Indianapolis!

By Lara Neal, Special Correspondent for Pop Candy
Although we've long been regarded as one of those flyover Midwest cities, Indianapolis took the world stage to host this year's Super Bowl -- and we killed it.

When I was growing up here, it was a much different scene. The city's sidewalks rolled up after the workday ended and people kept to themselves in their suburban retreats. After a few years living on the West Coast, I was pleasantly surprised by how far the city had come when I returned.

In the spirit of one of Indy's most famous sons, David Letterman, I now present my top 10 reasons you should come for a visit: Read More!

PGA.com Recognizes Pete Dye Trail Courses

Each week PGA.com writes a feature they call A Quick Nine. In this week's feature the friends of PGA.com Facebook ranked the 9 best courses open to the public in Indiana. Click here to see the article on PGA.com.

 

Here are the rankings and comments of the Pete Dye Golf Trail Courses who made the list.

9. The Brickyard Crossing in Indianapolis, Ind. Located right beside Indianapolis Motor Speedway (home of the Indy 500), Brickyard Crossing has played host to several PGA Tour and Champions Tour events through the years. Plus, you get some pretty cool views of the race track.

Facebook fan quote:

"Brickyard Crossing, Speedway, Ind." -- Ron Allen

"Brickyard Crossing." -- Steve Ashworth

"Brickyard Crossing from the tips!" -- Jim Curley 

4. The Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis, Ind. 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. It's considered one of Indiana's best public golf courses.

Facebook fan quotes:

"The Fort Golf Course in Indianapolis for sure. They should have a tour event out here." -- Nick Crawford

"The Fort." -- Jeff Elliot
"The Fort in Indy." -- Dave Miller
"A friend of mine works at 'The Fort' never been but I hear it's a great track." -- Michael Moreno

3. French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind. This includes two absolute gems -- the Donald Ross Course and the Pete Dye Course. Both played host to the PGA Professional National Championship in 2010.
Facebook fan quotes:
"French Lick." -- Kathryn Elizabeth
"Dye Course at French Lick." -- Mike Liming
"Ross Course, French Lick." -- Roger Gain
"French Lick Donald Ross." -- Mikel Breeden

We would love to have you come and visit! For information about all the Pete Dye Golf Trail Golf courses, get in touch. bruce.rearick@petedyegolftrail.com or 574-933-1610.

Fall Golf on The Pete Dye Golf Trail

While it pains me terribly to write it as it foretells the end of the golf season, fall golf in Indiana is upon us. However, the final months of the season are very much my favorite time of the year to play. This is not necessarily just a state of mind, there are some real reasons why I like fall golf.

1.       Weather.   Yesterday in Indiana was a perfect example of a perfect day to play golf. I was fortunate to be at the BMW Championship watching the best players in the world battle it out at Crooked Stick. It was just a great day. There are many more days like yesterday forecast for the long term.

2.       Extended Season. In thinking about the weather, the golf season in Indianapolis is 6 weeks longer than can be enjoyed by our friends to the north. This is especially true at the end of the season. We are still booking golf rounds and visits well into the fall. Why fight the weather by going north when you can play in comfort by coming south?

3.       Finally, if you are someone who likes to make a fall trip to see the colors change, what better way than to see them on some of the Midwest's most beautiful golf courses?

Call or email today to book a trip to Indiana and finish the golf season on a perfect note.

bruce.rearick@petedyegolftrail.com or 574-933-1610

Purdue's Kampen Course Recognized.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue's Kampen Course, a component of the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, has been ranked the No. 3 course in all of college golf by PGA.com.

From PGA.com:
The Kampen Course, one of seven courses that comprise the Pete Dye Golf Trail, is an 18-hole, links-style, par-72 championship golf course featuring large bent-grass greens, fairways and tees. The layout presents a challenge for golfers of all abilities with vast sand bunkers, native grasslands, ponds and a natural celery bog. Kampen offers five sets of tees with the championship tees playing over 7,400 yards and the forward tees playing at 5,300 yards. Kampen is rated one of the top collegiate courses in the nation and has been awarded 4.5 stars on Golf Digest's "Places to Play." Kampen receives high marks as it is ranked as one of the most difficult golf courses in Indiana.
  The course has also played host to a number of prestigious collegiate and public tournaments, such as the 2000 Big Ten Men's Championships, the 2003 NCAA Women's Championship, the 2004 Indiana Open, the 2005 Women's Western Amateur, the 2008 NCAA Men's Championship and the 2011 Big Ten Men's Championships.   The course is named in honor of Emerson Kampen and his support of Purdue Athletics. Mr. Kampen's statue overlooks the first tee.   PGA.com's Top Nine College Golf Courses
1. The Scarlet Course, Ohio State University
2. The Claw, University of South Florida
3. Kampen Course, Purdue University
4. Karsten Creek, Oklahoma State University
5. Washington National, University of Washington
6. Rutgers University Golf Course, Rutgers University
7. The Course at Yale, Yale University
8. Stanford University Golf Course, Stanford University
9. The Walker Course, Clemson University

The Kampen Course is open to the public and a member of Indiana's Pete Dye Golf Trail. For additional information on playing Kampen or all of the other Pete Dye Golf Trail golf courses, contact us at bruce.rearick@petedyegolftrail.com or give us a call at 574-933-1610.