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Public golf course in Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ol' Colony Golf Complex is a municipal public golf course in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The 18-hole course opened in December 2000 on 597 acres that was once a farm plantation for a mental institution named Cain's Colony. Ol' Colony was designed by professional golfer Jerry Pate, who played golf for The University of Alabama.
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Coordinates | 33°15′20.45″N 87°32′16.96″W |
Location | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
Established | 2000 |
Type | Municipal |
Owned by | Tuscaloosa PARA |
Total holes | 18 |
Designed by | Jerry Pate |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,544 |
Course rating | 76.6 |
Slope rating | 138 |
The University of Alabama made Ol’ Colony its home course and constructed a training facility, The Jerry Pate Center, on the grounds in 2005.[1] In 2008, Golf Digest ranked Ol’ Colony as one of the Top 100 "Best Places You Can Play" and recently a "Top 10 in Alabama Course."[2]
Ol’ Colony also operates the Tuscaloosa chapter of The First Tee program, a youth golf program designed to promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.[3]
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