Take a look at Indian River Preserve Golf Club on the Space Coast in Mims

MIMS, Fla. -- The Perry Dye/Jan Stephenson design of Indian River Preserve Golf Club is one of the more interesting layouts on the entire east coast of Florida.

What really sets apart Indian River Preserve is that each hole is unique and certainly challenging. No two are alike, and many can be intimidating, especially on the front nine.

In fact, the front nine used to be the back nine, but because the original front nine played into the morning sun, the nines were reversed.

Formerly known as Walkabout Golf Club, Indian River Preserve G.C. has six sets of tees and can be played as far back 7,146 yards for a par of 72.

Indian River Preserve Golf Club - hole 6

The par-4 sixth hole at Indian River Preserve Golf Club is short at 377 yards, but trouble looms off the tee.

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Indian River Preserve Golf Club - No. 1

The first hole at Indian River Preserve Golf Club is one of the toughest on the course at 435 yards.

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Indian River Preserve Golf Club - No. 4

The par-4 fourth at Indian River Preserve Golf Club plays 455 yards from the tips, but more than that, trouble lurks everywhere.

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Indian River Preserve Golf Club - hole 5

No. 5 at Indian River Preserve Golf Club is a short, risk-reward par 4.

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Indian River Preserve Golf Club - No. 9

A large bunker guards the green at the par-5 ninth at Indian River Preserve Golf Club in Mims, Florida.

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Indian River Preserve Golf Club - hole 12

At 468 yards, the par-4 12th is the no. 4-handicap hole at Indian River Preserve Golf Club in Mims, Fla.

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Indian River Preserve Golf Club - hole 15

The 168-yard, par-3 15th is a good example of Indian River Preserve Golf Club's variety of holes.

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Indian River Preserve Golf Club - hole 16

One of the easier holes on the course, the 16th is a 388-yard par 4 at Indian River Preserve Golf Club in Mims, Florida.

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Indian River Preserve Golf Club - hole 18

The par-4 18th at Indian River Preserve Golf Club provides plenty of challenge.

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Indian River Preserve Golf Club

Indian River Preserve Golf Club was a collaboration between LPGA Tour champion Jan Stephenson and Perry Dye. The course is an homage to Stephenson's Australian heritage. It gets its name from a term signifying a rite-of-passage ritual of the Australian Aborigines. The layout wanders across a verdant, rolling landscape, abundant with native vegetation and wildlife.

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