The Iowa City, Iowa university plans to replace the 57-year-old club with a new hotel that would serve the nearby golf course, UI Hospitals and Clinics, and the public. The announcement came along with the approval of a $10 million project to rebuild the Finkbine Golf Course clubhouse, which will be funded entirely by the…
University of Iowa Unveils Plans for New $10M Clubhouse for Finkbine GC
Updated plans for the proposed two-tiered, 23,000-sq. ft. facility in Iowa City, Iowa will be presented to the Board of Regents during the first week of August for approval. The clubhouse, which would be funded by Athletics Department gifts without any taxpayer cost, would be four times larger than the facility it’s replacing, with the hope that it could help establish UI as a championship-level site for NCAA events.
Iowa College Golf Courses Face Market Pressures
Finkbine Golf Course at University of Iowa has lost $320,000 in the last three years as course managers tried to reduce rounds played to maintain the quality of the course for college play and tournaments. Veenker Memorial, Iowa State University’s golf course, expects to break even on a five-year basis.