Ackerman-Allen Golf Course
West Lafayette, IN
Ackerman-Allen Golf Course is a public 18-hole, par-72 golf course in West Lafayette, Indiana, playing 7,546 yards with a course rating of 76.5 and slope of 141. It is ranked #12 on Golf Digest's Best in Indiana (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Bill Diddle (1934); Larry Packard (renovation, 1968); Pete Dye (renovation, 2016)
Ackerman-Allen Golf Course is a par-72, 7,546-yard public parkland course at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, originally designed by Bill Diddle in 1934. Larry Packard renovated it in 1968 and Pete Dye in 2016.
Accolades
- Ranked #12, Best in Indiana (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 West Lafayette, IN 47907
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 2, 605 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 7, 180 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 15 (par 4, 487 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 8, about 25 ft uphill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 13, 15 and 16
- Doglegs: 1 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 461 | 10 | 3 bunkers |
| 2 | 5 | 605 | 8 | 3 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 3 | 4 | 390 | 14 | 3 bunkers |
| 4 | 4 | 370 | 12 | 8 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 5 | 3 | 300 | 16 | 5 bunkers |
| 6 | 5 | 543 | 6 | 3 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 7 | 3 | 180 | 18 | 4 bunkers |
| 8 | 4 | 401 | 4 | 4 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 9 | 4 | 478 | 2 | dogleg right, 2 bunkers |
| Out | 36 | 3,728 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 376 | 11 | 5 bunkers |
| 11 | 4 | 434 | 5 | 3 bunkers |
| 12 | 4 | 434 | 17 | 2 bunkers |
| 13 | 3 | 187 | 13 | water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 14 | 5 | 560 | 9 | 3 bunkers |
| 15 | 4 | 487 | 1 | water in play, 11 bunkers |
| 16 | 5 | 574 | 7 | water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 17 | 3 | 253 | 15 | 3 bunkers |
| 18 | 4 | 513 | 3 | 3 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,818 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,546 |
Scorecard from the Black tees. Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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