Victoria National Golf Club — Local services in Indiana

Tom Fazio has done a masterful job routing a world class golf course across a uniquely unnatural piece of property. The course sits on the site of an abandoned coal strip mine, meaning there are mounds of earth and water-filled quarries everywhere...but the entire experience feels natural and the routing flows nicely from one hole to the next. In classic Fazio style, the greens range wildly in size and slope, surrounded by beautiful bunkering and chipping areas. The practice facility offers an expansive short game area, an enormous practice green and large, mutli-level practice tee. Conveniently located near the clubhouse, there are plenty of on-site cabins for groups to stay and play as well as a large clubhouse with a well-stocked pro shop, large locker rooms, dining rooms, bar and fabulous upper level outdoor deck. Lastly, I visited in early may following a brutal, rainy spring and the course was in...

Consistently ranked in the top 100 courses in the USA, Victoria National did not disappoint. My son took lessons here as well as he and I played the course. Very hard to imagine this course was previously a strip coal mine considering how gorgeous it is now. All aspects of this course from the fairways, greens to even the range and chipping area are immaculate. Lilly was my son’s instructor there and worked very well with young children (he was 11 at the time). Club house is what you would expect of this caliber of club and they even have onsite cottages for corporate outings. This little gem tucked away in southern Indiana is...

Victoria National it would be easy to say it is a hidden gem in the golf world. But it's not hidden although it is a gem. Like many golf courses of it's caliber it doesn't meet PGA needs to be a regular tour scheduled venue for whatever reason. For the same reason the PGA sells out for money many of the best golf courses in the US will never be played by the PGA's best. Mostly because of money and politics. A smart man would start a golf tournament and schedule these golf courses with a million dollar winner take all purse for each event amateur or pro and let's really see who can play this country's...