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he Willis and Mary Blackwood Indoor Golf Facility, located on the bottom
floor of Cassell Coliseum, is a $600,000 improvement to the already
spectacular resources available to the men’s and women’s golf teams at
Virginia Tech.
Thanks to a generous donation from the Blackwoods, this 2,600 square-
foot new facility includes offices for the coaches, a conference room, private
restrooms and locker rooms for the men and women, and a small lounge
area. More importantly, the facility includes a chipping and putting area
and two state-of-the-art golf simulators that allow for skill instruction and
practice during inclement weather and also at night.
The simulators are Foresight Sports’ GC2 launch monitors. Both include
HMT head measurement systems attachments. These top-flight simulators
are more accurate indoors and allow for better evaluation of players’ games.
Players also will be able to play simulated games on a wide variety of
prominent courses nationwide to sharpen their games.
The indoor golf facility’s convenience to Tech’s main campus means that
student-athletes will not have to travel to the Pete Dye River Course during
winter months to work on their games. It also is located in close proximity to
nutrition, sports medicine and strength and conditioning areas, thus adding
to the convenience of the facility for student-athletes.
The indoor facility opened this past January and has been helping the
Hokies’ golfers prepare for the upcoming spring season.
The short game area in the new indoor golf facility allows Virginia Tech’s players
to work on their putting and chipping during inclement weather or at night.
Two GC2 golf simulators provide analytical information designed to enhance a
golfer’s game.