The Rawls Course
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| Location | Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
| Established | 2003 |
| Owned by | Texas Tech University |
| Operated by | Texas Tech University |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Website | www.therawlscourse.com |
| Designed by | Tom Doak |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,207 yards |
| File:RedRaiderGolfPracticeArea.png Texas Tech Red Raiders golf team practice area | |
The Rawls Course, located in Lubbock, Texas, United States, 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]
Design
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Turfnet magazine ranked The Rawls Course the third best collegiate course in the United States. Golfweek recognized is as the fourth best collegiate golf course in the nation and, in 2012 and 2013, as the No. 2 course in the state of Texas.[3][4][5]
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 No. 2 among affordable public courses.[6] It also ranked it 19th overall for courses in the state of Texas.[7]
Improvements
[edit | edit source]In 2012, Texas Tech opened a $3.7 million clubhouse at The Rawls Course. The structure includes a public area as well as separate, private facilities for the university's golf teams.
Events
[edit | edit source]- NCAA Division I Men's Golf Regional: 2015
- NCAA Division I Women's Golf Regional: 2005, 2017, 2025 [8]
- NJCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship: 2013, 2018
References
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- ^ The Jerry S. Rawls Red Raider Golf Course at Texas Tech University Archived July 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rawls Course Earns National Distinction :: Four-year-old Tom Doak design ranks among nation's top 10 collegiate golf courses
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External links
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