Nashville, Tennessee — Vanderbilt today unveiled an artist rendering of nearly $11 million spent on a major upgrade of the men’s and women’s golf team facilities at the Vanderbilt Legends Club, the home that has helped the Commodores grow to become SEC and NCAA champions. We have reaffirmed our long-term commitment to
Former Vanderbilt University student-athletes and Hall of Famers Toby Wilt (BE’66), Brandt Snedeker (BA’03), Lou Conner (BA’60, JD’63), and their wives, Lucian Wilt , Mandy Snedeker (BA’02), and Ashley Conner, BA’60, to inspire and promote gifts from other alumni and supporters to bring to life projects that will reimagine the future of Vanderbilt Golf. I created a seed gift with the goal of
“Vanderbilt has helped me grow tremendously as a player and as an individual. I am proud to be able to unite our golf family and help ensure that Commodores, present and future, have the same opportunities.” I’m excited,” said Snedeker, who was appointed to Vanderbilt Hall. “Under Coaches Limbaugh and Coach Allen, our men’s and women’s programs continue to set the standard in college golf. We are grateful to one of our student-athletes whose alma mater and community in Middle Tennessee means so much to us.”
“The future of Vanderbilt Golf is bright,” said Wilt, a former outstanding football and men’s golf Hall of Famer inducted in 2017. Lucianne and I are proud to offer this gift as a catalyst for her latest Vandy United project. Because we want student-athletes to know what we stand for. Together, we ensure golf teams continue to have the best facilities in the country. “
Conner, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame with Wilt in 2017 and funded the existing Conner Family Hitting Bayes and Cleo and Lewis Conner Senior Short Game Practice facilities, said: “My time as a student-athlete has shaped my experience and life at Vanderbilt. Ashley and I are proud to support the student-athletes who have successfully carried on the tradition and taken the program to new heights.” We are pleased that the enhancements we have made to the facility over the last 20 years have played a part in such a period of tremendous success, and we are excited to help take the facility to the next level.” .”
As part of the unprecedented Bandy United campaignthis initiative Generous Donor Support It will also fund major investments to enhance the home venues of both highly successful programs through new construction and renovation of team spaces and practice facilities.
“For more than 20 years together, the Vanderbilt Legends Club has provided exceptional service to male and female golf student-athletes. We guarantee that,” said Candice Lee. Vice Chancellor and Athletic Director of Athletics and University Affairs. “I am deeply grateful to the Wilt, Snedeker, and Conner families for seeding this project and embodying the values that make us Commodores for life. As we continue to reimagine the future, we believe that strengthening and expanding our home of two Championship Caliber programs will provide all student-athletes with the tools they need to reach their full potential. It further demonstrates our commitment to represent our university in the classroom or in competition.”
Building on the foundations set by student-athletes including: seven inductees, the university dedicated a golf house and training center and the Conner Family Hitting Bay in 2013 to complement the iconic course at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. The courses were designed by former US Open winner Tom Kite and world-renowned golf course architect Bob Cupp. As both programs continue to raise their respective standards of excellence, Vandy United ensures the facility continues to set the standard for college golf.
Work on the new practice facility will be led by renowned course architect Beau Welling. The upgrade includes:
- Refurbishment and expansion of existing team clubhouse facilities, increasing building footprint by approximately two-thirds, including new lobby, hall of fame, team lounge, locker rooms, meeting rooms, fitness area, outdoor terrace and offices .
- Cleo and Louis Conner, renovation and expansion of senior short game practice facility and driving range tee boxes. This includes enhancing the putting green with different types of grass to better reflect the playing conditions of the competition course. Change the chipping area to create longer lengths for wider shots.tee box extension
- New Stroke Gained Area continues to help student-athletes train more efficiently and reach their full potential
“As we approach the second anniversary of Vandy United, this massive addition to the Vanderbilt Legends Club, aided by generous seed gifts from Toby and Lucien Wilt, Brandt and Mandy Snedeker, and Lou and Ashley Connor, The investment further underscores our continued commitment to redefining the potential of United Vanderbilt Athletics,” said Prime Minister Daniel Diermeier. “For more than two decades, Vanderbilt’s men’s and women’s golf, enhanced by its partnership with the City of Franklin and Legends Club, has set the standard of nationally recognized excellence. Vandy United launches campaign.” In honor of the spirit, but also the energy surrounding our 150th anniversary, further investment will help our student-athletes reach even more of their limitless potential.”
Formerly known as the Legends Club of Tennessee, the Franklin venue has long been the home course of Vanderbilt’s men’s and women’s golf. It was officially renamed the Vanderbilt Legends Club in November 2005 and converted to a private club in 2008.
“Today is a landmark day and a transformative day for Vanderbilt Golf.” “From day one, we have been dedicated to hosting the best golf program in the country and this is another step in that pursuit. Our student-athletes earn their coveted degrees at a world-class university in a great city, attend the best conferences in college golf, and have two top-notch home courses at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. We already have the opportunity, and now this commitment will give them unparalleled facilities that will help them continue to pursue excellence and strengthen their team culture. A big thank you to Candace Lee and all of our supporters who believed in our vision and supported us every step of the way.”
Since 2001, when the university bought a stake in the club, Vanderbilt’s men’s and women’s programs have won five SEC championships, made 35 NCAA regional appearances, and reached 22 NCAA championships. Vanderville Legends Club hones Gordon his sergeant skills to compete in his 2022 NCAA Men’s Individual National Championship and earns an invitation to his 2023 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia It was also helpful.
Additionally, at the Vanderbilt Legends Club, 25 Vanderbilt student-athletes have won more than 40 national awards from the American Golf Coaches Association or the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.
In 2021-22, the men’s team won the SEC Championship for the second year in a row and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship after recording the highest score in the strokeplay portion of the event. won the NCAA Franklin Regional with the Vanderbilt Legends Club and also advanced to the NCAA Championship. The former hosted the 2012 NCAA Women’s Championship and marked Vanderbilt’s first opportunity to host a regional competition at the course, which hosts the Mason Rudolph Championship Tournament each year.
2021 WGCA Coaches Hall of Fame inductee Greg Allen, women’s golf coach, said: “With generous seed gifts from the Wilt, Snedeker and Connor families, these upgrades take everything the Vanderbilt Legends Club has to offer to a whole new level. Together with a world-class education and the opportunity to live in Nashville, make the Vanderbilt golf experience the best in the country.Athletic Director Candace Lee and President Daniel Deermeyer’s vision of student-athlete time at Vanderbilt University We are so grateful for their passion to do everything possible to make this one that will never be forgotten and we are so grateful to be part of Vandy United.”
Wilt was a three-year football letter-winner (1963-65) who attended Vanderbilt University on a football scholarship and was also active on the golf course. As a senior, after completing his career as a football player, he joined his golf team and in 1966 he represented the Commodores in the SEC Championship. An active and charitable alumni of his, he founded the Toby S. Wilt Scholarship. Wilt is also the founder of the Golf Club of Tennessee and was recently inducted into the 2022 class of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
Born in Nashville, Snedeker remains one of Vanderbilt’s most awarded golfers. He was the first Vanderbilt men’s golfer to earn U.S. Championship honors in his 2002, and then in 2003 he was named both SEC Player of the Year and Senior First Team He was named both All-American. rice field. He has had a successful professional career, including his nine wins on the PGA Tour, representing the United States in his Ryder His Cup and Presidents His Cup, and winning the 2012 FedEx His Cup. rice field. He was one of only six players in his FedEx Cup to qualify for the playoffs in his first 15 years in this format. In 2012, he founded the Brandt and Mandy His Snedeker Foundation with his wife, Mandy, to help children in Central Tennessee.
Double Door, Connor was a four-year member of the men’s golf team (1957-60). In a lifetime of amateur golf competitions, Connor has won 35 tournaments and is a member of the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame. The prominent Nashville attorney continues to be an active and charitable supporter of the university. Cleo and Lewis Conner, Senior Short GameIn addition to helping enable his practice facility, Conner his family his hitting his bay, he makes Vanderbilt’s golf program nationally known. was a major contributor to many other projects that helped
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