via GooglePete Dye Trail
The Pete Dye Trail is the Midwest's best architecture-nerd road trip, threading 9 courses through Indiana's parkland landscapes. Pete Dye's home state, with $$ pricing, easy access from IND, and prime conditions April through October.
7-course trail of Pete Dye designs across Indiana (his home state). French Lick is the flagship; Brickyard Crossing's 4 holes inside the Indy 500 speedway infield is unique; Purdue's two courses (Kampen + Ackerman-Allen) are a rare pair. Architecture-nerd road trip.
What are the top golf courses in Pete Dye Trail?
9 courses
Pete Dye Trail has 9 courses in Scramble's catalog, anchored by The Pete Dye Course at French Lick, Brickyard Crossing, and The Fort Golf Resort. Multiple of these are nationally ranked. Each plays as a destination-quality round on its own. All three play within a normal trip itinerary out of the same lodging base.
$$$$The Pete Dye Course at French Lick
Pete Dye (2009)
$$$Brickyard Crossing
Pete Dye (1992 redesign; original 1929)
$$The Fort Golf Resort
Pete Dye & Tim Liddy (1997)
$$Birck Boilermaker - Kampen Course
Pete Dye (1998)
$$Birck Boilermaker - Ackerman-Allen Course
William Diddel (1934), Pete Dye redesign (2015-16)
$Tippecanoe Country Club
Roy Robertson original 9 (1920); Pete Dye back 9 (1963)
$$Plum Creek Golf Club
Pete Dye (1998)
$$The Trophy Club
Tim Liddy (Pete Dye protege, 2002)
$$Maple Creek Golf & Country Club
Pete Dye (1961)
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How much does a 3-round Pete Dye Trail golf trip cost?
A 3-round, 4-golfer trip to Pete Dye Trail runs about $1,150 per person with mid-range ($$) lodging. That covers 3 peak-season green fees, lodging at roughly two golfers per room, and a daily food + ground-transit allowance. Flights are excluded since they depend on your home airport. Adjust the round count, group size, or tier on the trip calculator to see how the number moves. See the full breakdown →
Where is Pete Dye Trail and how do I get there?
Pete Dye Trail sits in Indiana. The closest major airport is Indianapolis (IND), which serves as the primary hub for most visitors. Most groups fly into IND, rent one or two SUVs, and base out of a single resort or hotel for the entire trip.
What's the best month for golf in Pete Dye Trail?
The strongest months for golf in Pete Dye Trail are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, based on 20-year playability scores combining temperature and precipitation. Pete Dye Trail averages a 37°F high in January and a 84°F high in July, so playable conditions cluster in the shoulder months. Book early in those windows. Rates and tee-time inventory tighten as the season firms up.
Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Pete Dye Trail data is part of Scramble's catalog of 128 destinations and 971 independently researched courses. Weather data from 20 years of Open-Meteo; awards compiled from Golf Digest, Golfweek, and state-level rankings.
Published June 2026. Updated when the data or Scramble’s recommendations change.