Next season, the men’s golf team will have two golf courses to call their own.

Green Valley Ranch Golf Club and the Golf Club at Ravenna will be their official homes.

Both golf courses are owned by DU alumni and are going to allow the men’s golf team unlimited play and practicing privileges. 

“We can just show up and go and play and practice,” head coach Erik Hoos said. “A lot of the times it’s very difficult to get tee times on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Now we will have no problems. If we don’t have practice scheduled on the weekends, the guys can just drive out there and play.”

The team is very excited about their opportunity to represent DU on a new home course.

“Being able to go out there everyday is awesome,” junior Espen Kofstad said. “It’s definitely going to help us.”

Green Valley Ranch Golf Club is a par-72 public golf course with 18 holes and is owned by alumni member Pat Hamill, class of 1981.

DU players will also have unlimited access to the indoor and outdoor hitting bays in the on-site Colorado Golf Academy, which will be especially beneficial during the winter and fall seasons.

The men’s golf team will likely host a tournament at Green Valley, Hoos said.

“You can hit balls inside or outdoors, so if the weather is bad we can use that golf course,” Hoos said.

The Golf Club at Ravenna is a private golf course owned by Glen Jacks, class of 1990, and is located in Littleton with a par-71 and was named a 2008 Top 10 Best New Private Golf Course in the country by Golf Digest.

“Ravenna is a little bit more of a test as far as a harder golf course,” Hoos said.