CRENSHAW NEWS:

 

Pictures of Ben playing at the Save Muny Golf Tournament held at the Lions Municipal Golf Course.  For more information about Save Muny visit www.savemuny.com

Ben on the 17th Hole.

Scotty Sayers, Ben Crenshaw, Bud Shrake and Ed Clements

 

 

Pictures of Ben's daughter, Anna Riley with her dad at the Par 3 tournament at The Masters.

Photos provided by Patrick McGushin.

Ben and Anna Riley walking the fairway on Hole 1.

Photo provided by Charisse Sayers

Ben and Anna Riley.

 

Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images

Charisse Sayers, Julie Sayers, Julie Crenshaw, Claire Crenshaw & Katherine Crenshaw

Photo by Elizabeth Adams

 Ben and Tony Navarro enjoying a friendly conversation on the course.

Photo provided by Mike Hebert

Ben was honored by Mayor Deke Copenhaver and the City of Augusta by declaring April 7, 2008 Ben Crenshaw Day.  Ben was given the Key to the City in a 6:00pm ceremony at the Georgia Hall of Fame at the Augusta Botanical Gardens. 

 

View Ben's highlights through the years at Augusta. Highlights

Ben prevails in the showdown of four Texans! Read the article about the Texas Slam! Please click on: TEXAS SLAM 

Ben, Tom, Justin and Mark at the Direct Energy Texas Shootout on October 9, 2007.

 

The Ben Crenshaw line of shirts can now be purchased at the University of Texas Co-op.  The link to the site is UT Co-op.  Also, CLASSIC INSTRUCTION by Bobby Jones and Ben Crenshaw will be re-released in the next few weeks.  A new introduction, the last written piece by Byron Nelson, will be a part of the book, which has been out-of-print for several years.

Underwriters are still being sought for the Carl Jackson documentary, which is near completion......Ben plays in the First Tee of Austin tournament on November 5 and then will take two months off to concentrate on his design business.

 

COORE AND CRENSHAW NEWS:

     

    Top two pictures of The Dormie Club in Pinehurst, NC. (under construction)

     

    Take time to read the Tillinghast Illustrated!  This issue features an exclusive interview with Ben.

    Click on Tillinghast


     

    Ben & Bill at the Colorado Golf Club opening on June 16, 2007.

     

    Colorado Golf Club has been named the best new private club for 2007 by GOLF MAGAZINE.

    Coore and Crenshaw- Putting Golf Back on Course- Article. Click here

    Please visit the website of our project in Nevada at www.clearcreektahoe.com

    A Coore and Crenshaw crew started work in September on The Club at Clear Creek Tahoe between Carson City and Lake Tahoe, Nevada.  Job supervisor is James Duncan, and Dave Zinkand and Jim Craig are currently on site handling clearing and shaping duties.  Another crew started work on The Dormie Club in Pinehurst, N.C. on October 15.  Dave Axland is running that job, with Jimbo Wright and Toby Cobb handling the shaping.  During the summer, Jeff Bradley and Dave Axland did a small renovation on the Majestic Course in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

     

  • The Saguro Course at We-Ko-Pa opened in December and the Colorado Golf Club in Denver opened this spring!  The Coore & Crenshaw crew is currently working at Sugarloaf Mountain near Orlando, Florida, with grassing to begin in April. Next up, projects in The Bahamas and in Lake Tahoe, followed by Pinehurst in the fall.....Coore & Crenshaw landed 7 courses in GOLFWEEK'S Top 100 Modern Courses.  The Sand Hills in Mullen, Nebraska remains #1.....There is a feature in the GOLFWEEK architecture issue on Bill Coore, plus some interesting takes on what goes on in designing a hole.

 

  • Future jobs for Coore and Crenshaw include the following: Spring 2008 Aspen, Colorado; Fall 2008 The Bahamas (Half-Moon Bay); Spring 2009 Bend, Oregon (The Tribute); Summer 2009, Cabo San Lucas (Tranquilo); 2010 Palmetto Bluff; South Carolina.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
   

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