College Golf Courses

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Simple question...

Does your school have their own course? If so, is it open to the public?

I've played Colgate's, Bucknell's and Penn State's tracks. Yale and ND's are on my bucket list.

[Sammy94]

yes and yes.

http://www.ravennestgolf.com/

[TTUEagles]

Tennessee Tech's home course has produced two PGA pro's -one a 2-time winner currently on tour. However, it is a city-owned course, open to the public and may be the worst goat-ranch course I've ever played on. Small town of Cookeville (pop. 35,000) has 4 public 18-hole courses and one 9-hole course and TTU's home course is the worst of the bunch. Also, a great golf area (Fairfield Glade/Crossville) is right up the road 20 minutes or so, is awesome, but they never play there...TMI?

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

2012 Top 30 based on Golf Week...

1. The Course at Yale
New Haven, Conn.
1926, Charles Blair Macdonald, Seth Raynor - 7.50

2. Taconic GC
Williamstown, Mass.
1927, Wayne Stiles, John van Kleek - 6.91

3. Palouse Ridge GC
Pullman, Wash.
2008, John Harbottle - 6.42

4. Rawls Course at Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
2003, Tom Doak - 6.41

5. University Ridge GC
Verona, Wis.
1991, Robert Trent Jones Jr. - 6.02

6. Stanford GC
Stanford, Calif.
1930, William P. Bell, John Harbottle, George C. Thomas Jr. - 5.99

7. Ohio State University (Scarlet)
Columbus, Ohio
1939, Alister MacKenzie - 5.98

8. Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Va.
2005, Pete Dye - 5.88

9. University of Michigan GC
Ann Arbor, Mich.
1931, Alister MacKenzie - 5.86

10. The Orchards
South Hadley , Mass.
1922, Donald Ross 5.81

11. Warren GC at Notre Dame
South Bend, Ind.
1999, Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw - 5.81

12. Duke University GC
Durham, N.C.
1957, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Rees Jones - 5.80

13. University of Georgia GC
Athens, Ga.
1968, Robert Trent Jones Sr., Davis Love III - 5.79

14. Jimmie Austin GC at the U. of Oklahoma
Norman, Okla.
1951, Perry Maxwell, Bob Cupp - 5.74

15. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex (Kampen)
West Lafayette, Ind.
1998, Pete Dye - 5.73

16. University of New Mexico (Championship)
Albuquerque, N.M.
1966, Red Lawrence - 5.71

17. Radrick Farms
Ann Arbor, Mich.
1965, Pete Dye - 5.62

18. Colbert Hills
Manhattan, Kansas
2000, Jim Colbert - 5.59

19. U.S. Naval Academy GC
Annapolis, Md.
1942, William S. Flynn - 5.58

20. Mark Bostick GC
Gainesville, Fla
1921, Donald Ross, Bobby Weed - 5.28

21. Eisenhower GC (Blue)
Colorado Springs, Colo.
1959, Robert Trent Jones Sr. - 5.25

22. Finley GC
Chapel Hill, N.C.
1999, Tom Fazio - 5.22

23. Seven Oaks GC
Hamilton, N.Y.
1955, Robert Trent Jones Sr. - 5.12

24. Vanderbilt Legends Club (North)
Franklin, Tenn.
1992, Bob Cupp, Tom Kite - 5.07

25. University of Virginia GC (Birdwood)
Charlottesville, Va.
1984, Lindsay Ervin - 5.05

26. Robert Trent Jones GC at Cornell
Ithaca, N.Y.
1930, Robert Trent Jones Sr. - 5.00

27. University of Maryland GC*
College Park, Md.
1955, George Cobb - 5.00

28. Vanderbilt Legends Club (South)
Franklin, Tenn.
1992, Bob Cupp, Tom Kite - 4.96

29. Karsten Course at Arizona State University
Tempe, Ariz.
1989, Pete Dye, Perry Dye - 4.80

30. Lonnie Poole GC
Raleigh, N.C.
2009, Arnold Palmer - 4.80

[ursus arctos horribilis]

Yes and yes at UM.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=University+of+Montana+Golf+Course,+South+Av e+East,+Missoula,+MT&hl=en&ll=46.845135,-113.991265&spn=0.007999,0.018861&sll=46.876322,-114.018167&sspn=0.255809,0.603561&oq=University+of+Montana+golf&t=h&hq=University+of+Montana+Golf+Course,+South+Ave+Ea st,+Missoula,+MT&z=16

[frozennorth]

UND's GC is a complete dump.

[darell1976]

UND's GC is a complete dump.

Oh really???

http://www.kingswalk.org/


An Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course

King's Walk offers classic golf course design in a natural prairie setting. King's Walk recreates the atmosphere found at the great links courses of Scotland and Ireland. Players of all abilities will enjoy a very playable and scenic golf course with all the amenities of the best public courses in the country. Great golf now in Grand Forks, North Dakota!

King's Walk brings a "world class" golf facility to the region. The goal is to provide a golf course and facilities of unsurpassed stature that adds to the image and diversity of the community.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

I believe Golf Digest had King's Walk ranked 4th in ND.

I thought the 9 hole course near campus was solid.

[darell1976]

I believe Golf Digest had King's Walk ranked 4th in ND.

I thought the 9 hole course near campus was solid.

http://und.edu/orgs/ray-richards-golf-course/index.cfm

Ray Richards is the only place where I tried golfing for the first time...22 years ago.:D

[NoDak 4 Ever]

I live about 1/2 mile from the OSU Scarlet Course. It's pretty nice.

[ngineer]

Playing their home matches at Saucon Valley, Lehigh would be nuts to create its own.

[Grizalltheway]

Yes and yes at UM.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=University+of+Montana+Golf+Course,+South+Av e+East,+Missoula,+MT&hl=en&ll=46.845135,-113.991265&spn=0.007999,0.018861&sll=46.876322,-114.018167&sspn=0.255809,0.603561&oq=University+of+Montana+golf&t=h&hq=University+of+Montana+Golf+Course,+South+Ave+Ea st,+Missoula,+MT&z=16

AFAIK they're eventually going to pave that over and build the new south campus on it.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Playing their home matches at Saucon Valley, Lehigh would be nuts to create its own.

I always thought they had room too where they built the golf complex. I agree though, Saucon Valley is simply awesome!!

[Cocky]

http://www.rtjgolf.com/silverlakes/

JSUs course its owned by the teacher's retirement fund.

[ngineer]

I always thought they had room too where they built the golf complex. I agree though, Saucon Valley is simply awesome!!

Lehigh had the land a number of years ago on the west side of Mountainside Drive, across from the Goodman Campus entrance. Long since sold to developers where manhy McMansions now reside. Back in the 1960's that area was shown on the Master Plan as a future golf course. I remember seeing it on my recruiting trip when "Goodman Stadium" was shown as "sometime in the near future"...took almost 20 years to fruition.

[OB55]

Dunno, used to play my golf at the dorms. Every floor a nine holer at least, and potential for 18 at certain dorms.