Victoria National Golf Course (officially Victoria National Golf Club) is located in Newburgh, Indiana, which is in the southwestern corner of the state just east of Evansville, Indiana. Victoria is a private 18-hole golf course that was designed by world-famous course architect Tom Fazio, and constructed in 1996 on land that had been used for strip mines from the 1950s until 1977. Developed and initially owned by Terry Friedman and family, the course was sold to Victoria Partners LLC in 2010.
As of August 2012, Victoria National is ranked as the 35th best golf course in America, according to Golf Digest. Victoria is certified in Audubon International's Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses.
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