The Rawls Course
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| The Rawls Course | |
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| Location: | Lubbock, Texas, USA |
| Established: | 2003 |
| Owned by: | Texas Tech University |
| Operated by: | Texas Tech University |
| Total holes: | 18 |
| Website: | http://texastechgolf.ttu.edu/index.asp |
| Designed by: | Tom Doak |
| Par: | 72 |
| Length: | 6,328 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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[edit] 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]
[edit] Recognition
Both Golf Week and Turfnet magazines ranked The Rawls Course as the third best collegiate course in the United States. 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.[3]
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