Onion Creek Club

Onion Creek Club
Club information
Coordinates30°8′11″N 97°47′16″W / 30.13639°N 97.78778°W / 30.13639; -97.78778
Established1974
Owned byArcis Golf
Operated byArcis Golf
Total holes27[1]
Events hostedLegends of Golf
WebsiteOfficial website
Designed byJimmy Demaret

Onion Creek Club in a 27 hole golf course located in Austin, Texas.[2] Opened in 1974, it is the only golf course designed by Jimmy Demaret, three-time Masters winner.[1] The course was restored by Coore & Crenshaw in 2014 after being destroyed by a flood the same year.[1]

The idea for a senior tour grew out of a highly successful event at Onion Creek Club in 1978. That event, the Legends of Golf, featured competition between two-member teams of some of the greatest older golfers of that day.[3] The Senior PGA Tour was formally established in 1980.[4]

Onion Creek Club has hosted the Kathy Ireland Championship[5] and qualifiers for the 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Holmes, Eleanor; Lamas, Brittany (May 13, 2014). "Historic Onion Creek Club plans summer reopening". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Habel, Steve (September 4, 2016). "Onion Creek, other golf courses dealing with flood damage". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Fields, Bill (August 8, 2016). "1980: A New Championship Begins". USGA. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Watson, Ryan. "What is the PGA Tour Champions?". GolfLink. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hoch ends four-year drought". Tampa Bay Times. April 30, 2001. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Silva Jr, Carlos (July 11, 2018). "Brower preps for U.S. Senior Women's Open". Lubbock Avalance-Journal. Retrieved March 13, 2024.


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