The Texas Tech Red Raiders men's and women's golf teams represents Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech. The teams compete as members of the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Head coaches
Men
- Gene Mitchell (1967â€"70 and 1981â€"83)
- Danny Mason (1971â€"78)
- Richard Whittenburg (1979â€"80)
- Greg Reynolds (1984â€"85)
- Tommy Wilson (1986â€"98)
- Jeff Mitchell (1999-2000)
- Greg Sands (2001â€"present)
Women
- Jay McClure (1977â€"90)
- Jeff Mitchell (1990-2000)
- Stacy Totman (2000â€"09)
- JoJo Robertson (2010â€"present)
Championships
Men
- Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Border Conference): 1936, 1937, 1939, 1955
- Southwest Conference (SWC): 1959, 1971, 1996
The Rawls Course
The Rawls Course, home of the Red Raiders golf teams, is located on the Texas Tech campus. Alumnus Jerry S. Rawls donated $8.6 million toward the total cost of approximately $15 million course. Completed in September 2003, the course features an 18-hole course, 60-acre (240,000Â m2) driving range, pitching and chipping areas and an indoor facility containing three hitting bays. The Rawls Course was designed by Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design, Inc., Traverse City, Michigan. Starting from just a cotton field, the course was created to imitate the land east and south of Lubbock, where the Great Plains suddenly begin falling into the valleys and canyons that lead to the Caprock region. Lubbock's strong prevailing winds figured prominently in the course's final design. Both Golf Week and Turfnet magazines ranked The Rawls Course as the third best collegiate course in the United States. Golf Magazine ranked it as the second most affordable U.S. course and placed it twenty-third on their list of top 50 golf courses in the nation for $50 or less.
References
External links
- Official Texas Tech Men's Golf website
- Official Texas Tech Women's Golf website
