Fairways and Greens Golf Center

2012 GRAA Top 50 Golf Range / Stand Alone Facilities

Fairways and Greens Golf Center

Britton Spann, PGA General Manager

626 Simmons Road

Knoxville, TN 37932

865-777-4653

http://www.fairwaysandgreens.org

bspann@fairwaysandgreens.org

Facility Amenities:

  • Grass Tees (60)
  • Bays with Mats (18)
  • Accurate Yardage Measurements on Tees to Targets
  • Short Game Practice Area
  • Lighting for Night Use
  • Synthetic Putting Green
  • Grass Putting Green
  • Covered Areas

Additional Amenities:

  • Heated Bays (18)
  • Pro Shop (1,000 Sq. Ft.)
  • Food & Beverage
  • Ball Flight Simulator
  • Fitness Center

Type of Range Targets:

  • Flags
  • Bunkers
  • Built-up Greens

Instruction provided.

Number of PGA Professional Instructors: 3

Number of LPGA Professional Instructors: 1

Clubfitting services provided.

Total number of visits to facility per year: 50,000

Number of range balls in inventory: 40,000

New balls are acquired: Annually

A list of technologies used in instruction: Ball Flight Monitor

Best range promotion: Last year, we hosted an “Open House and Super Demo Day”. The one-day event included a multi-vendor demo day with six industry club manufacturers on site to showcase the newest golf products of 2012. The event also included and “Open House” where the general public could visit the facility and receive a complementary tour and visit.

Special programs: Dennis Walters Golf Show, Web.Com Junior Skills Challenge, Mission Impossiball (Fundraiser for American Cancer Society)