![]() Moreover, Muny is part of the rich history that makes Austin what it is, and we can’t afford to lose it. Some at the school might want to sell off the land for millions - it was once valued at up to $100 million not that long ago - and take away sacred ground where generations of kids have learned to play golf. The land is part of the 345-acre Brackenridge tract owned by the University of Texas, which leases it to the city at $500,000 a year. “Lion’s gave everybody an opportunity to play.” And she does mean everybody at the oldest public golf course in Austin. Angela Akins-Garcia also learned how to play as a junior golfer at Muny and works with her husband, Sergio, with outreach for local juniors here. I think it will be determined in the next six months.” Favorably, we pray, and not as the future home of a Domain South. “The new mayor (Kirk Watson) is an advocate for Save Muny. “We want to make sure it continues to be affordable to everyone all over the city,” Sayers said. Can you imagine the traffic gridlock if condos and boutique stores crop up so close to the waterfront? How many more reasons does one need? Ben Hogan and Sandra Haynie played there. It is a huge fabric of old Austin that must be retained. It provides affordable golf for all Austinites for as low as $30 a round. It also represents valuable urban greenspace. Why? Because it is a civil rights landmark as one of the first courses in the South to allow Black golfers to play when two Muny caddies decided they’d get in 18, even before Brown vs. ![]() ![]() … Sayers, co-chair with Crenshaw of Save Muny Conservancy, is hugely optimistic that Muny will be preserved, all 141 acres of it in its current form and rightfully needs to be. “We cannot lose this place,” the two-time Masters champion said. Crenshaw, who learned how to putt alongside long-time manager Scotty Sayers on those greens some 60 years ago, appealed to the throngs for support. The money goes to the Muny Conservancy that has worked tirelessly to preserve the historic, almost 100-year-old Lions Municipal Golf Course and keep it away from bulldozers. Money for Muny: Had a blast at the Save Muny fundraiser Sunday night at ACL at Moody Center that brought in more than $1 million from auctioned items like a Masters trip (including dinner with Ben Crenshaw’s caddy, Carl Jackson, and BBQ king Ed Clements), an Aspen getaway for 20 and Crenshaw’s Ryder Cup cart from the 1999 win at Brookline, which went for $85,000 with one of the 100 specially designed shirts by Ben and wife Julie thrown in. While I got ya, here are nine things and one crazy prediction: 1. Some like Longhorn track and field coach Edrick Floreal welcomes the exit to the SEC but calls the new league "abrasively competitive.".Former Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds praises Longhorn benefactor Red McCombs as a "unique" and very generous booster for Longhorn athletics.Scotty Sayers, who co-chairs the Save Muny Conservancy, says he's "very confident" that the city and the University of Texas can negotiate a solution that keeps the famous golf course forever. ![]()
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