The Warren Golf Course: Come Wake Up the Echoes of Notre Dame There’s more to the athletic scene on the campus of the University of Notre Dame than visiting ‘Touchdown Jesus,’ attending football games at Notre Dame Stadium, and watching basketball games inside the Joyce Center. In South Bend you’ll also find that Fighting Irish school spirit at The Warren Golf Course, which first opened for play in 2000. The course is perched on the northern edge of the University of Notre Dame campus and is nestled on 250 acres of woodlands, which has been designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. Both the men’s and women’s golf teams play and practice at The Warren Golf Club. The course was designed by the architect duo of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. “We wanted an old-fashioned, traditional golf course -- one based on subtleties, not special effects,” stated Crenshaw and Coore in a joint statement. Coore and Crenshaw succeeded. The course is a throwback to the classic designs of the early 20th Century, when enjoyment, not the most difficult design features, was the primary objective of course architecture. While playing this par-70 golf course, you’ll encounter fescue fairways and a gently rolling terrain. You can see the famous golden dome on the Notre Dame campus from the golf course. If you had to choose one hole which personified the character of The Warren, it would have to be the 16th hole, a 345-yard par-four, the shortest par four on the golf course. Success on this hole is dependent on your ability to choose the correct club for your tee shot. Think By Mike May
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