Contact Us
Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek
1024 Lakeview
Drive
Rochester, IN 46975
Phone: (574) 223-5717
Fax: (574) 223-6509
Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek Course
History
The "Rochester City Course" was originally designed
as a 9 hole layout and opened for play in 1972. While the layout
was sufficient at that time, Rochester's golf interest grew. The RHS
golf team began practicing and hosting matches at the course (the
1980 team won the IHSAA State Championship). The Fulton County Golf
League was formed and the Rochester City Course was selected
as the desired layout. Corporate outings and community fundraisers
also became popular. All of this in addition to Rochester's regular
daily players and out of town visitors. The course name was
eventually changed to "Mill Creek Golf Course". In
a highly debated and somewhat controversial decision, a second nine was
approved. The additional nine encountered delays during
the construction process, but persistence paid off in the fall of
1992 when Mill Creek officially opened as an 18 hole layout. The back
nine was designed primarily on land formerly used as a federal fish
hatchery and, as a result, several holes incorporate water hazards(see scorecard). The Rochester Park and Recreation Board has continued
to take a progressive approach to the golf course and initaited
a Master Parks Plan which was intended to establish and strengthen
Mill Creek as a course of quality and affordability (See Course Photos). The
2005 Golf Season has brought about another name change and another
new look. The "Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek" opened in
the renovated Gerig Round Barn and, although the holes themselves
are the same, the course configuration obviously had to change as
well.
Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek
Rochester, Indiana Call 574-223-5717 for Tee Times
This photo of the Round
Barn was taken prior to renovation. Note the original wide opening
on the right of the barn.