Only thing better than playing a Golfweek #1 rated course?

Tackling both #1 and #2 on the same trip.

For 13 consecutive years, French Lick Resort’s Pete Dye and Donald Ross Courses have been ranked #1 and #2, respectively, in Golfweek’s “Best You Can Play” in Indiana. They’re also an answer to a question. That “where we headed for this year’s golf trip? question.

Small-town Indiana is home to big-time golf, with Ross’ classic design and Dye’s modern layout coexisting beautifully in the rolling hills of the Hoosier State. The only place worldwide to play Dye and Ross Courses together at the same property, French Lick Resort proves that Hall of Fame designers from different eras can play nice together in the sand.

One of Pete Dye’s final creations is a stunning hilltop layout that always leaves first-time visitors with the same reaction: “we’re really in Indiana?” The terrain up here is so rugged that when Dye initially walked the landscape he said a course couldn’t be built here. But a day later, he changed his mind and was up for the challenge. He sketched the layout on a napkin at a local restaurant and brought it to life — spectacular vistas with 40-mile views, narrow and immaculate fairways, volcano-style bunkers and constant elevation changes. The course plays from a manageable 5,150 yards to an ambitious 8,100 yards from the tips, and those wanting to tackle this Dye gem again and again are in luck with the “Package to Dye Four” with four rounds over two days of unforgettable golf.
While the Dye Course is a modern marvel, The Donald Ross Course at French Lick is an old-school thrill. Golf as it was meant to be played. Ross designed this countryside course in 1917, and restored for today, it maintains nearly all the classic elements of its original layout. Among the trademark Ross features: 80 deep-faced bunkers that can challenge even the expert, and severely undulating greens that are some of the most radically shaped and contoured in the game.
Proving that golf is an entrenched tradition and also a legacy in progress, there’s more to experience beyond Dye and Ross. Valley Links Course is a Tom Bendelow design that’s stood the test of time as the area’s oldest golf course — perfect for a quick 9 holes, warmup round or family-friendly session.
While golf may be the main mission during a trip here, French Lick was built to be a grown-up’s playground. French Lick Casino has 24/7 gaming with table games, sportsbook and slots, and the shooting ranges feature sporting clays and archery. Back at the resort, there’s also spas, stables, concerts and events, plus free resort shuttle service to get you from the hotels to the golf courses and anywhere else resort-wide.
Golf is a booming business in French Lick — with 2024 tee times already filling up fast, and the addition of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance. The tour’s season-ending championship and PGA TOUR Card Ceremony will be played at French Lick’s Pete Dye Course for the next five years, with the first installment set for Oct. 3-6, 2024.

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Play Golfweek’s #1 and #2 Indiana Courses together at one resort

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