By Steve Pike
French Lick Resort’s famed Pete Dye and Donald Ross courses and nine-hole Valley Links are about to have company with a fourth course set to open at the resort.
The Sand Creek Course at French Lick Resort is located adjacent to the Valley Links course and driving range. It will feature nine holes ranging between 35 and 90 yards with both clubs and balls provided with the greens fee, or guests may use their own clubs if they wish.
French Lick Resort CEO Chuck Franz explained,
“We’re always wanting to play into our history with different attractions and projects across property, and with the popularity of golf coming out of the pandemic, another 9 holes of some sort was always on our radar to advance us to 54 holes of golf resort-wide,” Franz said. “Dave Harner, our Director of Golf, is fantastic about growing the game, and the more people you can get on course enjoying golf here at French Lick, that’s a great thing.”
The Sand Creek Course will be open year-round, lights have been installed for play after dark, piped-in music will play on the course, plus a food truck will keep guests fueled up to play all day.
Dave Harner, Director of Golf Operations at French Lick told us,
“It’s a simple, easy place to play. It adds to our experience in that it gives you an alternative to the championship course – a place where beginners, families, corporate groups, whether they all play golf or not, they’ll be able to play this course. It’s not a miniature golf experience but it’s not a true, serious champ golf course experience. It’s a lot of fun, and I think when people get out there and play, they’ll get hooked on it. It will have miniature versions of the Dye volcano bunkers, and some of the Ross greens contours. The rock formation that we use around the lakes at Dye we’re using around the water retention area here.”
Visit FrenchLick.com for more information.
