Located alongside the Tennessee River west of Alcoa Highway on the Cherokee campus, The Mack and Jonnie Day Golf Practice Facility was designed in association with the Greg Norman Design Group.

The Mack and Jonnie Day Golf Practice Facility opened in the fall of 2010.

The facility serves as the home for the Vols and Lady Vols Golf teams as well as the University's Turfgrass Research Center.

The completed first phase of the project includes three practice holes, a driving range and pitching and putting areas.

Phase II will begin once an estimated $3 million in funding is secured and will include the Furrow-Blackburn Clubhouse, featuring offices for both teams, heated hitting bays for year-round practice, video training space and locker rooms.

All facilities and facilities projects at the University of Tennessee are supported by donations to the Tennessee Fund and season tickets.

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Men's golf coach Jim Kelson speaks at the dedication of the Mack and Jonnie Day Golf Practice Facility in November 2010.

Specifications

Hole No. 1: Par 4, 450 yards maximum length. Green surrounded by three bunkers with an 11,000 square-foot putting surface. Also doubles as a pitching green from in front of the No. 2 tee, with shots ranging from 60-100 yards.

Hole No. 2: Par 3, 120 yards maximum length. Severely sloped green from back to front has a 10,000 square-foot putting surface. Also guarded by three bunkers.

Hole No. 3: Par 4, 430 yards maximum length. Signature hole along the banks of the Tennessee River. Plays to a narrow fairway that slopes from right to left, with a bunker in play down the right-hand side. Severely sloped green has a 10,000 square-foot putting surface that also doubles as another chipping area with a variety of outstanding bunker shots.

Putting Green: 11,000 square feet, designed with a great deal of slope on one side of the green while being relatively flat on the other side.

Chipping/Pitching Green: 10,600 square feet, designed with numerous uneven lies in mind. Also includes two practice bunkers.

Practice Tee: 100 yards by 50 yards (approximately the size of a regulation football field).

Grass: 419 Bermuda fairways and A-1 Bentgrass greens, with three of the newest varieties of A-1 Bentgrass on the market today. The sand used is the same type Augusta National Golf Club uses in its bunkers.

Facility Area: 28 acres.