Ol' Colony Golf Complex

Public golf course in Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA
33°15′20.45″N 87°32′16.96″W / 33.2556806°N 87.5380444°W / 33.2556806; -87.5380444LocationTuscaloosa, AlabamaEstablished2000TypeMunicipalOwned byTuscaloosa PARATotal holes18Designed byJerry PatePar72Length7,544Course rating76.6Slope rating138

Ol' Colony Golf Complex is a municipal public golf course in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The 18-hole course opened in December 2000 on 597 acres that was once a farm plantation for a mental institution named Cain's Colony. Ol' Colony was designed by professional golfer Jerry Pate, who played golf for The University of Alabama.

The University of Alabama made Ol’ Colony its home course and constructed a training facility, The Jerry Pate Center, on the grounds in 2005.[1] In 2008, Golf Digest ranked Ol’ Colony as one of the Top 100 "Best Places You Can Play" and recently a "Top 10 in Alabama Course."[2]

Ol’ Colony also operates the Tuscaloosa chapter of The First Tee program, a youth golf program designed to promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Jerry Pate Golf Center
  2. ^ Public Golf: Best Muny in All 50 States
  3. ^ The First Tee of Tuscaloosa

External links

  • Ol' Colony Home Page
  • Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority