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4.4
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3.7
Amenities
4.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort/Public
Par 72
Length 7180 yards
Slope 149
Rating 75.1

While Indianapolis Motor Speedway is most well-known for the Indy 500, don't overlook its golf course, Brickyard Crossing, 18 holes in and out of the most famous race track in the world.

Course Details

Year Built 1993
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Pete Dye (1993) Alice Dye (1993)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Accolades

Reviews

4.4
47 Reviews (47)

What Golfers Are Saying

This course/club is great for:
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 6
A Weekend Splurge 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 6

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Reviews 310
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Birmingham Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

For years I have wanted to play here. Why? Because there are four holes in the infield of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

And if that isn’t bizarre enough, there used to be nine!

It’s also why this Pete Dye redux is unfairly labeled a novelty golf course. In 1929, 20 years after IMs opened, the Speedway GC opened as a 27-hole course. A major reconstruction took place in 1993 when Dye waved his wand and shrunk the footprint to merely 18 holes.

I found the course to be underrated. After two mundane opening holes, Pete starts punching with a short par 4. I think the collection of short 4s here are among his best. The downside is that the par 5s are rather pedestrian save for the 15th, which requires a heroic shot if one is to reach the green in two.

Dye forces you to make a decision. No blindly pulling driver and sending it. If you don’t execute you can be severely penalized for being on the incorrect side of a fairway or green. The bunkering here is treacherous around the putting surfaces.

The price tag is steep, and obviously is geared toward players curious to enter the four-hole gauntlet within the fabled racetrack. Yet, I think it’s worth it. If I had one public round in the greater Indianapolis area it would be here.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 62
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Arizona Advisor
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Used cart

5 Star course in every respect and then some

Brickyard Crossing is a 5 star golf experience in every sense. The conditions were just superb today - resort/country club caliber. Everything I saw or experienced was top quality including the customer service. Lots of people there to help out and very friendly. It’s truly sad to see people with bad attitudes drop the rating of a course like this. And you add in the special experience of playing inside a legendary venue like the Indy Raceway, just special. There was a Ferrari driving course going on the day I played, so they were racing around the inside track during the round, extremely cool! I admit in terms of value it is pricey, at least you get a top quality course and experience for the money. Well worth playing at least once. A real pleasure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Indiana Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Consistency matters - one of the best

Played on a Friday in Sept, weather nearly perfect. With sunlight getting sparse later in the season, we teed off just barely in time to finish.

Course bears many of Pete Dye's trademark challenges: misdirection off the tee, bunkers and hazards in just the right places and greens are deceptively nuanced to make you consider throwing a putter...

Roger Penske has authorized some changes, things like adding some pot bunkers where there were only normal bunkers before, getting greens more consistent, etc. Nothing dramatic from 2 or 3 years ago. It was a very solid course before, still is now.

I've reviewed this course before, my attitude remains about the same. This is hands down one of the best courses in the Indy area. There may be more "exclusive" places; Indy offers better Pete Dye courses than here. What doesn't happen very often (in Indy) is a top-shelf presentation with top-shelf staff/amenities (esp. when considering a public track).

The course conditions are best-in-class all over the place; the tees and greens fully grassed, no blade out of place. By any measure, the fairways and bunkers are upper echelon material. The rough is Kentucky Bluegrass, long, and no easy place to score from, but at least it's dense, consistent and well understood (versus your average public course which is a crap-shoot). If you score poorly at the BY, it's no one's fault but yours; the course is right there for the taking.

There's a solid reason the Brickyard makes the Best of List for the region. If you've never played, make the jump and come see what a top-shelf facility delivers for public access. It won't disappoint.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf and Race cars

The Brickyard golf course is in the best conditions I have ever seen it in the 10+ years of playing it. The only issue some may have is it is cart path only for the rest of this season that may be why it is so nice. Still worth the $130 walking a little extra they had a few race cars running I think it was the Porsche driving experience didn’t mind the small bit of noise. Staff is top notch 5 stars . I hope to play it 1-2 more times before seasons end.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cart path only

Course was cart part only, I was never fore warned of this . Evidently it has been cart path only all summer.
I am better off calling the courses my self rather than using Golf Now!

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Indy Golf Trip #2

I played the Brickyard Crossing with two other friends on 09/01/21. Very cool Pete Dye designed course. The greens rolled true and had a decent pace to them. Some of the greens had huge breaks if you were on the wrong side of the cup but were very fair otherwise. The course was in excellent shape. The rough was high enough where you could find your ball, but you still wished you were in the fairway. There are four holes inside The Indianapolis Speedway. Which was pretty cool because on that day we were playing, they were doing some sort of time trails. You can’t see the cars, but you could hear them throughout the whole course. I think it is a very fair course if you play the correct tees. The staff was extremely nice and professional. I would definitely play there again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Amazing Experience

First time for my Dad and 2 friends playing; my Dad has never been on property before (drove in from Cincinnati). I was blown away with the upgrades and the attention to detail around the golf course; evident that Mr. Penske has invested in the course and the staff across the board made the day very special. Golf course was immaculate and the attention to detail on the course with the views/experience of being in/around the iconic IMS will make it hard to play anywhere else. So worth the price of admission; gotta try the Kiss The Bricks slushy drink!!! Thank you all for an absolutely amazing day!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome!

What a great experience! I would highly recommend this Pete Dye experience if you’re ever in Indianapolis.
Driving under the track of the motor speedway while cars are flying by was very cool.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

One of the best courses in Indiana

If you haven't played here, you should. I know the green fee is high, but it is definitely worth it. You play 6 holes outside the racing track, 4 holes inside, and come back out and play remaining 7 holes. Excellent layout and condition, I think this course is much better than many of private courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice course and in excellent condition. Single digit handicap and blue tees were appropriate. Course played a bit longer due to recent rain. Initially thought the premium price was the novelty of having 4 holes inside the racetrack however I was impressed with the layout and condition. Added bonus was Ferrari day and was able to get some nice videos or the cars on the track. Only negative was the “Rider fee” of $25 assessed for my non golfing son who accompanied me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I’ve played this course many times. It’s always in great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

late June at BYC

great course.. never disappoints..

it’s good to sacrifice 15 yds. off tee, to be in fairway….

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No place like home!

Whenever I’m back visiting from L.A. I play here. From the moment I got out of my car and a golf cart was driven, I thought, “that’s first class”…the little things. Everyone I encountered was friendly and helpful. The course was in excellent shape. Cart path only that morning but I usually walk so didn’t mind that.. Looking forward to playing again my next visit!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Indys top course

The course is in fantastic shape. Greens are a little firm but roll perfect. The only complaint is I played this course twice in the last week and it’s cart path only only because they laid down a bunch of sod along the cart paths looks great but not much fun walking to your ball all day. The rough is super lush bring some extra balls if easily loose a few in it since you can’t drive to it Overall still glad I played and may play again soon long as it’s not Cary path only.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

CART PATH ONLY

CART PATH ONLY ALL THE TIME , THE ROUGH IS US OPEN ROUGH USING THE CART WOULD HAVE HELPED LOOKING FOR BALLS CANT SEE THEM UNTILL OVER THEM. HAS NOT RAINED IN 4 DAYS . THEY DO NOT HAVE GREEN TEE BOXES AS SHOWN ON CART. VERY NICE COURSE FOOT PRINTS ONLY LOL

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Cart path only makes for a long day!!!

Love this course, however, it was cartpath only and from the sounds of it that will go throughout the summer, call ahead to find out the current status!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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