Crooked Stick Golf Club is located just outside Carmel

Carmel, Indiana

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, Indiana

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, a northern suburb of Indianapolis

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. It was built in 1964 by the famous course architects Pete

Pete Dye

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 and Alice Dye

Alice Dye

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. It was host to the PGA Championship

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 that John Daly

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 won in 1991 and the U.S. Women’s Open

United States Women's Open Championship (golf)

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 won by Lauri Merten

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 in 1993. It was also host to the 2005 Solheim Cup

2005 Solheim Cup

The 9th Solheim Cup Match was held between September 9 and September 11, 2005 at Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana, USA. Team USA won the trophy for the sixth time by a score of 15½ to 12½ points...

 matches. For many years it has been noted as one of the top 100 courses in the U.S.

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 by Golfweek

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and Golf Magazine

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, two of golf's most popular magazines.

Course information

• 18 holes
• Few trees scattered throughout holes and around the perimeter
• Par 72 from all tee boxes
• Yardage: Black - 7516, Gold - 7159 Championship - 6620, Men's - 5924, Ladies - 5201
• Bentgrass
• Fast greens

Holes

• The first hole is a short par four lined with trees on both sides. There is a sandtrap on the front left of the green and one on the back right. When the flag stick is back left it makes for a tough approach shot in.

• The second hole is a longer dog leg left par four. The hole slopes up and then back down to the green. The left side of the fairway is lined with a huge sandtrap. The right front of the green is lined with a deep sand trap. A few yards behind the green are a bunch of Pine trees.

• The third hole is a long mostly down hill par three. There is about a twenty-five yard long fairway in the front of the green. The green almost resembles an hour glass. Towards the middle back left part of the green there is a very deep sand trap, and towards the middle back right there is another sand trap. The green consists of two shelves, a high and low one. The lower one is in the front and the higher one is in the back. Trick putting happens on this hole when the flag stick is placed on the slope that connects the two shelves

• The fourth hole is a long par four. The tee box for the blue tees is normally placed on a peninsula. It is a straight hole with a small patch of trees and a sand trap on the left side of the fairway, which is shared with the fifth hole, and trees lined along the whole leftside of the hole. There is a bigger sand trap on the left front of the green. The front right of the green is actually a false front and makes for a deceiving shot.

• The fifth hole is a dog leg left and also the longest hole on the course. It can be played over six hundred yards. It shares a patch of trees with the fourth hole on the right side of the fairway. Under the tree limbs is a sand trap. The entire leftside of the hole is covered with trees. There is a sand trap on the leftside of the fairway in the middle of the hole. The hole opens up on the right after that small patch of trees on the right side of the fairway. Within about one hundred and fifty yards from the hole the right side of the fairway is lined with sand traps up until it reaches the left side of the green. The left side of the green is lined with a huge deep sand trap. The green is sloped up hill. A tough approach shot will happen when the flag stick is placed anywhere on the left half side of the green.

• The sixth hole is a long par three. The left side of the hole is lined with trees, and the right side is open. There is a pond that has to be cleared about one hundred yards. The green is in the shape of an inverse L. The whole right and bottom side of the green is lined with water. There is a sand trap on the left side of the green, and also trees behind the green. While putting everything leaks towards the water.

• The par four seventh hole can be very long when played from the back tees, but these tees are normally on the easier tee box. Trees line the left side of the hole and there is a patch of trees on the right side of the fairway. There are two long sand trraps on the right side of the fairway. There is also a huge sand trap that wraps around the left side of the green. The green is elevated and it is sometimes hard to keep the ball on.

• The eighth hole is the number one handicap hole. It is a par four dog leg left with a huge pond that lines the entire left side and behind the green. This huge pond makes for a difficult shot off the tee. The second shot could also be tricky depending on how far you cleared the water. On the left side of the last fifty yards of the whole there is a sand trap.

• The ninth hole is a long dog leg left par five. There is a huge sand trap that lines the area where the hole bends. To the left of that is a water hazard and then heather. There are few trees along the right side of the hole. There are railroad ties laid down when the hole elevates at about one hundred and fifty yards. The green is narrow with a sand trap at the front right and sand traps that line the left side of the green. The green has two levels like hole number three. The lower level is in the front and the higher level is in the back. Tricky putting occurs when a flag stick is placed on the slope that connects the two.

• The tenth hole is a long par four that slowly turns right. The entire right side of the hole is lined with a pond and a very long sand trap. The left side has a very small patch of trees along with thick heather. As the hole slowly turns there is a sand trap on the left side in the middle of the hole. The front right and front left sides of the green are lined with sand traps. This makes for a tight approach shot in. The green has two levels to it. The higher level is in the back and the lower level is in the front. Taught putts occur when the flag stick is placed on the slope that connects the two levels.

• The eleventh hole is a long par five. It veers off left and then comes back right. There are a set of sand traps within driving distance on the left side of the hole. The entire right side of the hole is lined with thick heather. Starting at about one hundred and thirty yards out from the hole on the right side of the fairway is a long sand trap. The left side of this part of the fairway is lined with thick heather. There is a bunker on the left and entire back side of the green. The green is sloped uphill with two levels like the previous hole, but the back high shelf is smaller. The approach shot to this hole is tight due to the sand traps on the right side of the fairway and left and back side of the green.

• The twelve hole is a long dog leg right par four. There is a huge grass bunker on the right side of the fairway. Beyond the grass bunker there is thick heather. The left side of the fairway is lined with small but many hills. The entire left side of the green consists of two big sand traps. The green is uphill and there is a drop off right on the back edge of the green. The right side of the green is a false front. Approach shots may be tricky depending on the flag placement.

• The thirteenth hole is an average par three. It is downhill with a creek that runs around the right side of the entire hole. There is a hill that protects the front right part of the green. The green slopes down from front to back. Any flag placement on this hole is a tough one.

• The fourteenth hole is a long dog leg left par four. The creek that runs from hole thirteen runs on the entire left side of this hole. The fairway is wide open except for the creek. The dog leg left corner is capable of being cut if the drive is high enough to clear the out of bounds trees. There is a sand trap on the right front side of the green and on the entire left side of the green. The beginning of the green is very skinny and elevated. The green then slopes down and left to a wide area of the green. Any flag placement causes tough putting and approach shots.

Membership

There is an initiation fee and then a monthly fee from then on out. There are around 230 members, and the waiting list is about six months. Some famous members are Pete Dye

Pete Dye

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, Alice Dye

Alice Dye

Alice Dye is an American golf champion and golf course designer known as the "First Lady" of golf architecture in the United States....

, Peyton Manning

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, Ken Dilger

Ken Dilger

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, Dallas Clark

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, Kofi Annan

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, Anthony Gonzalez

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, Mitch Daniels

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, Jeff Saturday

Jeff Saturday

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 and Jim Irsay

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Non-members

Non-members can play with members on the designtated guest days and tournaments. There is also a guest fee.

Major events hosted

Year	Tournament	Winner
1991 1991 PGA Championship The 1991 PGA Championship was the 73rd PGA Championship, held from August 8-11 at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. John Daly won his first major championship by three strokes over Bruce Lietzke....	PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	John Daly John Daly (golfer) John Patrick Daly is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Daly is known primarily for his driving distance off the tee , his non-country club appearance and attitude, and his rough-and-tumble personal life. Daly remains one of the most popular and intriguing figures on the PGA Tour...
1993	U.S. Women's Open United States Women's Open Championship (golf) The United States Women's Open Golf Championship, one of thirteen national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association , is one of the LPGA's major championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship...	Lauri Merten Lauri Merten Lauri Merten is an American golfer. She also competed under the names Lauri Peterson Lauri Merten (born July 6, 1960) is an American golfer. She also competed under the names Lauri Peterson Lauri Merten (born July 6, 1960) is an American golfer. She also competed under the names Lauri Peterson...
2005 2005 Solheim Cup The 9th Solheim Cup Match was held between September 9 and September 11, 2005 at Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana, USA. Team USA won the trophy for the sixth time by a score of 15½ to 12½ points...	Solheim Cup Solheim Cup The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named after the Norwegian-American golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force behind its creation.The inaugural Cup was held in 1990,...	Team USA
2009	U.S. Senior Open United States Senior Open The U.S. Senior Open is one of the major championships in men's senior golf. It was first played in 1980 and is administered by the United States Golf Association and is recognized as a major championship by both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour...	Fred Funk Fred Funk Frederick Funk is an American professional golfer.Funk was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1980 with a degree in law enforcement. He turned professional in 1981, but worked as a golf coach at his alma mater from 1982 to 1988; he did not...

External links

• Official site
• Club History Book web site