Walker Course Among Nation?s Best

CLEMSON, S.C. – For the first time since opening its doors in 1995, The Walker Course at Clemson is featured in Golfweek’s Best: Campus Courses, earning a spot at No. 14 on the magazine’s annual top-30 list.

The Walker Course was previously unranked by the publication and was the only course to jump into the top 30 this year. Clemson’s course was ranked second among ACC university courses, trailing only the Pete Dye River Course at Virginia Tech.

According to the publication, “The Walker Course is a 6,911-yard par 72 that attracts Clemson locals and students with its close proximity to campus and its scenic views of Lake Hartwell. It even boasts a touch of school pride with the iconic “tiger paw” hole – the par-3 seventeenth.

“To conquer the 192-yard gem, players are forced to carry their shots over water to the peninsula green that, with the help of four bunkers, perfectly shapes the familiar “Clemson Tiger Paw.”

Here is a complete list of the top 15 courses:

Rank	School	Course	City
1.	Yale	The Course at Yale	New Haven, Conn.
2.	Williams	Taconic Golf Club	Willamstown, Mass.
3.	Wisconsin	University Ridge	Verona, Wis.
4.	Texas Tech	Rawls Course	Lubbock, Texas
5.	Washington State	Palouse Ridge	Pullman, Wash.
6.	Stanford	Stanford Golf Club	Stanford, Calif.
7.	Mount Holyoke	The Orchards Course	South Hadley, Mass.
8.	Ohio State	Scarlet Course	Columbus, Ohio
9.	Virginia Tech	Pete Dye River Course	Blacksburg, Va.
10.	Purdue	Birck Boilermaker Golf Club	West Lafayette, Ind.
11.	Michigan	University of Michigan Golf Club	Ann Arbor, Mich.
12.	Georgia	University of Georgia Golf Club	Athens, Ga.
13.	Notre Dame	Warren Golf Club	Notre Dame, Ind.
14.	Clemson	Walker Course	Clemson, S.C.
15.	Duke	Duke University Golf Club	Durham, N.C.