Purgatory Golf Club
Noblesville, IN
Purgatory Golf Club is a public 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Noblesville, Indiana, playing 7,754 yards with a course rating of 78.1 and slope of 142. It is ranked #19 on Golf Digest's Best in Indiana (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Ron Kern (2000)
Purgatory Golf Club in Noblesville, Indiana takes its name from the idea of overcoming obstacles to reach a better outcome, a metaphor the course applies to navigating its bunkers and tall rough. It plays as a links style layout on 218 acres with few trees, and has been ranked among America's 100 Greatest Public Courses and named the top course in Indiana.
Accolades
- Ranked #19, Best in Indiana (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 12160 E 216th St, Noblesville, IN 46060
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. 13, 611 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 17, 165 yards, par 3
- Biggest elevation change: No. 8, about 10 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12
- Doglegs: 2 left, 2 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 362 | dogleg left, 3 bunkers |
| 2 | 4 | 418 | dogleg left, water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 3 | 3 | 194 | water in play, 5 bunkers |
| 4 | 4 | 459 | 5 bunkers |
| 5 | 5 | 537 | water in play, 5 bunkers |
| 6 | 4 | 418 | dogleg right, water in play, 5 bunkers |
| 7 | 3 | 223 | water in play, 1 bunker |
| 8 | 4 | 482 | water in play, 5 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 9 | 5 | 565 | 6 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,658 | |
| 10 | 4 | 460 | water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 11 | 4 | 394 | 5 bunkers |
| 12 | 3 | 226 | water in play, 7 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 13 | 5 | 611 | dogleg right, 11 bunkers |
| 14 | 4 | 462 | 10 bunkers |
| 15 | 4 | 448 | 8 bunkers |
| 16 | 4 | 467 | 13 bunkers |
| 17 | 3 | 165 | 9 bunkers |
| 18 | 5 | 516 | 16 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,749 | |
| Total | 72 | 7,407 |
This scorecard totals 7,407 yards. The 7,754 yards shown above comes from another source and may be measured from a different tee. 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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