Despite the designation, the Austin, Texas golf course faces redevelopment in 2019, when The University of Texas at Austin will let the property’s lease with the city expire. Following the announcement, the university released a statement that it is “reviewing the decision as they discuss the future” of the tract.
City Endorses Preserving Lions Municipal GC
The historic site in Austin, Texas became the first in the South to desegregate when Alvin Propps, a 9-year-old black boy who was also a caddie, played a round of golf at the course in either 1950 or 1951. The resolution urges that the property be placed on the National Register of Historic Places, but does not guarantee it.