US college that has $2.5 golf clubhouse and facilities for students
THIS IS WHY SO MANY GB&I GOLFERS CHOOSE TO GO
TO EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY ...
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Ever wondered how an American University, East Tennessee State, which is not all that well known on this side of the Atlantic continues to have more than its fair share of the young top British and Irish golf prospects?
One of the answers is its own five-star golf clubhouse and facilities (pictured above) at the $2.4 Warren-Greene Golf Centre, designed by leading golf architect Tom Fazio (the man who is going to design the two Donald Trump Links courses at Balmedie, Aberdeenshire) and sitting on 14 acres of land overlooking the university campaus at Johnson City, Tennessee.
Named in honour of long-time ETSU men's golf coach Fred Warren and ETSU golf supporter William B. Greene, jun, the Warren-Greene Golf Center includes six target greens, two bent-grass greens (one for putting and one for short-game work), three tee areas, a fairway bunker and four greenside bunkers.
The accompanying 3,000sq ft, two-story building contains coaches' offices, meeting rooms, the Hal Morrison Hall of Fame room, players' lounge, two indoor hitting bays, and an observation deck.
One of the answers is its own five-star golf clubhouse and facilities (pictured above) at the $2.4 Warren-Greene Golf Centre, designed by leading golf architect Tom Fazio (the man who is going to design the two Donald Trump Links courses at Balmedie, Aberdeenshire) and sitting on 14 acres of land overlooking the university campaus at Johnson City, Tennessee.
Named in honour of long-time ETSU men's golf coach Fred Warren and ETSU golf supporter William B. Greene, jun, the Warren-Greene Golf Center includes six target greens, two bent-grass greens (one for putting and one for short-game work), three tee areas, a fairway bunker and four greenside bunkers.
The accompanying 3,000sq ft, two-story building contains coaches' offices, meeting rooms, the Hal Morrison Hall of Fame room, players' lounge, two indoor hitting bays, and an observation deck.
Without a doubt, the Warren-Greene Golf Center provides ETSU players with one of the best on-campus practice facilities in American college golf.
So that's what the British universities are competing against when they want to persuade a teenager to stay at home and combined golf with eduction.
On the East Tennessee State University roster at the moment are Walker Cup player Rhys Davies (Edinburgh-born) from South Wales, Jordan Findlay from Fraserburgh, and from Ireland: Gareth Shaw from Lisburn, Cian McNamara from Limerick and Seamus Power from Waterford. Adam Hodkinson from England, currently playing in the Spanish men's open amateur championship, was on the ETSU golf team until fairly recently.
The ETSU women's golf squad includes twice former Welsh girls champion Lucy Gould.
So that's what the British universities are competing against when they want to persuade a teenager to stay at home and combined golf with eduction.
On the East Tennessee State University roster at the moment are Walker Cup player Rhys Davies (Edinburgh-born) from South Wales, Jordan Findlay from Fraserburgh, and from Ireland: Gareth Shaw from Lisburn, Cian McNamara from Limerick and Seamus Power from Waterford. Adam Hodkinson from England, currently playing in the Spanish men's open amateur championship, was on the ETSU golf team until fairly recently.
The ETSU women's golf squad includes twice former Welsh girls champion Lucy Gould.
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