Less than three hours separate Indiana towns, Newburgh and Brownstown. But when it comes to the towns’ most notable golf courses, they couldn’t be further apart.
Victoria National Golf Club, in Newburgh, is site of this week’s Korn Ferry Tour Championship and at 7,242 yards, the par-72 layout is regarded as the toughest in the tour’s rota. Hickory Hills Golf Club is a nine-hole, par-35 course that tips out below 3,200 yards and will surely never host a world-ranked tournament.
The latter holds a special place in Chris Baker’s heart, as the Brownstown native has many memories around the public track, including earlier this week when Baker paid his hometown a visit before teeing it up in the last of three Korn Ferry Tour Finals events.