Great Greens.
With four city-owned golf courses, plus public and private courses within a chip shot, it's no wonder Golf Digest Magazine in 2005 names South Bend the 16th best place to play in the United States.
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 View City-owned courses below:

Blackthorn Golf Course:  A Dr. Michael Hudson design, opened to rave reviews in August of 1994. The Irish-Cottage style clubhouse sets upon a rolling naturally contoured heavily wooded 226 acre site.

• Par 72, 7136 yard layout with four sets of tees offers a strategic test for golfers of all abilities
• Broad fairways framed by 94 bunkers, wetlands, ponds and native prarie grasses lead to subtly contoured and swept-up-tiered bentgrass greens

Elbel Golf Course:

• 18 Hole, Public Course, opened in 1964
• Par is 72 for a 5,750-6,700 yard course
• Bent grass greens, bluegrass fairways and water hazards in play
• Putting Green, Sand & Chipping Area, Teaching Pro on staff
• Call for appointment & fees: 574.271.9180

Erskine Golf Course:

• 18 Hole, Public Course, opened in 1925
• Par is 70 for a 6,100 yard course
• Bent grass greens, bluegrass fairways. 
• Beverage cart, snack bar and restaurant available, Bar with beer service on premises
• Putting Green, Sand & Chipping Area, Teaching Pro on staff
• Call for appointment  & fees 574.291.3216

Studebaker Golf Course:

• A 9-hole bent grass greens and bluegrass/fescue course with water hazards in play.
• Par 29 course measuring 1,900 yards.
• South Bend's oldest, built in 1919. 
• Pro-shop opens at 6:00 a.m. 

City of South Bend
227 West Jefferson Blvd. • Suite 1200 N
South Bend, Indiana 46601
574.235.9216