Course History
The Old Capital Golf Club was originally founded as a nine-hole, member-owned golf course in 1946, known as the Corydon Country Club. The charter members bought the land, built the clubhouse, course, and were responsible for maintaining the property.
The original course had sand “greens”. Each “green” would have to be smoothed out by the last player in each group before going on to the next hole. The actual greens were installed in 1957, (the only year in the club’s history that there was no Club Championship tournament played)
Golf carts made their debut at the Corydon Country Club in the mid-sixties — the first carts used at the course were one or two that were privately owned by members. Then the club’s board decided to purchase six golf carts and charge a fee for members to use them, disallowing the use of private carts.
In 1995, the members purchased additional land, and added nine additional holes, making it an 18-hole, par-72 championship course. In 1998, the club was purchased by Douglas T. Breeden and Mark B. Wiseman — both long-time residents of the area — and was renamed the Old Capital Golf Club. The club retained a golf membership, with various levels and benefits available, but also opened the course to public play.
The new owner (Doug Breeden) devised a renovation plan for the 18-hole course to make the Old Capital Golf Club one of the best public courses in Southern Indiana! Nine new holes were opened in July, 2000, and the remaining nine were opened June, 2001. Many renovations have occurred over the years, but these are loosely the same 18 holes that are still in place to this day.
In 2010, a group of over 100 members formed OCGC, LLC and took over the golf course operations by leasing the property from Mr. Breeden. Finally, in 2012, a group of local residents formed Harrison County Golf, LLC. This LLC purchased the property from Mr. Breeden in an effort to keep the course locally owned and operated. OCGC still leases the land, just from Harrison County Golf instead of Mr. Breeden.
Shortly after Harrison County Golf purchased the land, the old Par 3 course was removed, and since then, there have been over 20 beautiful houses built in the Old Capital Ridge neighborhood.
The current board members, ownership group, and operating management of Old Capital Golf Club are committed to providing outstanding service, excellent facilities and a great golf experience to all of our customers!