Winding River Golf Club in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | GolfPass
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4.2
239 Reviews 239 Reviews
5 Stars
72
4 Stars
114
3 Stars
32
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
15
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.0
92.3%
Recommend this course
206 out of 239 reviews
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3.3
3 Reviews 3 Reviews
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.7
Value
3.7
Layout
3.7
Pace
2.7
Amenities
2.3
StaffFriendliness
3.3
66.7%
Recommend this course
2 out of 3 reviews
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4.3
19 Reviews 19 Reviews
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
94.7%
Recommend this course
18 out of 19 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6672 yards
Slope 119
Rating 71.3
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Course Details

Year Built 1963
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Kern

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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4.2
239 Reviews (239)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 12
Undulating Greens 12
Bunkers 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 15
Seniors 11
Advanced Golfers 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 13
Near the Airport 8
Worth the Drive 7

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Reviews 10
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sprink

Great course for any skill level. The staff are friendly and accommodating. The course is in very good condition as usual. Cart paths are due repair. Love this city course and the prices are very reasonable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Terrible club pro and customer service

Manager aka club pro was extremely rude. Had a group of 6 playing a 3 man scramble. Keeping up with the pace of play each hole same distance behind the next group in front of us. Claimed we were not allowed to play like that. Will never go back based on how the manager treated us.

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Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course.

Great course.
But pin placements were brutal today.
Lipped out on an uphill 3 footer and it came back towards me and rolled all the way off the green. Only complaint would be that I don’t think the greens should be that fast with the slopes they have. But love everything else about it.

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Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Nice layout!

Nice challenging course. Greens are tough to putt if you’re in the wrong spot. Will play again. Played the white except in the par 3’s where I played the green tees. That makes total yardage just us see 5800. Just right for seniors, I’m 74. Shot 90, because I 3-putted 5 greens.

One improvement wood be to redo pave the cart paths. It would really enhance the course a lot.

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 63
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No Complaints for $21

Unbelievable course for the hot deal price of $21. Regular price at $38ish is fine. Course is in pretty good shape, fun medium length track. Cool signature hole with an old barn on it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course

Course was in great shape. Staff is always pleasant and welcoming. Have a wonderful day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Played here multiple times and in my opinion this course is in fantastic shape. We always have a great time playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greaaaat

We had a great time. Course is in fantastic condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful Course

The course is in magnificent shape. The greens are lush like a carpet but fast, which is tough to pull off. Some courses make their greens fast by cutting them too short, but these must have been built just right. The layout has a lot of different holes, some elevation changes, some doglegs, some short and some long. A few holes are tight, especially from the white tees, but most have enough width to be fair. Most holes are tree-lined, but not too narrow. It was our first time playing here and we lost a couple balls just from unfamiliarity with the course: didn’t know that if the ball ran too far over that hill, it was in the weeds and gone. There aren’t too many blind shots and no forced carries. A number of holes have no sand traps, but then other holes have several. Mostly the greens are not guarded by sand traps, but rather by mounding. There are ponds on the course but they rarely come into play. The holes are not jammed too close together and so other players are not in your consciousness too much. The property is NOT lined by houses, so you never have that feeling that you’re playing in someone’s back yard. I would have to agree that a couple of the greens have a little too much slope for the speed of the greens, so that it is impossible to leave a putt by the hole if you are putting downhill. That was especially true on #9 and #10. On 9 I saw my playing partner tap a putt and it went 15 feet past the hole, so I hit my putt half as hard—and it went 15 feet past the hole! The only other criticism I would have is that the senior tees are too short (5000 yards). On several holes the senior tees were 100 yards in front of the men’s tees. I can’t handle a 400-yard par 4, but I don’t need it to be 280 either. So I played some white tees and some green. I wish that there were a set of tees that came to between 5400 and 5600, or some combo tee set on the card. On a Thursday morning the course was busy, but we still played in 4 hours. The greens fee was reasonable, especially during the week and the senior discount was nice.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play!

The course was busy and it took 2:30 to play the front nine which is unacceptable. Thankfully, several groups quit after 9 hokes and it took our foursome 1:55 to play the back. We like the layout of most of the course but the greens have a lot of pitch and 15 has so much that is is VERY DIFFICULT to putt or chip and keep it from rolling off the green if you are above the hole. I got lucky and 🐦 it, but if my three footer from above the hole didn't go in it would've rolled off the green....as my playing partner found out! Friendly staff.

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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Course

This course is gorgeous and in great shape. Always fun playing here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well kept course.

Course was in great shape for this time of year. Very senior friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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