Central Texas Golf News

SAN ANTONIO - The 25th Anniversary of the AT&T Championship presented by Alcatel-Lucent, scheduled for Oct. 19-25 at Oak Hills Country Club, is working toward its greatest field ever with a mixture of top Champions Tour players, plus legends and long-time favorites heading the early commitment list.

Two-time defending champion John Cook is among the initial commitments for the $1.7 million dollar tournament along with Loren Roberts, Mark O’Meara and Jay Haas, plus Hall of Fame legends Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite, Ray Floyd, Lanny Wadkins and Hale Irwin. 

The First Tee of San Antonio, in partnership with the City of San Antonio, will be initiating an Adopt-A-Park program at Brackenridge Park, beginning on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 26th.  Participants with The First Tee of San Antonio will be volunteering their time on one Saturday a month to help pick up the trash and recyclable items in a portion of Brackenridge Park.

National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. In 2008, 120,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, removed trash and invasive plants planted over 1.6 million trees. This is the16th annual celebration.

Class A PGA Professional Jeremy Wiernasz has been named Head Golf Professional at the PGA Tour’s TPC San Antonio, a private-resort club now under development in the Texas Hill Country that is scheduled to open in January 2010. For the past three years, Wiernasz has served as a member of the professional staff at TPC Scottsdale, home to the Tour’s FBR Open. The announcement was made by TPC San Antonio General Manager Jimmy Terry.

“We are delighted to have Jeremy join the management team at TPC San Antonio, and are confident his considerable operational expertise, experience hosting professional golf tournaments, and passion for the game will help distinguish the club among the country’s premier tournament, instructional and resort golf venues,” Terry said. 

CBS to air hour-long special on the creation of the incomparable Liberty National Golf Club

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The proverbial veil will be lifted from the incomparable Liberty National Golf Club this Saturday, as CBS will broadcast a special look into the planning, design and construction of the Tom Kite-designed $250 million track set along the banks of the Hudson River in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty.

“Lady Liberty Awaits, the Story of Liberty National,” a one-hour special produced by PGA Tour Productions, airs August 22, at 5 p.m. ET on CBS and tells the remarkable story of Liberty National and how it came to host The Barclays, the first event of the 2009 PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedExCup. See more information about the television special at http://www.pgatour.com/2009/tournaments/r027/08/17/lady.liberty/index.html

Dear Members and Guests,

Southern Golf Properties is proud to announce our new management of The Golf Club of Texas at Briggs Ranch. We are excited to come to a club where the golfing experience can be unique and outstanding, We want you to have an unparalleled experience in an extraordinary environment where you can relax with friends or bring your banquets, tournaments, outings and formal events.

Two Brauer-designed tracks named to Golfweek’s 2009 list of Best Municipal Courses

ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug. 19, 2009) – Two tracks designed by Arlington, Texas-based architect Jeffrey D. Brauer were recently named to Golfweek's list of Best Municipal Golf Courses for 2009, continuing a history of acclaim for Brauer and his work, especially on public, municipal and resort golf courses.

The Brauer-designed Sand Creek Station Golf Course, in Newton, Kansas near Wichita, is ranked No. 29 on the Golfweek list while Brauer’s work at Tangle Ridge Golf Club in Grand Prairie, Texas (a suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth) claims the No. 44 spot.

As its almost “back to school time”, Newport Dunes wishes to make the last days of the summer a memorable occasion for you and your family.

From now until Labor Day (September 7th) the stunning new golf course will reduce rates by 20 percent including the weekends. 

1 Bedroom: $255 - $204

2 Bedroom: $320 - $256

3 Bedroom: $400 - $320   

The I-35 Cup presented by United Concordia Dental is a Ryder Cup format competition between Austin and San Antonio. The "Rivalry Before The Match" kicks off the I-35 Cup with a friendly rivalry competition open between corporate teams and individuals. Spectators are encouraged to come out and support their city players and corporations. Tickets can be purchased to the Opening Ceremonies which includes dinner and lots of fun for $25 per adult and $15 per child. The "Rivalry Before The Match" benefits The First Tee of San Antonio and The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Austin. 

Whether it's a flashy diamond-studded belt buckle, a bright orange camouflage hat or a pair of loud pants, today's image-conscious golfers have fallen in love with products that allow them to express both their personality and individuality on the golf course.

If you're looking to add a new colorful component to your golf bag, look no further than Shaft Skinz - decorative wafer-thin plastic sleeves for your shafts that have the added benefit of protecting the surface from the day-to-day knocks and scrapes that they take.

The radio stylings of Mike Ratchman and co-host Dave Roberts have injected a new attitude into the 8-9 a.m. time slot on both 1250 The Zone in San Antonio and 1530 ESPN in Austin, and in the process have made the “Golfer’s Guide Radio” the most listened to golf program in Central Texas.

What began as the initial venture onto the airwaves for Ratchman, who also publishes Central Texas Golfer’s Guide, and Roberts, the head golf professional at the Golf Club of Texas, five years ago has quickly become the place to turn for the most accurate, up-to-date and trusted information for area golfers in every town extending from Austin and The Hill Country to San Antonio.