Crooked Stick on GSPro is available as a free community LIDAR build that captures the Pete Dye design where John Daly famously drove the 18th green in the 1991 PGA Championship playoff. The LIDAR data preserves the firm fairways, strategic bunkering, and routing that makes this Indiana gem a legitimate major venue.
For the full list of top GSPro courses, see our best GSPro courses guide. For a comparison with other Pete Dye designs, check Harbour Town on GSPro and TPC Sawgrass on GSPro.
What Makes Crooked Stick Special
Crooked Stick is a Pete Dye design that proves you don’t need ocean views or mountain backdrops to make a great championship course. The routing winds through Indiana forestland, with firm fairways that reward shape and punish straight-at-it aggression. The greens are small and well-bunkered. The course demands precision over power — which makes it a rare major venue that actually tests shot-making rather than driving distance.
The 1991 PGA Championship put Crooked Stick on the map. John Daly, the ninth alternate who drove overnight from Memphis, somehow shot 12-under to win. He drove the 18th green in the playoff — a 350-yard carry that looked impossible until he actually did it. On GSPro, you can try the same shot. Fair warning: you probably won’t pull it off. But the attempt is the fun part.
How to Access Crooked Stick on GSPro
Open the GSPro Course Manager. Search for “Crooked Stick.” The community LIDAR build should appear in the results. Download through the in-app course manager — no manual file copying needed. You need an active GSPro subscription ($250/year) and a gaming PC with a dedicated GPU. For setup details, see our GSPro software review.
The Verdict
Crooked Stick on GSPro is a niche pick — it’s not Augusta or Pebble Beach, but for fans of Pete Dye architecture and 1990s PGA Tour nostalgia, it’s a worthy download. The LIDAR build is accurate, the routing is fun, and the chance to try Daly’s 18th-green drive is worth the ten seconds it takes to find the course in the Course Manager.
For more major-venue course guides, see our best GSPro courses, and Aronimink on GSPro. For more Pete Dye designs, check Harbour Town on GSPro and TPC Sawgrass on GSPro.