Fred and Mary Smith Razorback Golf Center

Abstract

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS RAZORBACK golf team and Blessings Golf Club members share a golf course and a practice facility in the Clear Creek valley. Practice tees and putting greens of plush zoysia grass surround the facility. A series of hitting bays face east to the practice course; sandwiched between the hitting bays is a large meeting room with a glass wall that acts as a lens through which golfers can mentally project their game onto the picturesque course. The activities of the east side, with a greater direct link to the golf course, are appropriately transparent and open. In contrast, the thickened wall or zone of the locker rooms and offices along the west side has a sense of density and weight.