City: Indianapolis, IN

Category: Golf

Telephone: (317) 543-9597

Address: 6002 N. Post Rd.

Description: Famed golf course architect Pete Dye took this 238-acre natural setting and created an 18-hole championship layout that is both beautiful and challenging. The facility includes a driving range, restaurant, and banquet rooms. It is open mid-Mar through Nov.The 7,148-yard, par 72 design features tree-lined fairways, rolling hills, and the Dye trademark undulating greens. No metal spikes are allowed. The Fort Golf Resort is a soft-spike-only course. Players also must wear golf attire, meaning shirts must have collars. Tank tops, T-shirts, cutoffs, and athletic shorts are not permitted. After all, this was once a military garrison. From 1903 to 1995 it was formerly Fort Benjamin Harrison. As such, the military get a greens-fee break. Regular fees are $66 with $13 for a cart. The military greens fee is $49.50. For a treat, stay in the Benjamin Harrison House, which originally served as VIP lodging for high-ranking military guests. Now its VIP suites, two-room suites, and single guest rooms offer fine accommodations at quite reasonable prices. The VIP King, for example, goes for $159 a night and offers an 8-foot-by-12-foot walk-in closet, kitchenette, and sitting room with sleeper sofa. Or three nicely decorated, fully furnished officers’ homes are available, each with three bedrooms, two sofa beds, and two and half baths. Rates for the homes are $229 a night.