SAND CREEK COUNTRY CLUB

Founded in 1976, Sand Creek Country Club is a world-class facility located in Chesterton, Ind. It has been the home course for the Valparaiso University men’s and women’s golf teams since the start of the 2017-18 season. Sand Creek offers one of the most beautiful facilities in the country with a 50,000 square foot Italian Renaissance-style clubhouse, a grand ballroom with separate meeting rooms, a formal dining room and grill room, a tennis and swimming complex, a clock garden, executive dining room, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a Trackman indoor golf practice studio and terraces that overlook the 27-hole golf course.

Sand Creek’s 27 holes of golf have gained national recognition for their combination of beauty and challenge. The Creek, Lake and Marsh courses are ranked as some of the most challenging in Indiana. The original 18 holes were built by Chicago architects – Killian and Nugent – who also designed Kemper Lakes and other well-known Chicago courses. The Marsh Course, which opened for play in 1995, was designed by Jerry Mobley and Charles Howard of Desert Springs Company. The opening of the course was highlighted with the appearance of PGA Tour professional, Tom Kite, who shot a 67 on the Creek and Marsh Courses in July of 1995.

Sand Creek has been recognized as one of Golf Digest’s Top 10 courses in the state and was honored with the “Best in Golf” award from Links Magazine and Audubon International at the 1996 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills. Sand Creek was the first fully-certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System in the State of Indiana, which recognizes Sand Creek’s ongoing commitment to resource conservation and the management of water quality and wildlife. In 2000, Sand Creek received the Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of America’s National Environmental Steward Award for U.S. private golf courses.

Sand Creek is the site of the Northern Amateur, one of the world’s top men’s amateur golf championships. The Championship attracts players from around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa.