Crimson Reserve
Considered the top college golf practice facility in the nation, the Crimson Reserve serves as the home to the national champion University of Alabama men's and women's golf teams. Dedicated on Sept. 6, 2024, the complex sits less than one mile from the heart of campus on 164 acres of land. The facility includes offices, team and coach locker rooms and meeting areas, along with indoor practice spaces and a 7,200 yard, 9-hole course that's comparable to the average 18-hole course.
As part of the Crimson Standard Capital Initiative, the nearly $48 million facility proposed in February of 2023, quickly started construction in April of 2023, and was funded exclusively through gifts from the Crimson Standard.
With input from former Alabama golfers and current PGA TOUR members, Justin Thomas and Trey Mullinax, women's golf head coach Mic Potter, head men's golf coach Jay Seawell, Scot Sherman, lead architect for Love Golf Design, and Darren May, PGA TOUR instructor for many of the world's top golfers, the complex features a strategically designed 9-hole golf course across 16 acres. The one-of-a-kind course, built to challenge our golfers as they train to compete across the country, also includes additional short game practice areas for chipping, pitching, putting and bunker practice.
General Facts
- Considered the top collegiate men's and women's golf facility in the nation
- Located on 164 acres less than one mile from campus
- Features 23,400 square foot clubhouse with adjacent practice facility and course
- Clubhouse brick reclaimed from Bryce Hospital and back of building modeled after Gorgas Library
Clubhouse Amenities
Dedicated space for each team including:
- Coaches Offices
- Locker rooms
- Lounge, recovery and nutrition spaces
- Exercise/warm-up rooms
- Putting Labs – Zen Green Stage
- Three hitting bays for each team with state-of-the-art swing/flight analysis technology
- Unique artwork throughout and a heritage hall celebrating historical accomplishments of both programs
- National championship and SEC Championship trophies on display
Practice Facility
- Short game practice areas for chipping, pitching, bunker practice and putting
- Practice tees included at both ends of the facility with 6 total hitting bays from the clubhouse
- Maintained natural occurring wood line
9-hole course
- 7,200 yard course comparable to the average 18-hole course
- Each hole designed playable from multiple tees; crimson flag to be "front nine" while white flag to be "back nine"
- Course includes a mixture of long and short par threes, long par fours, drivable par fours, long par fives and reachable par fives
- Topography includes elevation changes, creeks, natural open areas and several holes through large pines
Address
1425 Jack Warner Parkway, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
