Robbinhurst Golf Club and Driving Range

“There are a lot of different ways to approach the game of golf," Andrew Elderkin said. "Golfers can be different sizes and weights, but still be successful. It is all about how you conduct yourself on the course.”

The golfers at Robbinhurst call it a “hidden gem.” Nestled between Chesterton, Valparaiso, and Portage with a picturesque landscape of rolling hills, pine trees, and challenging water, it has become taylormade burner superfast 2.0 driver Stuart and Andrew’s life’s work. They both begin their days before dawn, and end the day hitting a few balls either on the putting green or the driving range.

Andrew began playing golf at 4 years old. In 2007 he became a certified USGTF professional with additional certification in golf club repair. This fall he will be participating in the Master Professional program through USGTF. Stuart was his basic skills coach, imprinting golf etiquette and strategy. Acting as the first golf professional at Robbinhurst, Stuart realized and appreciated different personalities that came through the course. With Andrew, he wanted to stress the importance of patience and conduct while playing the game of golf.

This year the duo has decided to join forces to encourage families with young boys and girls these same taylormade burner superfast 2.0 fairway wood life lessons that have been ingrained in the Elderkin family tradition. Robbinhurst’s Junior Golf Program, their most popular program of the season, teaches not only discipline and technique, but can be the first experience with golf many youth will have. All skill levels are welcome.

The course began as a farm, with the old windmill still standing at the first hole. Stuart Elderkin, a former dentist in Toronto, has been around since the beginning, spending weekends in Indiana building the golf course with his wife and family. A Jack of all trades, he had his hands in everything; from the construction of the clubhouse and golfer discount golf clubs education, to maintenance operations. Andrew Elderkin was born in 1979, as the golf course was just beginning to take off, and inevitably fell into the family trade.

“Working with my family at our course has created for me an even greater sense of responsibility,” Andrew Elderkin said.