Morris Williams Golf Course

Designed by Leon Howard in 1963, Morrris Williams Golf Course features small, slightly elevated, contoured greens. These features combined with the rolling terrain probably make Morris Williams Golf Course the most difficult of all of the City's courses. <br><br> Morris Williams Golf Course was named after Morris Williams Jr., potentially the best golfer ever developed in Austin. He won every trophy available to him from the Austin area, as well as the Texas Junior Championships to the National Air Force Trophy now named in his honor. He lost his life as a young man during the Korean war in a plane crash. <br><br> Morris Williams Golf Course served for many years as the home of the University of Texas golf teams under legendary coaches Harvey Penick and George Hannon. During this time the Univeristy won 2 NCAA Championships with teams that featured Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw.