The Mark Bostick Golf Course at the
University of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preem ...
, located in, is the home course of the
Florida Gators men's golf and
Florida Gators women's golf teams. The course is owned by the university and operated by the
University Athletic Association
The University Athletic Association (UAA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. Member schools are highly selective universities located in Georgia, Illino ...
(UAA).
The Bostick Golf Course is located on of softly rolling terrain on the northwest corner of the university campus, adjoining S.W. 34th Street and S.W. 2nd Avenue. It is less than a mile from the central undergraduate campus.
[The Mark Bostick Golf Course at the University of Florida]
Course Information
Retrieved September 22, 2009. It is heavily lined with trees, and includes over 140 bunkers.
[ The facilities include the Guy Bostick Club House and a dedicated practice area for the Gators men's and women's golf teams.][ The course is named for Mark Bostick – President of Comcar Industries and a generous donor to the ]Florida Gators
The Florida Gators are the College sports in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Florida, located in Gainesville, Florida, Gainesville. The University of Florida, its athletic program, its alumni an ...
athletics program.
The course was formerly the home of the Gainesville Country Club, and was acquired by the university in 1963.[John Garrity,]
Look Out Below! There's more to the upcoming renovation at Florida than meets the eye
" ''Sports Illustrated'' (February 12, 2001). Retrieved August 4, 2009. Noted Scottish golfer and golf course architect Donald Ross designed the course in 1921, when it was originally owned and operated by the country club. In 2001, golf course architect Bobby Weed
Robert Carl Weed Jr. (born April 13, 1955), known as Bobby Weed, president of Bobby Weed Golf Design ("BWGD"), is an American golf course architect, designer and builder. His firm specializes in design, renovations and repurposing. A protégé o ...
renovated the facility, with $4 million in private donations.[ As part of the renovation, the course length was stretched by 500 yards, to a total length just over 6,700 yards, and re-rated as a ]par
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70. MacCurrach Golf Construction, Inc. was the primary construction contractor. When completed in November 2001, the University Athletic Association celebrated the occasion with "Gator Golf Day," an alumni golf event that included former Gator golf greats.
The Mark Bostick Golf Course hosts the annual Gator Invitational and Lady Gator Invitational tournaments, as well as the annual Gator Golf Day alumni event. The course has also served as the site for the NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. ...
Regional tournament on several occasions, including 2009. The club house has served a faculty club meeting place, and a venue for student organization events.
University of Florida students, faculty, staff and alumni may play the course.[ Tee times may be scheduled in advance, Friday through Sunday.][
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Scorecard
The par and yardage shown are from the orange tees, which may be played only with permission from the course management. Players can play from the shorter blue, white or red (ladies) tees without course permission.
Cross country
The Mark Bostick Golf Course is the home course for the Florida Gators men's and women's cross country teams.
Images
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See also
* Emily Glaser
* Florida Gators
The Florida Gators are the College sports in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Florida, located in Gainesville, Florida, Gainesville. The University of Florida, its athletic program, its alumni an ...
* Golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
* Golf course
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* List of University of Florida buildings
The University of Florida is the flagship, flagship university in the State University System of Florida and has many notable buildings located in cities including Gainesville, Florida, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, and Orland ...
* University Athletic Association
The University Athletic Association (UAA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. Member schools are highly selective universities located in Georgia, Illino ...
References
External links
GatorSports.com
– Gators sports page of the ''Gainesville Sun''.
Gatorzone.com
– Official website of the Florida Gators.
Mark Bostick Golf Course at the University of Florida
– Official website of the Mark Bostick Golf Course.
University Athletic Association
– Official website of the University Athletic Association.
University of Florida
– Official website of the University of Florida.
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