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College golf facilities: Vanderbilt opens renovated $11 million Vanderbilt Golf House

The Legends Club got a big upgrade.

One of the best facilities in college golf recently finished a major upgrade.

The Vanderbilt Golf House recently opened after an $11 million renovation that also included work to other facilities at Vanderbilt Legends Club, where the men’s and women’s teams call home.

The new Vanderbilt Golf House increased the building’s size by nearly two-thirds. It includes a new lobby, hall of fame, team lounge, locker rooms, meeting rooms, fitness area, outdoor terraces and offices.

Additionally, there were renovations to the Cleo and Lewis Conner, Sr. Short Game Practice Facility and driving range tee boxes. The putting greens were enhanced with different types of grasses to better mirror playing conditions on competition courses.

The upgrades came thanks to seed gifts from alums Brandt Snedeker, Toby Wilt and Lew Conner and their families. The Golf House, Training Center and Conner Family Hitting Bays at Vanderbilt Legends Club were dedicated in 2013, and now the Golf House has taken the facility to another level.

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Photos: Vanderbilt Golf House

San Diego State announces plans for $3 million golf performance center

The news comes on the heels of an anonymous $1.5 million donation.

San Diego State on Thursday announced plans to construct a $3 million golf performance center at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

The news comes on the heels of an anonymous $1.5 million donation. In addition, two golf simulators will be housed on campus.

The performance center will feature indoor hitting bays, team rooms, locker rooms for both men and women, a hospitality station and more.

“We are excited for this partnership with The Farms Golf Club,” San Diego State men’s golf head coach Ryan Donovan said in a release. “This is an opportunity to continue to build a national championship team as we develop and graduate our student athletes. This is made possible with the support of our university, donors, and alumni. Our university has elevated and expanded to the Pac-12 Conference, and the time is now.”

College golf: Check out practice facilities from across the country

The project now has $2.1 million in commitments. San Diego State is looking to raise an additional $900,000 to complete the project.

“This new practice facility will be a game changer for our program, allowing us to compete at the highest level in an ever-evolving landscape,” San Diego State women’s golf head coach Lauren Dobashi said in a release. “Having a dedicated home not only enhances the training experience for our current student-athletes but also strengthens our recruiting efforts. This facility embodies our commitment to excellence and provides our athletes with the resources they need to thrive both on and off the course. We are incredibly thankful to our donors, the unwavering support of our school, and the athletics department, whose collective efforts have made this vision a reality.”

College golf facilities: Northwestern Wildcats and Gleacher Golf Center

Take a look at the Gleacher Golf Center.

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Northwestern men’s and women’s golf teams have facilities that are among the best in the country.

The Luke Donald Outdoor Practice Facility has been open since 2006, but when conditions call for it, the Wildcats can move inside and still get better at the Gleacher Golf Center.

The facility has a 5,400 square-foot short-game and putting area with raised ceilings, and the putting green is nearly 3,000-square-feet. There are three bays with Swing Catalyst Force Plates and a TrackMan.

Another cool feature is the 19-foot by 8-foot digitally adjustable putting platform, which includes a 3D-modeled green that can be tilted at any angle and an overhead projector that utilizes augmented reality to display putting paths and drills

And for when practice is over, there’s a 1,200-square-foot student-athlete lounge.

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Photos: Gleacher Golf Center

College golf facilities: Michigan Wolverines and Weisfeld Family Golf Center

Take a look at the Weisfield Family Golf Center.

Playing golf in the northern parts of the United States can be challenging for most during the winter months.

For college golfers at Michigan, they don’t struggle with that because of the Weisfeld Family Golf Center. The facility opened in 2011 at a cost of $2.5 million, and it has only gotten better since then.

The on-campus facility is at the University of Michigan Golf Course, which is across the street from the Big House. The Weisfeld features two Trackman stations, a pair of GF Quad stations and the SAM Putt Lab.

The outdoor short game area, the Cilluffo Family Short Game Practice Area, was renovated recently. The five-acre area is at the northwest corner of the driving range at the Weisfeld Family Golf Center and features two large greens, several bunkers and subtle undulating fairways and rough areas.

And when Mother Nature turns the cooler on, players head inside to the Connie & Tony Ridder Short Game Practice Area.

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Photos: Weisfeld Family Golf Center

College golf facilities: North Texas Mean Green and Bruzzy’s UNT Golf Practice Facility

Take a look at the Bruzzy’s UNT Golf Practice Facility.

They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and the North Texas golf practice facility is big enough to have a little bit of everything.

Opened on Sept. 18, 2021, Bruzzy’s UNT Golf Practice Facility is located on the east side of Apogee Stadium, where the football team plays. The cost was $3 million, and it’s near the former site of Eagle Point Golf Course.

Bruzzy’s hosts both the men’s and women’s Mean Green teams. It’s 5,047 square feet in size. There are two hitting bays that feature swing analysis technology, a virtual putting green with chipping and putting areas along with locker rooms, lounges, a kitchen, coaches offices and study areas.

The facility gave the North Texas golf teams an on-campus facility for the first time since Eagle Point closed in 2003.

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Photos: Bruzzy’s UNT Golf Practice Facility

Check out photos of college golf practice facilities around the country

Here’s a look at some of the best college golf practice facilities in the country.

There’s been an arms race of sorts brewing in college athletics, especially over the last two decades.

Across the nation, colleges and universities have been beefing up their golf practice facilities, producing some incredible practice areas for their student-athletes that you have to see to believe. From all the latest video technology to locker room entertainment, golf facilities are becoming the place to be on campus.

From historically great Power 5 programs to mid-majors and everyone in between, college golf practice facilities are better now than they’ve ever been.

So, your friends at Golfweek are showcasing a database of college golf facilities. Check out the list below.

If you’re reading this and you’d like your school to be included, contact Cameron Jourdan.

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