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The Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek (formerly Mill Creek Golf Course) is a traditional 18 hole layout located in downtown Rochester, Indiana. The Golf Shop moved to its current location, at the renovated Gerig Round Barn on the south side of the course, in January of 2005 and the golf course layout has also undergone some routing changes. The course is asthetically pleasing and challenging for golfers of all ability levels and additional improvements are underway that will continue to establish the Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek as one of the best places to play for golfers seeking both quality and affordabilty.

The course par is a very traditional 36-36 = 72, and each nine is a challenging blend of reasonable birdie opportunities and tough pars. The opening hole is a difficult starting hole that features a small lake down the left side and Mill Creek down the right side and crossing the fairway. Holes 2 through 4 offer a little relief and a chance to get into the flow of the round. The 5th through the 9th may well be one of the more difficult finishes to a nine in this part of the state. Included in that streatch is a Par 3 that can play up to 221 yards, a moderately long dogleg Par 4, and 3 consecutive holes that feature water almost entirely down the left side. The 10th is a par 3 that begins from an elevated tee in the shadow of the Barn and heads due East to a two tiered green gaurded on the left by a well placed bunker. The 11th is a 580 yard Par 5 that is reachable only by the longest of hitters. The 12th is a risk and reward Par 5 that is reachable in two with a carry over a large waste area or easily playable in 3 shots without ever needing to unleash the driver. The 17th is another risk and reward hole that can be a great temptation. A well struck tee shot will carry Mill Creek and leave less than 100 yards while a layup is much safer but requires a 175-200 yard approach. The 18th is a short par 4 that also features a small lake on the left and Mill Creek on the right. Scramblers may try to drive the green while those playing for their own score will likely hit a 200 yard tee shot and a wedge.

The 2008 Rochester High School Golf Team, led by coach and two time defending Mill Creek MGA Champion Chad Thomas, is young and has tremendous potential but may lack the intense desire to improve that will carry them to the State Finals. Senior and four year letterman Mason Heyde will need to provide a consistent score every match if the Zebras are to have significant depth. Rumor suggests that Junior multi-sport athlete Brody Schoen may jump to baseball this Spring. Coach Thomas will be anxiously awaiting that decison as it could greatly effect the team's depth as well. Junior Korbin Bennett appears to have put in the most dedicated effort to improve in the offseason and I personally expect he will continue to develop reliable scores throughout the year. Junior Thad Mooney continues to grow and get stronger by the day. He will need some solid practice early in the year in order to make a move toward competitive scoring in 2008. Sophomores Travis Rom & Aaron Nelson saw top five action last year and appear to be the pre-season picks to make early noise. Sophomore Tanner Lee broke 80 last summer and could be poised to crack the top five as well. Cody Garrison, Aaron Lynch and Nick Weiss are also underclassmen who have showed promise and put in regular practice time during the summer months that I'm sure will begin to pay-off. Finally, Freshman Evan Hoff will enter the season as the favorite to play #1 for the Z's. He has already demonstrated a tremendous game and will go as far as his desire will take him! Depth through desire is the key. GO STRIPE IT ZEBRAS!