Pecan Valley Golf Club
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Pecan Valley Golf Club is a golf club located in San Antonio, Texas
. The club was established in 1963, the golf course
was designed by J. Press Maxwell. It was renovated in 1998 by Bob Cupp. The course hosted the PGA Championship
in 1968
, which Julius Boros
won.
Pecan Valley has hosted several other events, including the Alamo Ladies' Open on the LPGA Tour from 1963 to 1966, the Texas Open Invitational on the PGA Tour
from 1967 to 1970, and the U.S. Amateur Public Links
in 2001.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
. The club was established in 1963, the golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
was designed by J. Press Maxwell. It was renovated in 1998 by Bob Cupp. The course hosted the PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
in 1968
1968 PGA Championship
The 1968 PGA Championship was the 50th PGA Championship played July 18-21 at Pecan Valley Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas. Julius Boros won the championship.-Final leaderboard:-External links:* - at www.golfobserver.com...
, which Julius Boros
Julius Boros
Julius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut...
won.
Pecan Valley has hosted several other events, including the Alamo Ladies' Open on the LPGA Tour from 1963 to 1966, the Texas Open Invitational on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
from 1967 to 1970, and the U.S. Amateur Public Links
U.S. Amateur Public Links
The U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, often referred to as the Public Links or the Publinx, is a men's amateur golf tournament, one of 10 individual amateur championships organized by the United States Golf Association. The USGA typically calls the event the U.S. Amateur Public Links, which...
in 2001.