Set among 170 acres on one of the nation's most beautiful campuses, the Furman University Golf Course is rightfully acclaimed as one of the best collegiate courses in the country.

Designed by Richard K. Webel of Long Island, N.Y, and Walter Cosby, superintendant of grounds and greens at the Greenbrier Hotel and Golf Resort, course construction began in 1957 when few colleges in the country had an on-campus facility.

Measuring 6,800 yards from the championship tees and sporting bent grass greens and Bermuda fairways, the fully-irrigated course is overseeded with rye grass in the winter and is open year-round.

The home of two of the nation's oldest intercollegiate tournaments, the Furman Intercollegiate and Furman Lady Paladin Invitational, it also serves as the annual site of the annual 4A South Carolina State High School Championship.

Over the years the course has hosted some of the game's most renowned stars, including Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Curtis Strange, Jay Haas, Billy Andrade, and David Duval, as well as a host of outstanding women players, including Nancy Lopez and Furman graduates Betsy King, Beth Daniel, Dottie Pepper, Sherri Turner, and Maggie Will.

The home of Furman's nationally recognized women's program that has made 21 NCAA Tournament appearances and now counts 10 graduates on the LPGA Tour, the facility has also served as the primary course to several outstanding Furman men players, including 1981 Fred Haskins Award winner and current PGA Tour member Brad Faxon '83, who holds the course record with a 62.

The REK Center for Intercollegiate Golf, which opened in the summer of 1997, has provided a big boost to Furman's golf program. Launched with a $75,000 gift from Betsy King, Beth Daniel, and Dottie Pepper, and completed with the help of an anonymous donor, the new center serves as clubhouse and practice facility for Furman's golf teams. In addition to coaches' offices, locker rooms, and a meeting area, the center features putting and chipping greens, fairway and greenside bunkers, and a covered, heated tee.