SHSU Announces Raven Nest Rates

Rich Ballinger

If you're a golfer, it pays to be a Bearkat these days, especially if you're an ID-carrying student or membership card-carrying alum.

Rates for the university's Raven Nest golf course, effective Sept. 1, have been announced, giving students the opportunity to play an 18-hole round for $5 on weekdays, $8 on weekends and holidays.

Rates for 18-holes for the general public, by comparison, are $14/$24 for 18-holes. SHSU faculty, staff and paid alumni can play for $8/$13. Cart fees are an additional $12 per 18-holes per player.

"As far as the rate structure, our goal is to give an excellent value to the different segments of our community and to make sure that SHSU students can play the golf course for a very minimal fee," said Rich Ballinger, who heads SHSU's PGA Professional Golf Management Program, and is overseeing the course operations.

Ballinger also emphasized that the Raven Nest course is of exceptional quality and one of the finest operated by a university.

"I believe one will be hard pressed to find a better value than Raven Nest Golf Club," said Ballinger. "In other markets, the quality of the layout and course conditions could yield two and three times the rate we are charging."

The complete fee structure is as follows:

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SHSU Media Contact: Frank Krystyniak
August 25, 2005
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