NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt Athletics and the National Commodore Club are excited to present the new Vanderbilt Golf House at Vanderbilt Legends Club. The renovations are part of Vandy United, a transformative investment in student-athletes and athletics programs.
The Vanderbilt Golf House renovations mark the first completed Vandy United project, welcoming a new era of opportunity for Vanderbilt golf student-athletes and alumni. The substantial upgrades to men’s and women’s golf teams’ facilities at the Vanderbilt Legends Club reaffirm its longstanding commitment to the home that has helped Commodores grow into SEC and NCAA champions.
The renovations to the Vanderbilt Golf House increase the building’s footprint by roughly two-thirds. The space features a new lobby, hall of fame, team lounge, locker rooms, meeting rooms, fitness area, outdoor terrace, and offices.
The facility investments also fuel Vanderbilt’s Dare to Grow campaign, which has revolutionized Vanderbilt Athletics with pathbreaking support for major facilities, operational enhancements and scholarships and programs for student-athletes.
The Cleo and Lewis Conner, Sr. Short Game Facility and driving range tee boxes were expanded and enhanced, while the putting greens were improved to better mirror playing conditions on competition courses. Vanderbilt added a new stroke-gained area to continue to help student-athletes train more efficiently and reach their full potential and modified the chipping areas to create more length for a wider array of shots.
“This is a transformational facility for our golf program,” said Scott Limbaugh, Thomas F. Roush, M.D. and Family Men’s Golf Head Coach. “When you walk through our new golf house, you see what’s possible when visionary leadership meets extraordinary generosity. Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Athletic Director Candice Lee understand that excellence requires investment, and they’ve been unwavering champions for our student-athletes.
“This is also a celebration of what our previous student-athletes helped to build by creating a championship foundation. From the enhanced practice area to the state-of-the-art training spaces, every detail is designed to develop champions and do it with class. Our student-athletes represent the very best of what Vanderbilt stands for—excellence in everything they do. Now, our golfers have a home that matches their commitment to greatness. Anyone who walks through these doors can immediately see that Vanderbilt is serious about continuing to compete at the highest of levels while providing a world-class student-athlete experience.”
The multimillion-dollar complex, built entirely through support from Vanderbilt alumni and golf friends, offers a comfortable and effective base for Commodore golf with all the amenities necessary to maximize a golfer’s potential. The Golf House sits conveniently on the Conner Family Short Game Facility, adjacent to the driving range at the Vanderbilt Legends Club, home of Vanderbilt Golf.
“I couldn’t be more excited about the improvements made to our golf house and practice facility,” said Vanderbilt women’s golf coach Greg Allen. “These upgrades will take everything we have to offer at the Vanderbilt Legends Club to a whole new level. These facilities, along with the world-class education we have at Vanderbilt, and the opportunity to live in Nashville, all make the Vanderbilt Golf experience the best in the country. I am so grateful for the vision of Athletic Director Candice Lee and Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and their passion for doing everything possible to make our student-athlete’s time at Vanderbilt something they will never forget.”
Seed gifts were made by former Vanderbilt student-athletes and Hall of Fame inductees Toby Wilt, BE’66, Brandt Snedeker, BA’03 and Lew Conner, BA’60, JD’63, along with their wives, Lucianne Wilt, Mandy Snedeker, BA’02 and Ashley Conner, BA’60, as well as Vanderbilt University Board of Trust member Andrew Hoine, BA’96, and his wife Jennifer Hoine with the goal of inspiring and facilitating gifts from other alumni and supporters to bring the project to life, reimagining the future of Vanderbilt golf.
Home to both the men’s and women’s programs, the university dedicated the Golf House and Training Center and Conner Family Hitting Bays in 2013 to complement the Vanderbilt Legends Club’s iconic courses. As both programs have continued to raise their respective standards of excellence, the Vanderbilt Golf House will continue to set the standard in collegiate golf.
Formerly known as Legends Club of Tennessee, the Franklin venue has long been the home course for Vanderbilt men’s and women’s golf. It was officially renamed Vanderbilt Legends Club in November 2005 and transitioned to a private club in 2008.
Since 2001, when the university purchased a stake in the club, Vanderbilt’s men’s and women’s programs have combined to win five SEC championships, make 35 NCAA Regional appearances and reach 22 NCAA championships. The Vanderbilt Legends Club also helped Gordon Sargent hone the skills that propelled him to the 2022 NCAA men’s individual national championship and earned him an invitation to compete in the 2023 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
Additionally, in their time at the Vanderbilt Legends Club, 25 Vanderbilt student-athletes have amassed more than 45 All-America honors from either the Golf Coaches Association of America or the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.
For more information, fans can visit the Vandy United website.
Vanderbilt alumni Matthew Riedel gives a tour of the newly renovated Vanderbilt Golf House
