The Florida State Seminoles women's golf team represents

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(variously Florida State or FSU) in the sport of

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

. The Seminoles compete in Division I of the

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(NCAA) and the

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(ACC). They play their home matches on the Don A. Veller Seminole Golf Course on the university's

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campus, and are currently led by head coach Amy Bond.

History

In the 50-year history of the Seminoles' women's golf program, they have won three conference championships and one national championship. Alumni who have gone on to represent

with wins on the

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include

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, and

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Don A. Veller Seminole Golf Course

The Dave Middleton Golf Complex and the Don Veller Seminole Golf Course are home to the PGA Golf Management Program, which is one of only a few programs in the country accredited by the

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. The $7 million facility is a two-building complex, which also includes a multi-directional driving range, a video analysis instructional center with hitting bays for inclement weather, chipping and putting greens, as well as locker rooms, a team lounge, auditorium and fitness facility. The golf course was renovated in 2004 with the reconstruction of all 18 greens, complexes, tee boxes and TiffEagle Turf was installed on all the putting surfaces. Each year the facility hosts more than 60,000 rounds of golf. The golf course was recently recognized as one of the top 10 golf courses in the country by the

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for customer loyalty and satisfaction. In 2007 a new 21,000-square-foot (2,000 m²) chipping green was added in the southeast corner near the 29 driving range boxes. A 10-acre (40,000 m²) practice facility is used by the FSU golf team and students in the PGM program. In 2017, the University announced that

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had been hired to renovate the course at a cost of $4–6 million. The renovation created one of the top university courses in the country, Seminole Legacy Golf Club.

References

External links

Seminoles.com
– Official website of the Florida State Seminoles women's golf team. {{Florida State University Women's golf in the United States

History

Don A. Veller Seminole Golf Course

See also

References

External links