LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech Athletics declared Thursday it has just lately commenced design on a new 10-acre driving range at The Rawls Course that will be unique to the university’s men’s and women’s golfing packages.

The approximately $1.3 million venture will even more elevate the crew-particular amenities at The Rawls System, which is every year heralded as one of the top rated campus classes in the region. Design on the driving variety began in early December with a completion date expected this spring.

“There is not a superior campus class in the country that presents a extra challenging structure with important developmental spots for its student-athletes than The Rawls Course,” Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt said. “This new driving vary even more displays our financial investment in our golfing courses, giving Coach (Greg) Sands and Coach (JoJo) Robertson a different device to attract the world’s top rated golfers whilst also developing them into foreseeable future experts.”

As component of the job, Texas Tech has contracted King-Collins Golf Style and design to assemble the new driving range, which will element 6 target greens of different sizes, condition, distance and elevations located around a curved fairway and rough spot. The furthest green will be positioned 313 yards absent from the tee, supplying both of those groups a variety of distances to make improvements to their small game or accuracy with the driver.

The challenge also involves advancements to the drainage procedure in the driving-selection spot that will link to the rest of the training course, making it possible for storm drinking water to very easily movement to the pond around the No. 18 green. The extra drainage abilities will permit both equally teams to speedily entry the range subsequent any inclement weather.

“We are enthusiastic about our driving array task,” head women’s coach JoJo Robertson mentioned. “We currently have one of the very best golfing courses and exercise services in the nation, and this renovation will just take us to the future amount. We are unbelievably grateful for Regent Dusty Womble and those who assisted make this project achievable.”

The new driving variety proceeds Texas Tech’s financial investment into The Rawls Class about the earlier 10 years as the athletics office opened the Money…