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Nearly three years after the Lonnie Poole Golf Course added Master Clubfitter Daniel Spurling to its talented team of golf professionals, the public course on the NC State campus has earned a spot in Golf Magazine’s Top 25 Elite Clubfitters in the nation.

In partnership with Triangle-based chemical company BASF, NC State crop and soil sciences professor emeritus Harold Coble and a corps of volunteers planted some 750 milkweed plants and wildflowers in low-traffic areas of the Lonnie Poole Golf Course to become a habitat for the distinctive orange and black butterflies.

NC State’s Lonnie Poole Golf Course has introduced an updated version of their original logo to better reflect its affiliation with the university and its brand. As a home for myriad departments and programs at NC State, the golf course is a diverse landscape designed to meet the needs of both the campus and greater Raleigh community.