Sycamore Hills Golf Club
Fort Wayne, IN
Sycamore Hills Golf Club is a private 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Fort Wayne, Indiana, playing 7,319 yards with a course rating of 77 and slope of 148. It is ranked #4 on Golf Digest's Best in Indiana (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Jack Nicklaus (1989)
Jack Nicklaus designed Sycamore Hills, built in 1987 on the former estate of a prominent Fort Wayne family. The private, par-72 course hosted the inaugural Hotel Fitness Championship in 2013, won by Trevor Immelman, and held the event through 2015. It has also served as a USGA qualifying site and has hosted the Indiana State Amateur and the Jack Nicklaus Cup Matches.
Accolades
- Ranked #4, Best in Indiana (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #16, Top Courses in Indiana (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 11836 Covington Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46814
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. 5, 562 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 7, 188 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 8 (par 4, 472 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 5, about 25 ft uphill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 4, 6, 7, 10 and 18
- Doglegs: 2 left, 5 right, 1 double
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 460 | 7 | 5 bunkers |
| 2 | 5 | 536 | 15 | dogleg right, 7 bunkers |
| 3 | 4 | 387 | 11 | dogleg left, 3 bunkers |
| 4 | 3 | 224 | 17 | water in play, 1 bunker |
| 5 | 5 | 562 | 5 | dogleg right, 14 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 6 | 4 | 422 | 3 | dogleg right, water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 7 | 3 | 188 | 13 | water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 8 | 4 | 472 | 1 | 1 bunker, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 9 | 4 | 410 | 9 | 5 bunkers |
| Out | 36 | 3,661 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 421 | 4 | water in play, 1 bunker |
| 11 | 3 | 228 | 14 | 3 bunkers |
| 12 | 5 | 558 | 10 | double dogleg, 3 bunkers |
| 13 | 4 | 377 | 12 | dogleg right, 5 bunkers |
| 14 | 3 | 202 | 18 | 3 bunkers |
| 15 | 5 | 546 | 6 | dogleg right, 5 bunkers |
| 16 | 4 | 473 | 2 | 4 bunkers |
| 17 | 4 | 409 | 16 | 3 bunkers |
| 18 | 4 | 444 | 8 | dogleg left, water in play, 5 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,658 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,319 |
Scorecard from the Black tees (7,319 yards). 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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