Thunderbolt Pass Golf Course

Thunderbolt Pass Golf Course, is a Public,27 hole golf facility located in Evansville, Indiana. Thunderbolt Pass has their 18 Hole Blue Course and their 9 Hole White Course.

The Thunderbolt Pass Golf Course first opened for play on 1974. The courses were designed by Bob Hamilton.

The 18-hole Blue Course at Thunderbolt Pass Golf Course plays to 6,145 yards from the tips. The course rating is 64.0 and the slope rating is 108. Par for the course is 70.

The 9-hole White Course at Thunderbolt Pass Golf Course plays to 3,115 yards from the tips. Par for the course is 36.

The course is named for the P-47 Thunderbolts that were produced in Evansvlee, Indiana during WWII. The Thunderbolt was built in greater quantities than any other US fighter. The P-47 was the heaviest single-engine WWII fighter to go into production and the first piston-powered fighter to exceed 500 mph. The Thunderbolt performed 546,000 combat sorties between March of 1943 and August 1945 and is considered the real forerunner of today's multi-role fighters. Demand for the Thunderbolt was so great that Republic built a new factory at Evansville, Indiana to augment production of the P-47 D. 1,050 P-47D's were ordered from Evansville on January 31, 1942.