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Frederick Douglass Golf Course is a municipal nine-hole course in Indianapolis operated within the Indy Parks system. The dedicated Indy Parks golf page states that Douglass opened in 1926 and describes it as one of the city's long-established courses, particularly suited to beginners, juniors and seniors. The layout is short by modern standards and has relatively few water and sand hazards, although the official description notes well-bunkered greens and mature trees along several fairways.
Facilities include a pro shop and clubhouse. The course forms part of the broader Frederick Douglass Park story in the Martindale-Brightwood community, a park historically associated with recreation for Indianapolis' Black residents. A separate Indy Parks history page dates the golf course to 1928 rather than 1926, so that two-year discrepancy should remain documented rather than silently erased.
The course is a 9-hole golf course. The course originally opened in 1926. It is open to the public. On-site facilities include Pro Shop, Clubhouse.
Frederick Douglass Park opened in 1921 and became an important recreation site in a predominantly African American Indianapolis community. Indy Parks' dedicated golf page dates the golf course to 1926, although the park's broader historical page gives 1928.
The course developed as a compact municipal layout rather than a long championship venue, building a tradition of serving beginners, juniors, seniors and community golfers.
Douglass remains a nine-hole Indy Parks course with a pro shop and clubhouse and continues its public-golf role within the city's park system.
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