Caitlin Clark commands all attention, even in LPGA Tour pro-am
Clark played 18 holes Wednesday in what was by all accounts the most watched pro-am round in LPGA Tour history.
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LIV Golf to host 2025 individual championship event at Chatham Hills in Westfield
LIV Golf Indianapolis, scheduled for Aug. 15-17, is expected to draw up to 30,000 spectators to The Club at Chatham Hills.
Mark Nance: More diversity in golf means more diversity in business
It’s no secret that golf builds business connections unlike anything else.
IBJ Podcast: Tony Pancake, the PGA’s pro of the year, walks fine line at Crooked Stick
He’s charged with preserving one of the most significant Pete Dye courses in the country while remaining faithful to the purpose of the club when it was founded in 1964: to provide a venue for championship-level golf.
Zionsville looking for operator for municipal golf course
The town on Monday issued a request for proposals from companies interested in operating, managing and maintaining the Zionsville Golf Course
Tiger Woods, Nike end partnership after more than 27 years
The move raises questions about the future of both Woods and Nike in pro golf.
Indiana Golf ready to tee off on new HQ at Fort Ben
The governing body for golf in Indiana plans to build the facility, which will be known as the Pete and Alice Dye Indiana Golf Center, on the grounds of The Fort Golf Resort at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park.
Carmel’s Crooked Stick to host 2028 U.S. Senior Open Championship
The stop in Carmel marks the course’s first time hosting the Senior in nearly 20 years, and seventh time the course will host a USGA championship event.
Fishers City Council approves Gray Eagle’s plan for driving range with towering nets
Plans call for the nets at Gray Eagle’s 38-acre driving range to be almost as tall as those used by TopGolf at its Fishers facility along Interstate 69. Gray Eagle also plans to build a 5,000-square-foot bar and restaurant inside a new clubhouse.
Gray Eagle Golf Course planning two-level driving range with 160-foot-tall net
Plans call for the nets at Gray Eagle’s 38-acre driving range to be almost as tall as those used by TopGolf at its Fishers facility along Interstate 69. Gray Eagle also plans to build a 5,000-square-foot bar and restaurant inside a new clubhouse.
Report: Golf tees up big economic impact in Indiana
An economic impact report from the National Golf Foundation, released Tuesday, suggests the business of golf is a $2 billion economic driver in Indiana.
Prairie View, Wood Wind golf courses for sale amid sport’s resurgence
Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel is considered one of the top courses in the state, while Wood Wind Golf Club in Westfield recently received updates after residential developers floated proposals to replace it with subdivisions.
Indoor golf simulator chain to open location in downtown Indianapolis
New York City-based Five Iron Golf’s planned facility is expected to feature 12 golf simulators as well as televisions, leisure games, a full-service restaurant and a bar.
$30M Indianapolis golf and entertainment venue set for June opening
The facility, which feature a three-story golf range, restaurant and bar spaces, and a 350-person music pavilion, is expected to create up to 200 full-time and part-time jobs.
Faster, ‘fun-to-do’ golf driving record numbers to the game
More than 500 million rounds of golf were played in 2020, and the early returns from 2021 indicate that this year will be even better.
Henke Development plans expansive clubhouse for Zionsville’s Holliday Farms community
Westfield-based Henke Development Group had its development plan for a nearly 79,000-square-foot clubhouse featuring a slew of golf- and non-golf-related amenities approved this week by the Zionsville Plan Commission.
Indy area’s second X-Golf center opening this fall
The Carmel-based franchisee for the line of sprawling indoor golf and entertainment centers says he’s already looking ahead to additional stores, maybe one in downtown Indianapolis.
Entrepreneur launches new kind of golf club
Longtime media professional Adam Grubb has co-founded Stick and Hack, an online golf community that offers a website, podcast, daily email and a cartoon called “Hack Mulligan.”
Multifamily redevelopment planned for Gray Eagle driving range
The Fishers City Council heard plans Tuesday for a 21-acre residential development and financing plan that would help prevent the closure of the golf course.
Private individual, residential developer to acquire former Simon estate in Carmel
The Great American Songbook Foundation said it is nearing the sale of its 107-acre Asherwood estate in Carmel to a private individual and a developer that wants to turn part of the property into an estate community.