By the later half of the 19th century, French Lick was famous in the United States as a spa town. The sulfur springs were commercially exploited for medical benefits starting in 1840. French Lick's post office has been in operation since 1847. On Johnson's 1837 map of Indiana, the community was known as Salt Spring.

A fortified ranger post was established near the springs in 1811. The population was 1,722 at the time of the 2020 census.įrench Lick was originally a French trading post built near a spring and salt lick. The resort's Hall of Fame package, for example, starts at $559 per person (double occupancy) and includes a night at either hotel, and all the golf you can get in at both the Ross and Dye Courses.French Lick is a town in French Lick Township, Orange County, Indiana. And if you're worried about the $350 green fee, check into packages. Playing this course really is about taking what it gives you, and picking your spots to try to make birdie. And don't go pin seeking unless you have a wedge in your hand (and maybe not even then). But what I discovered is that if you hit fairways, despite the uneven lies, you have a chance. In fact, we had a 22-handicap woman in our group who shot 97, which means the course is more playable than I thought. It's not about what you can reach it's about what you can comfortably reach. I played a combo set of tees that made it around 6,500 yards from me, which means I had a lot of short clubs into the par 4s, which makes all the difference in the world, even if you miss fairways. Having played this course a few times, I'm starting to finally understand what Dye was thinking. Dye Course is difficult, to be sure, but brilliant

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