Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, University golf course in Ithaca, United States
Robert Trent Jones Golf Course is an 18-hole course in Ithaca, New York, belonging to Cornell University and laid out across rolling terrain with natural elevation changes. Water features and sand bunkers are spread throughout the layout, shaping each hole in a different way.
Cornell alumnus Robert Trent Jones designed the course, and its first nine holes opened in 1941 northeast of North Campus in Ithaca. The remaining nine holes were added in 1954, completing the 18-hole layout. It has been called "the finest of Jones's Finger Lakes offerings."
The course hosts local and regional tournaments, Ivy League games and the New York State high school boys' annual golf championships. It also serves as the home course for Cornell's men's golf team.
The course is open to the public, and a pro shop on site rents equipment and offers lessons with certified instructors for solo or group sessions. First-time visitors should keep in mind that the hilly terrain makes some holes more physically demanding than others.
The first half of the course opened in 1941, and the remaining nine holes were added in 1954. Cornell alumnus Robert Trent Jones designed it, and it has been called "the finest of Jones's Finger Lakes offerings."
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