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Atkins Golf Club
Atkins Golf Club is an 18-hole public golf course located on approximately 190 acres. Formerly Stone Creek, the course has served as the home course of the Fighting Illini men's and women's golf programs for many years.
The University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics announced in June 2020 that The Atkins Group (TAG) donated more than 300 acres of real estate in southeast Urbana, highlighted by Stone Creek Golf Club and its associated buildings and equipment, to the University of Illinois and the University of Illinois Foundation. The DIA owns and operates the golf club, as a championship-caliber public course and the home of the Fighting Illini Division I men’s and women’s golf programs. The total value of the gift exceeded $15 million. In recognition of TAG’s generosity, the golf course was renamed The Atkins Golf Club at the University of Illinois.
The DIA hired a golf course management company, Troon, to operate daily golf operation. Atkins Golf Club also houses Homegrown, a farm-to-table restaurant, owned by Ryan and Abbie Rogiers, which uses as many locally grown products as possible. The DIA has also made needed additions within the pro shop and other banquet and hospitality spaces.
