SportsMoney University Of Oklahoma Gets $5 Million Gift For State-Of-Art Indoor Golf Performance Center Erik Matuszewski Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about businesses, news and destinations in the golf world Following New! Follow this author to stay notified about their latest stories. Got it! Oct 19, 2022, 10:30pm EDT | New! Click on the conversation bubble to join the conversation Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A rendering of the new state-of-the-art indoor golf facility being built at the University of .
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Oklahoma athletics Thanks to a $5 million alumni donation, the University of Oklahoma has unveiled plans to build a state-of-the-art indoor performance center for its golf teams that includes six hitting bays equipped with swing analysis technology, a modern putting studio and putting lab, a golf simulator, and conference rooms for team instruction. The gift from longtime OU golf supporter Jerry Ransom further strengthens two of the premiere programs in the collegiate golf ranks — a noteworthy development in the ongoing arms race taking place across the college sports landscape. The planned performance center, which will break ground in spring 2023, will be a significant recruiting tool for Oklahoma, whose men’s program won a national title in 2017 and boasts the nation’s second-longest streak of 11 straight NCAA championship berths.
OU’s women’s team has made NCAA Regionals in 10 of the past 11 years. The donation from Ransom, a 1966 Oklahoma graduate, will also support the modernization of the school’s existing Charlie Coe Center. That will include a new clubhouse with team suites that feature a locker room, players’ lounge, coaches offices and a rest-and-recovery space.
There will also be a multi-purpose area to showcase each program’s storied history. “I have been able to see firsthand the culture of our golf programs,” said Ransom. “This culture is more than athletics – we are teaching our student-athletes how to live life beyond the sport.
Our programs continue to excel year over year, and I am excited to support them both. This new facility will allow us to train at an elite level year-round and will also help us recruit the best student-athletes so we can continue competing at the highest level. ” Recommended For You 1 Juan Soto Contract Rejection Could Make Orioles A Better Buy Than Nationals More stories like this Fewer stories like this 2 Data Streaming Utility Startup Conduktor Stakes Out A Leadership Position In Real-Time Big Data More stories like this Fewer stories like this 3 Super Spa Canyon Ranch Plans Broad Expansions For “A Well Way Of Life” More stories like this Fewer stories like this Ransom previously donated $2.
75 million to fund the creation of the Ransom Short Course, an 11-acre training facility for the Oklahoma golf programs. Ransom, who founded and sold a company (OmniSYS Inc. ) that developed systems and services for the healthcare industry, is serving as a committee member for OU’s recently-announced capital campaign, “Lead On,” which aims to raise $2 billion through 2027.
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