Michiko Hattori has a storied collegiate career at the University of Texas: Four-time All-American Southwest Conference Player of the Year (1987-91) Two-time National Collegiate Golfer of the Year 1988-89 National Golf Coaches and Golf Week National Player of the Year Honda Broderick Award Player of the Year (1989-90) Southwest Conference Player of the Decade for the…
“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…
Fan Reflection Point remembering the history of Longhorn Sports Track So when the question is asked, who are the ten best athletes in Longhorn Sports’ history? Why is no individual who specializes in track listed? I don’t have the answer, but I can make an educated guess.Track is rooted deeply in my past and is…
Longhorn brand builder Ben Crenshaw shared his oral history through his Eyes of Texas. Sponsored by Sponsored by MBFC contact John Carsey at jcarsey@mbfc.com Ben’s oral history is in the link listed below as “Ben Crenshaw”. https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/ben-crenshaw To know Ben Daniel Crenshaw starts with DKR’s saying, “the real mark of a man is how he…
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…
Ben Crenshaw To know Ben Daniel Crenshaw starts with DKR’s saying, “the real mark of a man is how he treats people who can do nothing for him.” Golf does not define Ben Crenshaw-never did. Ben Crenshaw is a winner, but not just because of the small numbers he wrote on scorecards or a impressive…
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 Of The Texas golf Tradition. Looking through the window of future dreams to be a member…
Judge Joe Bob Golden Jr. February 15, 1933 – May 27, 2016 Share this obituary Send Flowers Watch the Tribute Watch the Tribute| Upload Photo| Joe Bob Golden – 1950’s golf A celebration of the life of Judge Joe Bob Golden, Jr., 83, of Jasper, will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 30, 2016 at…
BETTY JAMESON 1937 Betty is the first woman to ever qualify for a men’s varsity high school golf team in Texas. Shooting a 39 on one course when she was 12 years old. In 1937 Betty Jameson enrolled at UT and learned golf under Harvey’s guidance, winning the intramural golf championship in 1938. In 1938,…