Victoria National Golf Club — Dormie Network (original) (raw)

Newburgh, Indiana

A true test of tenacity.

Are you up to the challenge? Covering 418 acres and holding more than 500 million gallons of water, this course carved from an abandoned coal mine culminates in The Gauntlet: five of the most difficult holes found anywhere in golf.

#1 Best Private Course in Indiana (Golfweek, 2024)
#47 Best Modern Course in the U.S. (Golfweek, 2024)
#53 Best Course in America (Golf Digest, 2023)

Architect: Tom Fazio

Year built: 1998

Year acquired: 2018

Tees, fairways, and greens: Bent grass

Specs: 18-hole course measures up to 7,209 yards with a rating of 77 and a slope of 148

Onsite lodging: 68 beds across 15 cottages

Nearby Airports

• EVV Evansville Regional Airport (15 miles)
• FBO at Tri-State Aero (15 miles)
• SDF Louisville International Airport (120 miles)

Popular Offsite Activities

• Nut Club Fall Festival
• Tropicana Casino – Evansville
• Indy 500, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Bourbon Trail

Course Tour

Clubhouse

The clubhouse at Victoria National is a welcome worthy of the course that follows, with an array of available dining and meeting spaces.

Upon entry, members are met with the wooden Vino Club installation and a wall of windows overlooking the course. To the right is the large conference space and the Dormie Room with a full-service bar and seating for 32, and to the left is the intimate Bridges Room bar with seating for up to 18. The back of the clubhouse features a large deck and patio with expansive views and capacity to host 45.

Cottages

The cottages at Victoria National have set the standard, with premium-appointed master king suites with private baths, a common great room, snack bar or kitchen, dining area, and screened-in patios. Lodging is available in three options: Dormie, Executive, and VP.

Cuisine & Cocktails

Casually elegant and unpretentious, the kitchen at Victoria National highlights true Midwestern American cuisine.

Sample three-day, two-night trip to Victoria National

Day 1

• 11 a.m. - Concierge-arranged pick-up at Evansville Regional Airport or Tri-State Aero
• 11:30 a.m. - To-go lunch from the Vic Grille
• Noon - Practice on driving range and/or putting green
• 12:30 p.m. - Tee time with a forecaddie
• 4 p.m. - Appetizers arrive at the cottage while you refresh for dinner
• 6 p.m. - Piedmontese Tasting Experience in the cottage
• 8 p.m. - Cocktails at the firepit

Day 2

• 8 a.m. - Breakfast in Clubhouse or delivered to cottage
• 8:45 a.m. - Shop the latest equipment and apparel in the Golf Shop
• 9 a.m. - Bloody marys arrive while you practice on driving range and/or putting green
• 9:30 a.m. - Tee time with walking caddies
• Noon - Lunch at the Turn
• 2:30 p.m. - Group clinic, extra 9, or full 18
• 5 p.m. - Freshen up in cottage
• 6 p.m. - Bourbon tasting and dinner in the Bridges Room

Day 3

• 7:30 a.m. - Breakfast in Clubhouse or delivered to cottage
• 8 a.m. - Tee time with Forecaddie
• Noon - Lunch on the deck overlooking the 18th
  Consider adding one or more activities to your trip:
• Private putting green located next to Cottage 13
• Target practice and long drive games at the practice facility
• Cocktails in the clubhouse or at cottage firepits
• Cornhole, Shut the Box, or poker

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