WAY BETTER THAN PAR

The Fort Golf Course merges nature with legendary design
By Nick Werner, OI Staff 
Photography by Frank Oliver, OI Staff

Conditions were tough on an already tough course.

“The course is difficult, and today is more difficult,” Roper said. “But we’re not here for our scores. We’re here to relax and get away for a bit.”

Golf, nature and history meld as deer roam The Fort during a summer sunset. The course is on property that was once Fort Benjamin Harrison army base, which closed in 1991.

Golfers looking for an escape in Indiana will find it tough to do better than The Fort. That’s surprising, perhaps, given its location. The course is in Marion County, just a couple of miles from the hustle of Interstate 465 and 15 minutes from downtown Indy.

Since opening in 1997, The Fort has been considered one of the state’s finest public courses and is ranked annually by golf publications as a Top 10 among Indiana courses. The Fort has two main selling points. The first is natural beauty. Tucked in the wooded Fall Creek valley, the 238-acre course offers an uncommon amount of elevation change in otherwise flat central Indiana.READ MORE

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