PGA Golf Management Facilities

Methodist University is located in the Sandhills regions of North Carolina and convenient to many championship courses, including those in the Pinehurst area. Our world famous climate offers mild winters and year-round golf.

Downback Golf Course

Methodist University offers the only exclusive private practice facility and 18-hole golf course reserved solely for PGA Golf Management students. You will never have to make a tee time!

The Methodist University Golf Course has been named a GRAA Top 50 Private Range for 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

GRAA Top 50 Private Range

Practice Facilities

Practice Facility

The practice facility at Methodist University’s “Downback” Golf Course is very special. We are the only PGA Golf Management Program that has a private 18-hole golf course and practice facility on campus for PGA Golf Management students only.

We are also a six-time award winning Top 50 Private Practice Facility ranked by the GRAA.

Wedge Range

The wedge range is situated on the south side of the practice facility. The wedge range is made up of nine 4 ft. diameter sand circles that range from 20 to 100 yards, focusing on improving the student’s short game and scoring averages.

Krick Teaching & Technology Center

The Krick Teaching & Technology Center is a fully enclosed all-weather center that contains three indoor/outdoor teaching/hitting bays and multiple club fitting carts. Inside you’ll have access to two Trackman launch monitors, 3D force plates, Sportsbox 3D, The Stack System, BodiTrack Pressure Mat, Hack Motion, and a full putting lab equipped with Sam PuttLab.

Additional Facilities

  • A 50-station practice range ranked in the top 50 Private ranges in America by the Golf Range Association of America.
  • 23,000 square feet of putting and chipping greens with greenside and fairway bunkers.
  • A 6,000 square foot Richard L. Player Center which contains a classroom, club repair lab, golf shop, and PGA Golf Management offices.
  • The Methodist University Golf Shop is unique in the fact that it is entirely student operated. It is typically for upperclassmen and is a part of the work-study program. While you are getting some valuable experience in merchandising, you are also getting paid!
  • Virtual Tour