- The Rawls Course
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The Rawls Course Club information Location Lubbock, Texas,
USAEstablished 2003 Owned by Texas Tech University Operated by
Texas Tech UniversityTotal holes 18 Website http://www.therawlscourse.com/index.php Designed by
Tom DoakPar 72 Length 7,207 yards The Rawls Course, located in Lubbock, Texas, USA, is the home of the Texas Tech Red Raiders golf teams. It is an NCAA championship course constructed through a major gift from Jerry S. Rawls and supported by revenue from students, faculty, staff, donors, and the general public.[1]
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Design
The Rawls Course was designed by Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design, Inc., Traverse City, Michigan. Starting from just a cotton field, the course was created to imitate the land east and south of Lubbock, where the Great Plains suddenly begin falling into the valleys and canyons that lead to the Caprock region. Lubbock's strong prevailing winds figured prominently in the course's final design.[2]
Recognition
Turfnet magazine ranked The Rawls Course as the third best collegiate course in the United States, and Golf Week recognized is as the fourth best collegiate golf course in the nation.[3][4] Golf Magazine ranked it as the second most affordable U.S. course and placed it twenty-third on their list of top 50 golf courses in the nation for $50 or less. Golf Digest ranked it at #2 among affordable public courses.[5] It also ranked it 19th overall for courses in the state of Texas.[6]
Improvements
Drawing of proposed clubhouse
In May 2011, Texas Tech announced plans to build a $3.7 million clubhouse at The Rawls Course. The structure will include a public area as well as private facilities for the university's golf teams. Construction is expected to be completed by Spring 2012.[7]
References
- ^ The Rawls Course at Texas Tech: History
- ^ The Jerry S. Rawls Red Raider Golf Course at Texas Tech University
- ^ Rawls Course Earns National Distinction :: Four-year-old Tom Doak design ranks among nation's top 10 collegiate golf courses
- ^ http://www.dailytoreador.com/sports/rawls-course-receives-national-recognition-1.2323137
- ^ http://www.therawlscourse.com/index.php
- ^ http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-courses/100-greatest-golf-courses
- ^ "Texas Tech plans clubhouse, team facility at The Rawls Course", Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, 2011-05-09, http://lubbockonline.com/sports/2011-05-09/texas-tech-plans-clubhouse-team-facility-rawls-course, retrieved 2011-05-11
External links
Texas Tech Red Raiders Athletics Sports Football • Men's basketball (Seasons) • Women's basketball • Baseball
Facilities City Bank Coliseum • Dan Law Field • Fuller Track • Jones AT&T Stadium • The Rawls Course • United Spirit Arena
Current coaches Dan Spencer (baseball) • Billy Gillispie (men's basketball) • Kristy Curry (women's basketball) • Don Flora (volleyball) • Jon Murray (cross country) • Sonny Cumbie (football) • Tommy Tuberville (football) • Greg Sands (men's golf) • Stacey Totman (women's golf) • Tom Stone (soccer) • Tim Siegel (men's tennis) • Todd Petty (women's tennis) • Wes Kittley (track and field)
Football seasons & bowl games 1925–1980 seasons • 1981–1985 seasons • 1986–1999 seasons • 1996 Alamo Bowl • 2000–2005 seasons • 2000 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl • 2001 Alamo Bowl • 2002 Tangerine Bowl • 2004 Holiday Bowl • 2006 season • 2006 Insight Bowl • 2007 season • 2008 Gator Bowl • 2008 season • 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic • 2009 season • 2010 Alamo Bowl • 2010 season • 2011 TicketCity Bowl • 2011 season
Current athletes Seth Doege (football)
Traditions & miscellany Categories:- Texas Tech Red Raiders sports venues
- Sports venues in Lubbock, Texas
- Golf clubs and courses in Texas
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