A West Texan (Kermit), Jimmy Clayton, was an All-American golfer at North Texas State in 1968. Jim says, “I recruit smilers.” The players are the “P.R. group for the University.” In the college golfing world, it is essential to be positive and friendly. Jim Clayton is U.T.’s first full-time Golf Coach 6-time SWC Coach of…
Coach John Fields Coach John Fields 2012 Coach of the Year 2012 National Champion 1997- 1998 Coach John Fields – second at the Big 12 The team wins 3 tournaments Brad Elder #block-057a4b96bbe55d1bb2ed .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid { margin-right: -3px; } #block-057a4b96bbe55d1bb2ed .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid-slide .margin-wrapper { margin-right: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; } Elder is out for the Fall…
“Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this grid” Coach George Hannon 1964- 1981 George Hannon’s primary source of income was running Austin’s golf operations, including the new Morris Williams Golf Course—the new home for the Texas Longhorn golf team. The coaching job…
Byron Nelson award Dylan Fritelli 2012 Fred Haskins award for outstanding golfer- Crenshaw, 1971-1972-1973 -Estes 1987- Leonard 1994- Elder 1997- Hossler 2016 Brad Elder A chronic wrist injury changed the course of Brad Elder’s professional career, but there’s no questioning his impact on the University of Texas men’s golf program, where he was a two-time…
My neighbor in Odessa, Texas, was Cotton Price, the quarterback for the 1939 national champions Texas Aggie team. His son, David Price, shown in this photo, was on two Longhorn national championship teams with Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite. A paraphrased article in Odessa Living Magazine by James McAfee follows: For 50-plus years David Price…
>“Click on the text denoted in red font on the side bar to visit other sites in this grid” Unlike Texas Basketball, Football, Track And Baseball There Are Very Few Books Or Research Material That Discuss Longhorn golf. I Hope With Time This Site Can Add Some Historical Insight And Tell The Full And Compelling Story…
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Crenshaw’s interest in golf was stoked by the arrival of a mysterious kid who one day joined Ben and his brother at the turn at Austin CC. He had thick glasses and was wearing slacks, of all things. The Crenshaw boys were turned out in T-shirts and shorts and had raggedy sets of hand-me-downs, but…