Methodist University Golf Club

2014 GRAA Top 50 Golf Range / Private Facilities

Methodist University Golf Club

Robbie Fritz, Head Professional/Director of Instruction

5400 Ramsey St.

Fayetteville, NC 28311

rfritz@methodist.edu

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Facility Amenities:

  • Grass tees (3)
  • Bays with Mats (4)
  • Accurate yardage measurements on tees to targets
  • Short Game Practice Area
  • Grass Putting Green
  • Covered Areas
  • Golf shop (450 sq. ft.)
  • Heated Bays (4)
  • Ball Flight Monitor

Type of Range Targets:

  • Flags
  • Bunkers
  • Built-up greens
  • Fairway cuts
  • Target greens mowed to green height surrounded by rough. Wedge range made up of 4 foot sand circles from 20 yards to 100 yards with 17 different targets in 10 yard intervals. Ten target poles (red 100, black/white 150, blue 200, gold 250,).
    Target nets for pitching and wedges distance control. Two Sonix targets.

Instruction provided.

Number of PGA Professional Instructors: 7

Clubfitting services provided.

Number of range balls dispensed per year: 10,000,000

Number of range balls in inventory: 30,000

New balls are acquired: Annually

Best range promotion: Player development program to help students pass PAT. At the beginning of each semester students are given a Performance Analysis Record (PAR) test to measure their ball striking, putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play, etc. Then we meet once a week for 12 weeks to improve each aspect of their game. During this time we focus on random practice drills and do competitions to help prepare them for competitive golf. During the year we offer over 24 tournaments for the students (members) to gain tournament experience in and we track their golf round statistics and average scores. All
students (members) are allowed to take unlimited private golf lessons with our staff of 6 PGA Professionals.

Special Programs: Wounded Warrior Clinics: we offer weekly Wounded Warrior clinics with a 1:1 student to instructor ratio. In the clinics we cover ball striking, short game, course management, and mental game. Board of Visitors golf tournament, our students caddy for each participant and each group has one of our players join the group to play and represent our program. Junior golf we teach summer camps, clinics, and private lessons. We have brought in 30-40 kids from Grays Creek Middle School to teach kids golf, and we brought in 30 kids from Long Hill Elementary School to introduce them to the game of golf.