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.

In 1955 Mike Souchak established the PGA 72-hole scoring record with a 257 at the Texas Open. He was a 15-time winner on the PGA Tour, and for decades held the record for lowest winning tournament score. Mike Souchak (60-68-64-65), 1955 Texas Open stood for 46 years

February 1954, Harper won the Texas Open and amazed the world of golf by shooting 63-63-63 in that order; that 189 stands today as the 54-hole record.

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 15 (AP) — Tony Holguin, a youngster with a broad grin, hit a golf jackpot and gladdened the hearts of his hometown folks today as he posted a 3-under-par 68 to win the $10,000 Texas Open with a 72-hole total of 264.

Jack Burke, Jr. will always be remembered for his string of four consecutive victories (Texas Open, Houston Open, Baton Rouge Open, and St. Petersburg Open) in 1952.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 12 (AP). –E.J. (Dutch) Harrison, with a seventy-two-hole total of 271 strokes, 13 under par, won the Texas open golf tournament today.