Purgatory Golf Club in Noblesville, Indiana, USA | GolfPass
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4.5
506 Reviews 506 Reviews
5 Stars
343
4 Stars
121
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.5
92.9%
Recommend this course
471 out of 506 reviews
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4.7
15 Reviews 15 Reviews
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.7
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
15 out of 15 reviews
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4.5
64 Reviews 64 Reviews
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
93.8%
Recommend this course
60 out of 64 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7754 yards
Slope 142
Rating 78.1

Spread across 218 acres, the Ron Kern-designed Purgatory Golf Club is the longest par-72 course east of the Mississippi River. Nevertheless, the course is set up to be enjoyed by all, with six different sets of tees ranging from more than 7,700 yards all the way down to just under 4,600 yards. Bunkering is one of the club's defining features, with more than 130 coming into play. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the par-3 17th, where eight massive bunkers almost completely surround the putting surface.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Kern (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.5
506 Reviews (506)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 6
Watching the Game 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 38
Undulating Greens 29
Plays Long 20
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 26
A Weekend Splurge 22
Locals 14
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 22
In the 'Burbs 20
Convenient to the City 8

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Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

March 2025

Excellent course. In really great shape for March. Pace of play was horrible. 4:45 minutes for a round in March during the week is embarrassing. They really should have marshalls out moving slow groups along. Otherwise, great place to play.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of the best courses I’ve played!

One of my favorite courses ever. Love the layout and it’s properly maintained! Very challenging but we love a challenge.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

5.5 hrs is WAY TOO LONG

Course was in good shape based on the time of year.
No complaints on anything course related but….
I know particularly this time of year, course marshalls don’t exist.
We had played the exact tee time/ day (1pm mid week) one week earlier & finished at near dark
But in a respectable 4 hrs.
This round was a miserable 5+ hrs of watching a 4some stand over shots & particularly
putts for what seemed like days!
The several 2some behind us couldn’t even finish due to darkness.
OPINION: golf is already WAY too expensive & WAY too difficult to expect the next
generation of youth to want to continue playing 18 holes that takes over 5 hrs.
Someone, somewhere needed to address this issue years ago……but nothing ever changes.
Hopefully the game endures, once all of us old guys are gone.

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 146
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
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Previously Played

course in great shape

from tee box to greens course in great shape. had not played in about 5 years. played in extremely windy conditions but able to keep ball in fairways. greens were red fast and rolling nicely. only recommendation would be to place a sign off no. 8 with direction to no. 9.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love it

Perfect as always. It was windy which made it extra fun. Greens were great, fairways were great, all of it. Just a gem of a course that I take everyone to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Windy and difficult

The course is very challenging. If you do not stay in the fairway or happen to be in one of the many many sand traps, it is difficult to even find your ball. Even though the course looks somewhat flat and wide open, it is deceivingly hilly with lots of undulating lies. The electric carts do not have GPS or any other electronics but they are smooth and fast! If you can hit the ball straight and choose the appropriate tees for your distance/ability, then you will enjoy this course immensely. If not then, it could be a miserable day.

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love this place

Overall, for a great deal due to aerating. However, standard price for 18 is extremely fair. This course is well kept, challenging, and has excellent food. My only suggestion is to put ball washers out on holes.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great time!

Never seen so many hills in my life until I got into the foothills of the Allegheny mountains. With all joking aside the course is surrounded by hills and satraps with the fairways tightly tucked in. I swore I’d lose a dozen golf balls but did not lose one since I was able to hit 90% of the fairways off of my drive. The short game and putting boosted my score into the 90s which I figured this course would be tough. The greens are challenging and pretty fast. I saw this course on Gold Now last year and said this was a bucket list course and I can now mark this off of one of several courses that we play. I play time was not held up until we teed off on 10 that’s most likely because of food and beverage stops after the 9th hole. Staff was very friendly and again the course was not hard if you are on your game. Simply a beautiful course and links style playing with hundreds of bunkers to avoid. Price is fairly high but one time a year is ok for me.

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

Bunkers

Bunkers in horrible condition. I played course 15 years ago. It was in much better shape including the bunkers. Not worth the 95.00 I paid to play course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

fun round with son

great day at Purgatory. we started play around 3pm to take advantage of lower fees. love this course, greens very challenging along with fairway bunkers everywhere! cart paths need some work and wish they had more GolfNow deals so we could play here more!
thanks!

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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

I had a great day, course was great
I enjoyed my round!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A hidden charm

Don’t be scared by the name of the course. It is playable for all levels with seven tee boxes.
Keep the head cover on the putter if putting downhill!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
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 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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