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University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC's Finley Golf Course Is One Of Nation's Top Collegiate Courses
September 8, 2004 | Men's Golf
Sept. 8, 2004
Chapel Hill, N.C. - UNC's Finley Golf Course was selected the 11th best collegiate course in the country by Golfweek. The poll took into account the quality of the golf course and whether students have easy access to it.
Finley posted a rating of 5.37 (out of 10) while the top-ranked course, Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, Mass., came in with a 6.86 rating. Finley, which orginally opened in 1949, was given a new look in 1999 by internationally renowned golf course designer Tom Fazio. The new course features a par 72 layout with five sets of tees ranging from 4,980 yards from the forward tees to 7,349 yards from the championship markers, thus presenting a stiff challenge to the best golfers while still remaining accessible to those of all skill levels.
The top 15 collegiate golf courses chosen by Golfweek are: 1. Taconic Golf Club, Williamstown, Mass.; 2. Yale Golf Club, New Haven, Conn.; 3. The Rawls Course at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas; 4. The Orchards, South Hadley, Mass.; 5. Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlet Course), Columbus, Ohio; 6. Stanford University Golf Course, Stanford, Calif.; 7. University of New Mexico (Championship Course), Albuquerque, N.M.; 8. University Ridge Golf Course, Verona, Wis.; 9. University of Michigan Golf Course, Ann Arbor, Mich.; 10. Duke University Golf Club, Durham, N.C.; 11. University of North Carolina Finley Golf Course, Chapel Hill, N.C.; 12. Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.; 13. Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex (Kampen Course), West Lafayette, Ind.; 14. University of Florida Golf Course, Gainesville, Fla.; and 15. Eisenhower Golf Course (Blue Course), Colorado Springs, Col.
