what does the 18th hole on warren golf course

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What does 18th hole mean?

What it actually means is that the golfer will need to play 18 games. Each game will be scored using a separate hole. Starting from the first hole, the golfer will try to complete the hole with the shortest shots possible.

Who designed Warren's golf course?

The course was designed by the Austin, Texas based architectural team of Coore and Crenshaw, headed by Bill Coore and PGA Tour veteran Ben Crenshaw.

Does Notre Dame have a golf team?

Since 2000, the Notre Dame Men's Golf team has won four Big East Conference championship titles and claimed two Big East runner-up finishes. The Irish call the 18-hole Warren Golf Course home. Opened in 1999, the Warren Golf Course has hosted dozens of high-profile USGA, NCAA, and Western Golf Association tournaments.

What golf course does Notre Dame play in?

Designed as a regulation 18-hole course in 1929, the Burke Golf Course today consists of 9 holes in the picturesque setting of Notre Dame.

Where does Notre Dame golf team play?

the Warren Golf CourseThe Robert and Marilyn Rolfs Family All-Season Varsity Golf Facility, which is located at the Warren Golf Course on the northeast corner of the University of Notre Dame's campus, opened on Sept. 30, 2006 with a private dedication ceremony.

Is Notre Dame golf good?

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Considered to be some of the most esteemed course rankings in the golf industry, the 2020-21 GOLF ratings were the first set to venture outside the U.S. to include other locations in North America, ensuring the highest-quality courses from start to finish.

In Memory of E.C. Coppola - E.C. Coppola, Jr. '76

Three bunkers frame the right side of the fairway and two large bunkers to the left border the landing zone. The approach shot into the “T” shaped green must negotiate large green side bunkers to the left and the right.

Local Knowledge

Choose a club that allows you to carry your drive to the wide portion of this fairway, laying up short of the narrowed fairway area. Avoid the urge to go for the front hole location on this green, and choose enough club to carry your approach shot to the middle of this green.

The William K. Warren Jr. Family

Defined by heavy left-side bunkering and a large bunker to the right off of the tee. The small green, sloping back to front, is a prelude to what the player will face throughout their round.

Local Knowledge

Being the opening hole, take a club you feel most confident with off of the tee to get your round started, because at only 372 from the tips, length is not much of a factor here.

Hole Facts

Willie Wood outlasted Tommy Armour III, with a birdie on this hole, in a sudden death playoff of the 2015 U.S. Senior Open qualifier, to advance to the championship at Del Paso Country Club.

In Memory of John Gargiulo, Brother of James V. Gargiulo '59

A slight dogleg right, this par four normally plays into the prevailing wind. Trees to the left and right make accuracy off of the tee a must. If the approach does not find the green, a shot just short of the green is preferred.

Local Knowledge

Driver is almost a must on this long par 4 that typically plays into the prevailing wind. Pick a good aiming point off of the tee and trust it, as this is one of the more difficult driving holes throughout the course.

Hole Facts

This is the first opportunity the golfer will have to experience views of the Notre Dame campus, as they arrive at their approach shot!

Jim Fitzgerald '47

A set of bunkers, 3 down the right hand side of the fairway and 2 down the left side, forces a decision off the tee to play short or risk having an extremely difficult fairway bunker shot. One of the larger greens at the Warren has a severe back to front slope flanked by large bunkers.

Local Knowledge

It's decision time! A risk/reward tee shot, forces the player to decide if they want to hit driver and take on the set of fairway bunkers or lay up short and leave a more difficult mid to long iron approach shot. The approach shot is welcomed by one of the larger greens at Warren.

Jane Weger O'Connor

The signature hole of the course. The tee shot must negotiate Juday Creek and heavy fairway bunkering to the left. Once across the creek, the short, uphill approach is to a severely undulating green featuring a front pot bunker. The hole is as tough as it is beautiful.

Local Knowledge

Driver is not necessary, due to the overall length of this hole. Although the left side bunkers and fairway shape leads one to believe that a tee shot to the left side of the fairway to be optimal, the green is much more receptive to shots coming in from the right side of the fairway.

Terri and Tom Grojean and Family

This is the shortest hole on golf course. The small, undulating green is well guarded by large bunkers to the front, left and right. What this hole lacks in length it makes up in demand for an accurate tee shot. An undulating green makes for a challenging two putt.

Local Knowledge

The first par 3 of the round presents a short to mid-iron approach. Finding the correct level on this green is imperative to avoiding a potential 3 putt.

Hole Facts

The green on this hole, along with the green on hole # 16, are the most talked about greens on the course by our guests at the 19th hole.