Both Pete Dye and Donald Ross courses listed among the Top casino list
French Lick, IN – French Lick Resort, the award winning resort destination located in southern Indiana, continues to earn national recognition from the country’s leading golf publications. The latest accolade comes from Golfweek magazine, which included both of the resort’s courses among its annual ranking of Best Casino Courses.
The new Pete Dye course, which opened in 2009, is ranked No. 5, and the 92-year-old Donald Ross course checks in at No. 12, according to the Magazine’s course raters. Golfweek magazine’ fifth annual listing of top casino courses appears in the December 10-17 issue of the magazine.
The Pete Dye course is joined among the top five by such great tracks as Shadow Creek Golf Course (Las Vegas, Nev.), Fallen Oak (Saucier, Miss.), We-Ko-Pa Golf Club’s Saguaro (Fountain Hills, Ariz.), and Barona Creek Golf Club (Lakeside, Calif.).
“We are very honored to have both the Pete Dye course and our historic Donald Ross course make Golfweek’s top casino courses list,” said Dave Harner, director of golf at French Lick Resort. “For both of these courses to make this list is a testament to the quality and unique combination of golf that we offer at French Lick Resort and further solidifies our resort as one of the premier golf and gaming resort destinations in the country.”
Golfweek’s 600 course evaluators for the “America’s Best” listing submit ballots grading courses all over the country on a 10-point scale to determine the country’s finest golf courses. Raters take into account factors such as routing of the course, feature shaping, greens, variety and memorable holes, conditioning, maintenance, and landscape management.
The nationally acclaimed Pete Dye course is regarded as one of the most breathtaking and exciting 18 holes of golf in the country. The course was carefully carved on a dramatic hilltop offering a variety of elevation changes, rugged and dramatic terrain, narrow fairways and challenging bunkers. There are spectacular views from every hole, some that stretch for over 40 miles.
The Dye course features many distinct design features, including stretches of holes on each nine that are vintage Dye. The course, which stretches over 8,100 yards from the professional tees, welcomes all levels of players with five sets of tees, and yardages beginning at 5,100 yards from the forward tees.
Complementing the new Pete Dye course at French Lick Resort is the historic Donald Ross course, which underwent a $4.6 million restoration project that has brought the course back to Ross’s original plans. The Ross course brings a rich history to the French Lick Resort. The course was site of the 1924 PGA Championship won by the legendary Walter Hagen and hosted other golf greats and celebrities such as Gene Sarazen, Chick Evans, and Bing Crosby.
The Ross course is a parkland gem, which meanders up and down the rolling hills a few miles from the main resort. The wonderful routing of the holes take full advantage of the many elevation points for classic Ross green sites, which are sloped heavily from back to front.
French Lick is the only resort in the world that combines the classic history of Donald Ross and the modern day design of the legendary Pete Dye. This combination is a spectacular opportunity for golfers to experience two of the best golf course designers with great gaming.
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