Butler Pitch and Putt in Austin reopens to the public
Hello, friends. Austin may lack the watercolor azaleas of Augusta National Golf Club, and our grackles don’t squawk with the same mellifluousness as the birds in Augusta, Georgia, but the city does have its own “tradition unlike any other.” Butler Pitch & Putt has sat tucked in a pocket park steps from Lady Bird Lake for more than 70 years, and on Masters weekend the polished jewel will be unveiled to the public. Gone are the patchy greens, replaced by undulating surfaces designed by Austin golf legend Ben Crenshaw’s firm. A scoreboard replicating the style of Augusta National borde...