Brackenridge was completely renovated and remodeled in 1968 due to the construction project on 281 and I-35. The controversial decision to construct U.S. 281 right through the back nine caused the course to lose 10 acres, and a few of the long par 4s on the back nine were shortened. The architecture firm Johnson and…

Wes Ellis, Jr., hometown boy but playing out of Aldecress, N.Y., collected a $2,800 first place check by winning the Texas Open Golf Tournament, Feb. 22, 1959. Ellis carded a last day score 67, 4 under par, for a tournament total of 276.

At the Texas Open, Johnston was tied for second through 36 holes, six strokes behind Dave Marr. In the 36-hole finale, Johnston fired scores of 66-68 to coast past Marr and hold off Bob Rosburg for a three-shot triumph.

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 17 (AP) –Jay Hebert of Sanford, Fla., sank a four-foot putt for a birdie on the final hole today to win the Texas Open with a seventytwo-hole total of 271.