Prairie View Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana - Indiana's Only Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Golf Course

Prairie View Golf Club is Indiana's only course to be designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. The course is located on 206 acres of land along the banks of the White River, and features characteristics created by the rolling prairie, sycamore trees and towering oaks native to the area.

The course design is considered traditional in nature and features a running stream that comes into play on four holes, as well as five lakes strategically placed throughout the course. Jones also included 90 white-sand bunkers in his layout, including one bunker which is 135 yards in length. The par-72, 18-hole course plays to 7,073 yards from the Black tees, with a USGA rating of 74.5 and a slope rating of 138 on Bent grass tees, fairways and greens.

Some of Prairie View's more noteworthy holes include No. 9, which ranks as the #1-handicap hole on the course and what some would call the unofficial "signature'' hole. The par-4 hole plays to 433 yards from the Black tees and 387 yards from the Whites. This is a picturesque and challenging hole, with a small lake on the left side of the fairway near the tee, and another that ends up fronting the green as the hole curves slighting around the water hazard. The green is also guarded by bunkers and it takes a very accurate approach shot to be on in two.

Another noteworthy hole is the official signature No. 13. This par-5 hole plays to 572 yards from the Black tees and 510 from the Whites. Similar to No. 9, the hole is bordered by water hazards on either side of the fairway as the hole doglegs between two lakes. The water hazard on the left is the largest on the course and runs along more than half the length of the hole. As the fairway turns right and curves around the second water hazard, golfers must decide to play it safe and work their way around, or attempt to reach the green in two. To assist golfers with such choices, and to improve the golfing experience, the course features GPS-enabled golf carts.

Prairie View Golf Course has received a number of honors, including being named one of the "Top 10 New Courses in America'' by Golf Digest magazine when the course opened in 1997.

Practice facilities at Prairie View Golf Club include the state's largest Bent-grass practice area at six acres, including teeing area and four target greens. There's also a large chipping green with a sand bunker and two separate practice putting greens located near holes 1 and 10. Golf instruction is also available at the Prairie View Golf Academy, which makes use of a state-of-the-art indoor practice facility.

For relaxing and dining, the club features a 15,000-square-foot clubhouse with 1830s-era architecture. There's even a white picket fence, prairie grass and wildflowers on the outside, and amenities on the inside that create a country-club atmosphere. The facility houses a 1,500-square-foot Golf Shop, locker rooms, and the Viewpoint Grill, lounge and dining room.