The Mark Bostick Golf Course at UF is a private 18-hole golf course located in Gainesville, Florida. It is the home course of Florida’s own professional men’s and women’s golf teams, the Florida Gators. The golf course is owned and operated by the University Athletic Association (UAA).
The par 70 golf course first opened in 1921 and was originally designed by the famous Scottish golf architect Donald Ross. It was formerly the home of Gainesville Country Club before the university acquired the golf club to turn it into what it is today. It was named after Mark Bostick, the president of Comcar Industries and a known donor of the Florida Gators golf teams.
Mark Bostick Golf Course at UF has a maximum length of 6,701-yards with Bermuda grass fairways and greens. It was originally set at 6,200-yards but a further 500 were added to the layout during its renovation in 2001 under Bobby Weed and MacCurrach Golf Construction. The golf course ratings including its par were also re-rated. The entirety of the course is heavily lined with trees and there are 140 bunkers scattered throughout the layout.
The Mark Bostick Golf Course at UF has its own golf school and the private club provides golf lessons and instructions to those who are interested in learning golf. The practice facilities at the club such as the driving range, putting green, and chipping and pitching area also come in handy for regular players and new students of the game. Non-golf amenities such as the clubhouse, locker rooms, and diner are only available to club members who must be affiliated with the University.
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The Mark Bostick Golf Course at UF in Gainesville, Florida, is a private golf club and residential community located in the northwest section of the University of Florida. It has a prime location especially for those who work on the University’s campus. And with golf homes right beside the university golf course residents get to enjoy a great work/life balance.
Mark Bostick Golf Course at UF has a collection of single-family homes priced from approximately $195,000 to $325,000. The community’s golf residences are situated among hundreds of large oak trees providing shade and a peaceful, natural ambiance to the homes. Best of all, the golf houses are all within walking distance of the university campus, law school area, stadium, and Lake Alice.
The university’s golf facility was designed by Donald Ross but was later renovated by Bobby Weed and MacCurrach Golf Construction as part of a $4M project in 2001. With a peaceful, sheltered atmosphere the Mark Bostick Golf Course at UF it is also close to shopping centers, clinics, services, grocery stores, and plenty of entertainment and tourist attractions.
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