Brickyard Crossing Golf Club

Designed by Pete Dye and situated at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Brickyard Crossing features a distinctive layout with four holes routed inside the famous 2.5-mile oval track. The course blends strategic Pete Dye design elements with the unique energy and history of American motorsport, creating an experience found nowhere else in golf.

Brickyard Crossing Golf Club traces its origins to 1929, when legendary Indiana architect Bill Diddel designed the original Speedway Golf Course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The initial layout featured nine holes outside the track and nine within the speedway infield. The facility was conceived as a revenue generator during negotiations between Indianapolis Motor Speedway founders Carl Fisher and James Allison with future owner Eddie Rickenbacker. In 1965, nine additional holes were added to the property, creating a 27-hole facility that included an 18-hole championship course outside the track plus the "Track Nine" infield holes. This expanded facility served as a popular recreational amenity for the speedway grounds. The course entered a new era when Pete Dye was commissioned to fundamentally redesign the property in 1992. Dye, who had a long relationship with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway dating back to 1960 when speedway owner Tony Hulman named him director of the inaugural PGA Tour event at the facility, reimagined the layout completely. The renamed Brickyard Crossing Golf Course opened in 1993 with its current configuration of 14 holes east of the backstretch and four holes inside the infield of the oval. Dye's redesign introduced significant topographical changes to the property, including new hills and a lake that had not previously existed. The result was a nearly 7,200-yard championship layout that maintained the unique character of playing within the speedway grounds while delivering the strategic challenge and visual drama characteristic of Dye's work. The course has a rich tournament history. The original Speedway Golf Course hosted the 500 Festival Open on the PGA Tour annually from 1960 to 1968, with the unique scheduling tradition of holding finals on Monday following the Indianapolis 500. In 1968, the venue also hosted the 500 Ladies Classic on the LPGA Tour, making it one of the few facilities to host both PGA and LPGA events simultaneously. After Dye's redesign, Brickyard Crossing hosted the PGA Champions Tour from 1994 to 2000 and the LPGA Indy Women in Tech Championship from 2017 to 2019. The course was also included on the Pete Dye Golf Trail, which highlights the legendary architect's finest Indiana designs. A notable moment in the property's history occurred in September 1964, when The Beatles visited the speedway unexpectedly, posed for photographs on the practice green, and the images later appeared on an album cover featuring "Eight Days A Week" and "I'm A Loser." The course completed a two-year bunker renovation project around 2020, updating the strategic bunkering throughout the layout while preserving Dye's original design intent. Today, Brickyard Crossing remains a bucket-list destination for golfers who appreciate both the game and the heritage of American racing.2 and slope of 130 on Pete Dye's 1993 design that incorporates four holes inside the oval of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The holes within the infield — numbers 7, 8, 9, and 10 — provide a golf experience available nowhere else in the world, where the racing heritage of one of sport's most iconic venues becomes the setting for regulation championship golf. Dye's design accommodates the unique constraints of the Speedway site, routing the outer fourteen holes through the grounds adjacent to the oval before bringing golfers inside the oval for the dramatic infield stretch. The resort hotel and conference facilities at the Speedway make Brickyard Crossing a destination for groups and individuals who combine golf with the broader Indianapolis Motor Speedway experience. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway's investment in a championship golf course as part of its visitor experience program reflects the recognition that golf and motorsport share a significant overlap in their enthusiast communities. For golfers who visit Indiana specifically to play Brickyard Crossing, the combination of Dye's championship design and the Speedway's singular history creates a golf experience whose novelty and quality are equally compelling.