AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lions municipal golf course has a long history in Austin. The course celebrated 100 years with a big celebration Thursday.
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett as well as Austin Mayor Kirk Watson were just a few of the many speakers who spoke about the history and legacy the course has had over the years.
The celebration included a parade with classic cars, a flyover and ended with a charity golf tournament.
Watson ended the ceremony by proclaiming October 3 as “Lions Muny Golf Course Day.”
The course belongs to the University of Texas, but the city of Austin operates it under a lease.
Since 2019, the course has operated under short term extensions. With talks of the area being developed the course could one day be gone.
Efforts by the “Muny Conservancy” have worked to raise awareness about the situation and even helped recognize the course as a Civil Rights landmark.
As the first public course in the south to racially desegregate, Muny is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The struggle between UT and local advocates over the Brackenridge Tract has existed for 50 years with the Save Muny movement beginning in the 1970s.
As the years go on the fight to save Muny continues with more people joining the cause. However, the question remains, will the course be around another 100 years?
You can find more on Muny’s history here.
More on this story after it airs on KXAN at 10.