University of Idaho Golf Course

{{Infobox golf facility

| name = University of Idaho Golf Course

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| location = 1215 Nez Perce Drive
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho, U.S.

| coordinates = {{coord|46.723|-117.017|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| establishment = {{start date and age|1937}} (9 holes);
{{start date and age|1970}} (18 holes)

| type = Public

| owner = University of Idaho

| operator = University of Idaho

| elevation = {{convert|2650|ft|0}}

| holes = 18

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| website = [https://www.uidaho.edu/dfa/auxiliary-services/golf UI Golf Course]

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| designer1 = Francis L. James - 1936
Bob Baldock - 1968{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JOpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6561,3236591|newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |last=Missildine |first=Harry |title=New Idaho course is handsome|date=August 23, 1970|page=1-Sports}}[http://www.uidahogolfcourse.com/architecture.html UI Golf Course] - architecture - accessed 2010-03-21

| par1 = 72 - (37 out, 35 in)

| length1 = {{convert|6637|yd}}{{cite web |url=http://www.govandals.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17100&ATCLID=205497471 |publisher=GoVandals.com |title=UI Golf Course |access-date=August 6, 2012}}

| rating1 = 72.3

| slope1 = 128

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| image2 = University of Idaho - Wordmark.png

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The University of Idaho Golf Course is an 18-hole public facility in the northwest United States, on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.

Set in the rolling hills of the Palouse of north central Idaho, a mile (1.6 km) east of the border with Washington, the par-72 course is at an average elevation of {{convert|2650|ft|-1}} above sea level. The back tees measure a moderate {{convert|6602|yd}}, but the significant elevation changes, terraced fairways, and often breezy conditions contribute to make it a challenging track.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lZxfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5826%2C1280117 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Killen |first=John |title=A real good way to keep in shape |date=July 5, 1977 |page=1B}} The slope rating is 128, with a course rating of 72.3; the men's tees (gold) are at {{convert|6106|yd}}, with a slope of 122 and a course rating of 69.5.{{cite web |url=https://ncrdb.usga.org/courseTeeInfo?CourseID=1482 |publisher=USGA |title=Course Rating and Slope Database: UI GC |access-date=May 10, 2025}}

The course is open eight months per year, March through October, and is located on the western end of Nez Perce Drive, directly south of the Kibbie Dome stadium and the century-old [http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/arboretum/about.html Shattuck Arboretum]. The newer UI Arboretum borders on the east, along and below the 17th & 18th holes. The President's House (now Executive Residence) is across the street, northeast of the 18th green.

History

The first nine holes were opened {{Time ago|1937}} in 1937,{{cite news |title=Vandal course ready in spring |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Nw4zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EPUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7512,1531939|newspaper= Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington|page=12|date= July 6, 1936}} on the southwest edge of campus, designed by Englishman Francis L. "Frank" James (1877-1952).{{cite news |title=Frank James, 74, called by death |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UfJXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TfYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4140,4484614|newspaper= Spokane Daily Chronicle|location=Washington|page=33|date= April 10, 1952}}{{cite news |title=Frank James taken by death |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RMFeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ijEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3750,3338034|newspaper= Lewiston Morning Tribune|location=Idaho|page=2|date= April 11, 1952}} At the time a Portland resident, he had designed over a hundred courses, including the other two 9-hole courses in the area: the Moscow Elks course east of town in the late 1920s,{{cite news |title=Approves golf course plans |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w_FVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DuIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2480,1420757

|newspaper= Spokesman-Review|location=Spokane, Washington|page=3-sports|date=July 10, 1927}} and the reconstruction of the original WSC course in nearby Pullman, Washington in 1934.{{cite news |title=Washington State College will spend $9000 in reconstructing its golf course|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f9JXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7_QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7513,446980|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington|page=12|date= March 2, 1934}}{{cite news |title=Cougar golf links near completion|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QdVXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IvUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3504,6580923|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|location=Washington|page=12|date=June 30, 1934}} James became the course manager, resident professional, and UI golf coach.{{cite web |url=https://www.uidaho.edu/finance/auxiliary-services/departments/golf/about-golf-course/course-history |publisher=University of Idaho |title=Golf Course history |access-date=June 4, 2016}} Following his death in 1952, the recently completed clubhouse was named for him.{{cite web |url=http://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/pg1/id/787?_ga=1.48959206.158534336.1455040409 |publisher=University of Idaho Library |agency=Digital Initiatives |title=James Memorial Clubhouse |date=1951 |access-date=June 4, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1950/23 |publisher=Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook |title=Clubhouse in winter |year=1950 |page=18}}

The original order of play, using the current hole numbers, was 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 9 for par 35 at {{convert|3185|yd}}. Before the second nine was constructed, there was also a pitch-and-putt course north of the original nine holes.{{cite news |url=http://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/pg1/id/284 |publisher=University of Idaho Library |agency=Digital Initiatives |title=UI Golf Course drawing |last=James |first=Frank L. |date=January 26, 1950 |access-date=June 29, 2015}}

The second nine holes (four east (# 10, 16-18) and five north & west (# 3-7) of the original nine) were constructed from 1968 to 1970, designed by golf course architect Bob E. Baldock, and the current clubhouse was built in 1969.[http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/uibldngs.html#A lib.uidaho.edu] - UI buildings - ASUI Golf Clubhouse - accessed 2010-03-21 A former professional golfer from Newport Beach, California, Baldock designed hundreds of courses in the West,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pcleAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5952%2C2964247 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Manders |first=Jim |title=Building courses from barren land gives him a thrill |date=December 12, 1971 |page=15}} including Hangman Valley south of Spokane, Sun Willows in Pasco,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V7dWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7034%2C431168|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=University of Idaho's new golf course shapes |last=Missildine |first=Harry |date=July 17, 1968 |page=12}}[http://www.spokanecounty.org/parks/content.aspx?c=1851 spokanecounty.org] - Hangman Valley Golf Course - accessed 2011-11-16 Crane Creek C.C. in Boise, Meadow Creek in New Meadows, and the Lewiston Country Club.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldgolf.com/golf-architects/bob-e-baldock.html |publisher=WorldGolf.com |title=Architects - Bob E. Baldock |access-date=June 29, 2015}}

All 18 holes at the UI course opened for play {{Years or months ago|1970}} in August 1970 with some minor modifications to the original nine. The front and back nines were switched in the 1990s, and both nines contain original holes and newer ones. The course was formerly par 71, as the [https://www.uidaho.edu/finance/auxiliary-services/departments/golf/golf-course-tour 7th hole] (formerly #16), currently a downhill par-5, was a par-4 prior to the addition of new tee boxes and the greenside pond.ASUI Golf Course scorecard - June 1982 - par 71 - 6810 yd (blue), 6385 (white), par-76 6015 (red) The greenside ponds on the current 1st and 7th holes were added in the mid-1990s.[http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lon=-117.0169&lat=46.7232&w=600&h=400 msrmaps.com] - aerial photo - May 1992 - no greenside ponds - accessed 2010-07-23UI Golf Course scorecard - Oct 1994 - now par-72 for all tees - nines switched{{cite news |title=Idaho golf course prices set |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6L8jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0dAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3800,404258|newspaper= Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington)|page=1D|date= February 4, 1995}} The lowest part of the course is in the southwest corner at the twelfth green; at approximately {{convert|2560|ft}}, it is {{convert|170|ft||adj=pre|vertical}} below the clubhouse.

The par-5 fourth hole was part of the grade of the old road to Pullman.{{cite web |url=https://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/collection/pg1/id/1159/rec/8 |publisher=University of Idaho Library |title=University of Idaho campus, aerial view. [3-47] |date=1939 |access-date=September 28, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/collection/pg1/id/1121/rec/25 |publisher=University of Idaho Library |title=University of Idaho campus, oblique aerial view. [3-9] |date=1960 |access-date=September 28, 2019}} The massive water tank behind its green (west) was added in 1980 to satisfy insurance requirements for campus firefighting;{{cite news |url=https://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/argonaut/id/9733?_ga=2.21894963.92134003.1526958901-2101260250.1525192126 |work=Argonaut |location=(Moscow, Idaho) |agency=(University of Idaho) |title=Water tank paint job plans finalized |date=August 26, 1980 |page=33}} the tank north of the tee box was completed in 2010, for chilled water storage for campus air conditioning.

The course was originally owned and operated by the Associated Students of the University of Idaho (ASUI), the student government. The university took control of the course in 1986,{{cite news |title=ASUI: Patrol for links Gibb's doing |first=Christopher|last=Smith |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oTMuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3NAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4253%2C3786502|newspaper=Idahonian|location=Moscow|page=1A|date= May 31, 1988}} and the lounge was remodeled in 1990.{{cite news |title=UI golf course lounge gets an upscale remodeling |first=Peter |last=Harriman |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bZUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_NAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5704,2401110|newspaper= Idahonian|location=Moscow|page=5A|date= July 25, 1990}}

The UI course became the senior 18-hole venue on the Palouse {{Time ago|2008|spellout=yes}} in 2008, when Washington State University in Pullman opened its long-anticipated Palouse Ridge Golf Club in late August.

Vandal Golf & Professional Golf Management

The UI Golf Course is the home of the Vandal golf teams, which compete in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA. Idaho was formerly a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) (2005–14), Big West (1996–2005), Big Sky (1963–96), and Pacific Coast (1922–59) conferences.

The university offers a bachelor's degree in Professional Golf Management, a five-year program in the College of Business and Economics. Launched in 2002, it is the only PGA-accredited college program in the Northwest and one of 20 in the nation.[http://www.cbehome.uidaho.edu/pgm UI College of Business & Economics] - Professional Golf Management program - accessed 2010-03-27[http://pgajobfinder.pgalinks.com/helpwanted/empcenter/pgaandyou/universities.cfm PGAlinks.com] - accredited collegiate programs - accessed 2010-05-25

Scorecard

{{black18 |72.3 / 128|386|156|390|556|171|491|491|375|293|3309|375|406|400|504|227|351|383|232|415|3293|6602}}

{{gold18 |69.5 / 122|355|139|376|526|147|473|478|334|276|3104|302|391|377|484|202|295|365|204|382|3002|6106}}

{{silver18 |72.5 / 125|323|123|325|436|118|459|459|327|258|2828|293|375|353|465|192|281|349|177|372|2857|5685}}

{{par18 |name= | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 72}}

{{handicap18 |name= | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6 }}

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References

External links

{{official website|https://www.uidaho.edu/dfa/auxiliary-services/golf}}
[https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/campus/locations/GolfCourseandClubhouse.html UI Library - Campus Photograph Collection] - UI Golf Course
[https://govandals.com/index.aspx?path=mgolf Go Vandals.com] - UI golf - men's team
[http://issuu.com/bpaull/docs/2010-11mensgolfyearbook 2010-11 media guide]
[https://govandals.com/index.aspx?path=mgolf Go Vandals.com] - UI golf - women's team
[http://issuu.com/bpaull/docs/2010-11womensgolfyearbook 2010-11 media guide]
[http://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1950/256 Gem of the Mountains] - 1950 UI yearbook, p. 240, Frank James and 1950 Vandal golf team

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