Indiana Golf tees off with new headquarters at Fort Ben
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The exterior of Indiana Golf’s new headquarters at The Fort Golf Resort at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park. (IIB photo/Michelle Kaufman)
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Inside the Indiana Golf Headquarters building at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park (IIB photo/Michelle Kaufman)
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The Indiana Golf Hall of Fame features physical items and digital displays celebrating the history of the sport (IIB photo/MIchelle Kaufman)
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Pete and Alice Dye’s story is featured as soon as visitors enter the Indiana Golf Headquarters (IIB Photo/Michelle Kaufman)
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The new building is home to Indiana Golf Headquarters and features several office spaces and photographs of golf courses. (IIB photo/MIchelle Kaufman)
After exactly one year on the construction driving range, Indiana Golf is celebrating the opening of its new headquarters Thursday.
The 13,000-square-foot Pete and Alice Dye Indiana Golf Center includes office space, the Indiana Golf Hall of Fame and a short game practice facility. It’s located at The Fort Golf Resort at Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park in Indianapolis.
“Being more centrally located than we were before, I think, is the key for us,” Indiana Golf Executive Director Mike David said. “I can’t imagine there’s another golf association or PGA section in the country that has the space we’ve had. I’ve toured several of them and kind of pulled the best from each of them.”
Indiana Golf is the governing body for golf in Indiana and manages the Indiana PGA, Indiana Golf Association, Indiana Women’s Golf Association, Indiana Golf Course Superintendents Association, Indiana Golf Foundation, and First Tee-Indiana.
Indiana Golf’s previous facilities were located at The Legends Golf Club in Franklin. David says the new location has already attracted attention from golfers and other stakeholders throughout the state.
Programming and growing the game of golf will continue to be a focus for the organization. First Tee, a junior golf program for kids and teens, served 125,000 kids in 19 locations across the state in 2024.
A groundbreaking for an indoor youth academy building is scheduled for later this summer. It will be used for First Tee and PGA Hope, a national program that works with veterans.
“[First Tee is] not only teaching kids a game that they can play their entire lives, but it’s also teaching them those various life lessons that go along with it. We think it’s important to be involved in every way we can with junior golf, because even though golf is booming right now, you don’t know if it’s always going to be like that. We want to make sure there’s that next generation of golfers that are out there,” David said.
A 2022 economic impact study found that golf contributes more than $2 billion in total economic impact and $1.042 billion in direct expenditures annually to Indiana’s economy.
Indiana Golf is also nearing the goal of its previously announced $6.5 million capital campaign, with $6.2 million raised thus far, according to the organization’s website.