Memorial Park Golf Course

The Memorial Park Golf Course began in 1923 as a 9-hole sand green course before being expanded to 18 holes by architect John Bredemus. <br><br> Through the years, Memorial Park Golf Course hosted many famous golfers such as Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Jimmy Demaret. It was also the home of the PGA Tour's Houston Open from 1951 to 1963. <br><br> After a gradual deterioration of the course, Memorial Park underwent a full renovation. In 1995, the 600-acre course re-opened with a lighted driving range, a new clubhouse facility and a golf museum created from the original clubhouse structure.<br><br> Today, the Memorial Park Golf Course is known as one of the best municipal courses in the nation and is visited by more than 60,000 patrons each year.