Described as one of the finest nine-hole courses in North America, Culver Academies takes great pride in being stewards of a historic course design. This exceptional course was created almost a century ago by noted Golden Age golf architects William Langford and Theodore Moreau and restored in 2015 by Bobby Weed Golf Design to reveal unique features that had been hidden over the decades of nature taking its course. Since its restoration, Golfweek ranked the course as the No. 2 campus golf course in America, second only to Yale University.
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Nestled between Lake Maxinkuckee and Culver Woodcraft Camp, the nine hole course is home to the boys and girls golf teams and the Academies' community.
Langford and Moreau are renowned in golfing history for their incredibly inventive use of the Midwestern landscape as their canvas for truly challenging courses. Their courses demand, but also nurture, excellence at the sport.
The restored course challenges our competitive golfers and rewards their excellent shotmaking skills, as well as provides superior facilities for novice golfers to improve their abilities – all while they enjoy the game and learn traditional golf values. The course is literally the landscape in which our students and campers will build skills, strength, character, teamwork and camaraderie.
The course also includes a practice area complete with a driving range, short game areas, and putting green, as well as a beautiful new Golf House.
Culver also offers state-of-the-art indoor golf simulators for use by our student-athletes during the cold Indiana winters.
To be authorized for play, current students and employees must use their issued Culver ID. Alumni must obtain an official bag tag. Guests are allowed to play when accompanied by an authorized student, alumni, or employee. Culver IDs are issued at the Help Desk below the Dining Hall and bag tags should be obtained in advance by contacting the Facilities Department (574-842-7500). (Facilities may be contacted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.)
In the News
Golf Club Atlas - Culver Academies Golf Course, Indiana, USA.
Golf Course Trades - The Finest 9 Hole Course in North America
Superintendent Magazine - The Art of Listening to the Turf
Hours of Operation
The course will be closed any time the boys and girls golf teams are using the facility for both practice and matches.
Otherwise, the course will be open from sunrise to sunset Monday through Sunday. A Course Ranger will be on site during that time to monitor course conditions and traffic.
During Summer Camp, the course is open from 3:45 P.M. until dusk.
The course will close for the winter months between November and April each year.
Prevailing Rules
- Play between dawn and dusk
- No smoking
- No alcoholic beverages
- No loitering
- All guests must be accompanied by a student, alumni, or employee
Cart Usage Rules
Carts are to stay in the rough whenever possible and are to be no closer than 25 yards to the green and 10 yards from the tees. Utilize the 90 degree rule when taking a cart to your ball in the fairway. After executing your shot, return to the rough to drive to your next shot.
