RESTORATION

The Conservancy’s plan is for a New Entrance on Lake Austin Blvd., a New Clubhouse with Pro Shop, Restaurant Grille, Community Meeting Rooms, a New Driving Range &Teaching Pavilion, a Flexible Green Space for Public Events, Connecting Trails to the Hike and Bike Trail, a Renovation of the Existing Clubhouse, and most importantly the creation of an Education Center, Golf Museum and History Collection.

Award winning golf course architects Bill Coore and two-time Masters Champion Ben Crenshaw have developed more than 30 acclaimed golf courses around the world, including the Sandhills in Nebraska (#1 modern ranking) and Friars Head on Long Island (#3). Among their designs are affordable public courses including the Warren Course for The University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The two esteemed designers have also led historic renovations on numerous classic golden age courses such as the Donald Ross gem Pinehurst #2, Tillinghast’s Brook Hollow in Dallas and Maidstone on Long Island.

The firm Coore & Crenshaw will donate their time to lead the renovation on Lions Municipal. An historic renovation of Muny would restore the pre-1974 routing (above) that originated from the architectural genius of B.F. Rowe, as well as World Golf Hall of Famers A.W. Tillinghast and Harvey Penick.

An updated driving range, covered teaching bays, and new large putting and chipping greens will also be available to those who seek to learn and practice the game.

The existing clubhouse will undergo renovation to provide new public gathering spaces as well as a museum to commemorate the civil rights history of Lions and Austin’s extensive golf history.

In the future, Coore & Crenshaw envision an entirely new clubhouse with an expanded pro shop, meeting rooms, a bar, and a restaurant as well as staging areas for golf tournaments and other public events.

Other amenities will include additional parking and a walking trail connecting Enfield Road to the new clubhouse and Lake Austin Blvd. These new designs and updates would perpetuate Lions Municipal as a treasured resource where golfers and non-golfers alike congregate to enjoy one of Austin’s most precious historic green spaces.

Golfers, green space advocates and civil rights leaders from all over the country are working actively to save Muny from a terrible fate. You may have a role in how the movement to save the 97-year-old course from development plays out.

The results will say a lot about what we value as a society and will define our legacy for generations.