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Bama Folks: Whatever happened to the university golf course?
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:03 pm
Played on it a fair bit when I was in grad school there, but I heard that it shut down in the early 2000s. What did they do with that land? Any plans to reopen it?
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Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:04 pm to Quigley
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Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:04 pm to Quigley
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Bama Folks: Whatever happened to the university golf course?
Updyke got pissed after the Sugar Bowl loss and took matters into his own hands.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 12:16 pm to Quigley
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Played on it a fair bit when I was in grad school there, but I heard that it shut down in the early 2000s. What did they do with that land? Any plans to reopen it?
I used to play on it as well as a student. Not sure why it closed but the golf teams moved to the Colony.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 6:40 pm to Quigley
It is a dog park now 
Posted on 3/17/14 at 7:16 pm to Quigley
Nothing official, but it was shut down for a couple of reasons.
First, it was competing with the city of Tuscaloosa's nice Ol Colony golf course, so the Parks and Recreation encouraged its closure.
Second, a few realtors/ builders got their hands in on the deal figuring they could sell off the land for a neighborhood or two. But the housing market slumped and nothing became of that.
For now the former course is officially the University's Cross Country course/track/field . There also is the adjacent University arboretum, however that is the same as it was before the course closed.
The land basically sits with tall weeds, etc. growing in the former fairways, probably some sweet gums and pines growing now. It's not really a dog park by name although it is a great place to take a dog for a walk. You can still walk the cart paths and the lakes are still there.
First, it was competing with the city of Tuscaloosa's nice Ol Colony golf course, so the Parks and Recreation encouraged its closure.
Second, a few realtors/ builders got their hands in on the deal figuring they could sell off the land for a neighborhood or two. But the housing market slumped and nothing became of that.
For now the former course is officially the University's Cross Country course/track/field . There also is the adjacent University arboretum, however that is the same as it was before the course closed.
The land basically sits with tall weeds, etc. growing in the former fairways, probably some sweet gums and pines growing now. It's not really a dog park by name although it is a great place to take a dog for a walk. You can still walk the cart paths and the lakes are still there.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 7:27 pm to Quigley
WAS IT Called Harry Pritchett or something like that?
Was it out by the VA?
I played it a bunch when I did a psychiatry rotation there as a med student.
Was it out by the VA?
I played it a bunch when I did a psychiatry rotation there as a med student.
This post was edited on 3/17/14 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 3/17/14 at 7:54 pm to makersmark1
Yep it was the Pritchett course out by the VA. Couldn't think of the name.
Thanks for the info East Coast Band
Thanks for the info East Coast Band
Posted on 3/17/14 at 7:58 pm to Quigley
I paid for 9 but played 18 one too many times
Posted on 3/17/14 at 8:20 pm to Quigley
Some photos I found online:
Looking across the lake at #9 from the tee box:
Looking back down the fairway at #1 from the green:
Looking across the lake at #9 from the tee box:
Looking back down the fairway at #1 from the green:
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