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The University of Idaho Golf Course is an 18-hole public facility on the campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Set in the rolling hills of the Palouse of north central Idaho, a mile (1.6 km) east of the border with Washington, the par-72 course is at an average elevation of above sea level. The back tees measure a moderate , but the significant elevation changes, terraced fairways, and often breezy conditions contribute to make it a challenging track. The slope rating is 136, with a course rating of 72.4; the men's tees are at , with a slope of 131 and a course rating of 70.3.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=USGA )〕 The course is open eight months per year, March through October, and is located on the western end of Nez Perce Drive, directly south of the Kibbie Dome stadium and the century-old (Shattuck Arboretum ). The newer UI Arboretum borders on the east, along and below the 17th & 18th holes. The President's House (now ''Executive Residence'') is across the street, northeast of the 18th green. ==History== The first nine holes were opened in 1937 on the southwest edge of campus, designed by Englishman Francis L. "Frank" James (1877-1952). At the time a Portland resident, he had designed over a hundred courses,〔 including the other two 9-hole courses in the area: the Moscow Elks course east of town in the late 1920s, and the reconstruction of the original WSC course in nearby Pullman, Washington in 1934. James became the course manager, resident professional, and UI golf coach.〔(UI Golf Course ) - history - accessed 2010-03-21〕 Following his death in 1952, the original clubhouse of 1936 was named for him.〔(lib.uidaho.edu ) - UI buildings - James Memorial Club House - accessed 2010-03-21〕 The original order of play, using the current hole numbers, was 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 9 for par 35 at . Before the second nine was constructed, there was also a pitch-and-putt course north of the original nine holes. The second nine holes (four east (# 10, 16-18) and five north & west (# 3-7) of the original nine) were constructed from 1968 to 1970, designed by golf course architect Bob E. Baldock, and the current clubhouse was built in 1969.〔(lib.uidaho.edu ) - UI buildings - ASUI Golf Clubhouse - accessed 2010-03-21〕 A former professional golfer from Newport Beach, California, Baldock designed hundreds of courses in the West, including Hangman Valley south of Spokane, Sun Willows in Pasco,〔(spokanecounty.org ) - Hangman Valley Golf Course - accessed 2011-11-16〕 Crane Creek C.C. in Boise, Meadow Creek in New Meadows, and the Lewiston Country Club.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=WorldGolf.com )〕 All 18 holes at the UI course opened for play in August 1970 with some minor modifications to the original nine.〔 The front and back nines were switched in the 1990s, and both nines contain original holes and newer ones. The course was formerly par 71, as the (7th hole ) (formerly #16), currently a downhill par-5, was a par-4 prior to the addition of new tee boxes and the greenside pond.〔ASUI Golf Course scorecard - June 1982 - ''par 71 - 6810 yd (blue), 6385 (white), par-76 6015 (red)''〕 The greenside ponds on the current (1st ) and 7th holes were added in the mid-1990s.〔(msrmaps.com ) - aerial photo - May 1992 - no greenside ponds - accessed 2010-07-23〕〔UI Golf Course scorecard - Oct 1994 - ''now par-72 for all tees - nines switched''〕 The course was originally owned and operated by the Associated Students of the University of Idaho (ASUI), the student government. The university took control of the course in 1986, and the lounge was remodeled in 1990. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Idaho Golf Course」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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