Address: Volunteer Dr, Martin, TN 38237
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Built in 2013, the Rhodes Golf Center ranks amongst the finest collegiate golf facilities in the nation. The outdoor portion features a 6,000 square foot putting and chipping green with a Tif-Eagle Bermuda grass surface, an 8,000 square foot tee box; a 1,600 square foot elevated tee box with Meyer and Palisades zoysia grass; an auxiliary tee box next to a 4,500 square foot putting green with Mini-Verde Bermuda grass; mini target greens with flags at 50-, 75-, 100-, 150-, 200- and 250-yards and two sand bunkers (spanning 1,200 square feet and a 400 square feet).
The inside of the Rhodes Golf Center building features covered and climate-controlled hitting bays for indoor practice during cold weather, as well as complete computerized video and swing analysis camera, a 400 square foot true putting green, a student lounge for golfers, office space, a kitchenette and restrooms.
In the summer of 2024, the inside was completely remodeled to display sleek, colorful signage and lighted displays listing team and individual accomplishments for the program. Two sand bunkers were renovated in May 2021 using the Better Billy Bunker construction method. That followed the installation of a state-of-the-art TrackMan simulator in the spring of 2019.
The Skyhawk golfers aren’t the only ones who are benefiting from the Rhodes Golf Center. The UT Martin Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources heads a class in golf course management, covering advanced art and science principles associated with turfgrass management such as modern golf courses, sports fields, sod production and commercial lawn care. The Rhodes Golf Center provides those students with a hands-on approach as a valuable learning tool.
The building is named in honor of Bill and Amy Rhodes. Bill is a 1987 UT Martin golf alum who is currently the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AutoZone, Inc. Amy, a 1991 UT Martin alum, was instrumental throughout the entire process and has made numerous other investments in UT Martin including contributions to benefit the communications department.
