Research Catalog

Title

Links to the past : the hidden history on Texas golf courses / Dan K. Utley with Stanley O. Graves.

Author

Utley, Dan K.

Publication

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2018]

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Details

Additional Authors

Graves, Stanley O.

Description

xiv, 270 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

As they tee up, make their approach shots, or line up their putts, few Texan golfers likely realize that the familiar landscapes of tee boxes, fairways, and greens can obscure stories from the past that played out on those same grounds. Such little-known links to the past include prehistoric campsites, a Spanish presidio, and a prairie where the Rough Riders trained, as well as courses constructed by New Deal agencies in the Great Depression or military personnel in times of war. Links to the Past: The Hidden History on Texas Golf Courses takes readers on a tour of eighteen Texas golf courses with surprising connections to history. On the "front nine," points of interest include encounters with dinosaur fossils near Austin, a Comanche raid on a Spanish frontier presidio near Menard, and a battle between Anglo buffalo hunters and Native Americans near Lubbock. The "back nine" explores reminders of the East Texas lumber industry near Diboll, a training ground for the Rough Riders outside downtown San Antonio, and a race riot near Houston in 1917, to name a few. In addition, Dan K. Utley with Stanley O' Graves provide full histories fo the courses themselves, detailing their design and evolution and explaining how they came to be constructed at these historically significant sites. Fun, compelling, and enlightening, this book is a reminder that history has occurred all around us, not just in historic districts, state parks, or even where official state markers might be found. Featuring "scorecards" for each course that include location, historical facts, and a "signature hole of history," as well as historical and contemporary photographs and informative sidebars, Links to the Past is sure to entertain. Golfers, history buffs, and heritage tourists will want to toss this handy and engaging book in the front seat of the car--or zip it into the side pocket of their golf bags -- Back cover.

Series Statement

Swaim-Paup sports series

Uniform Title

Swaim-Paup sports series.

Subjects

• Golf courses
• Texas
• Historic sites
• History
• Local history
• Texas > Environmental conditions
• Historic sites > Texas
• SPORTS & RECREATION / Golf
• Golf courses > Texas > History
• TRAVEL / United States / South / West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)
• Texas > History, Local
• HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
• Ecology

Genre/Form

• History.
• Local history.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages [541]-257) and index.

Contents

The front nine -- Lizards to longhorns: Onion Creek Country Club, Austin -- We're still here: San Felipe Springs golf course, Del Rio -- A pageant among the ruins: Menard golf course, Menard -- Resurrection: Stephen F. Austin Golf Course, Sealy -- In the spirit of the west: Butterfield Trail Golf Club, El Paso -- Coho's horizon: Cross Timbers golf course, Azle -- Conceived in chaos: The campus course at Texas A&M, College Station -- Battle in the canyon: Canyon course at Meadowbrook golf course, Lubbock -- A sculptor in the pump house: Brackenridge Park golf course, San Antonio -- The back nine -- Rough riders at riverside: Riverside golf course, San Antonio -- Along the healing waters: Hancock Park municipal golf course, Lampasas -- Nuts!: San Saba River golf course, San Saba -- A line through the pines: Neches Pines golf course, Diboll -- Landscaped by mules: Old Brickyard golf course, Ferris -- Rumors at Lajitas: Black Jack's Crossing golf course, Lajitas -- Hell in the shadows: Memorial Park golf course, Houston -- The boys of Lockhart: Lockhart State Park golf course, Lockhart -- A peaceful village small: Hondo golf course, Hondo -- Epilogue -- From the nineteenth hole.

Call Number

JFE 18-9695

ISBN

• 9781623496425
• 162349642X

LCCN

• 2018016696
• 40028528057

OCLC

1034577205

Author

Utley, Dan K., author.

Title

Links to the past : the hidden history on Texas golf courses / Dan K. Utley with Stanley O. Graves.

Publisher

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2018]

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Swaim-Paup sports series

Swaim-Paup sports series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages [541]-257) and index.

Added Author

Graves, Stanley O., author.

Other Form:

Online version: Utley, Dan K., author. Links to the past First edition. College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2018] 9781623496432 (DLC) 2018022436

Other Standard Identifier

40028528057

Research Call Number

JFE 18-9695