Ben Crenshaw looked out the clubhouse window at Lions Municipal Golf Course. It was a brisk late-February day by Austin standards, but the practice putting green, located about 40 feet away, was ...

That was Austin mayor Taylor Glass’s response in 1950, after it was reported to him that two Black youths, one of whom worked as a caddie at the city’s only public golf course, Lions Municipal, had ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lions Municipal Golf Course, or MUNY, celebrates its 100th anniversary this upcoming October. MUNY was the first public course in Austin and is listed in the National Register of ...

This story has been updated to add photos. Volma Overton III asked the audience to imagine what the trees would say. What would those Heritage trees overlooking Lions Municipal Golf Course — those ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Afternoon rains on Saturday put a halt on play at the 2024 Firecracker Open in Austin. Despite that, dozens turned out for the annual classic held at Lions Municipal Golf Course. That ...

Ben Crenshaw looked out the clubhouse window at Lions Municipal Golf Course. It was a brisk late-February day by Austin standards, but the practice putting green, located about 40 feet away, was ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The historic Lions Municipal Golf Course is 100 years old, and many want to ensure it continues as part of the community. Sports can be an equalizer, and places can be too. For Volma ...

Long before he became a Texas Longhorn, Ben Crenshaw was just another kid learning the game in Austin. Lions Municipal Golf Course was his home away from home. Now the 72-year golfing legend has made ...

Even the most well-mannered among us can have a determined mission in life, and retired pro golfer Ben Crenshaw—so polite he earned the nickname “Gentle Ben”—has two. Masters champion in 1984 and 1995 ...