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Memorial Park is distinctive nationally for its size, location, and composition as an urban wilderness and active recreation park. At 1,500 acres, Memorial Park is Houston’s largest urban-center park and is almost double the size of New York’s Central Park.
Oct 22, 2023 · Nestled in the heart of Houston, Memorial Park isn’t just any urban green space. It’s a place where nature, history, and community converge, offering a serene escape from the city’s hustle and bustle.
The Park was to be named to honor the soldiers who fought in World War I and trained in Camp Logan, today known as Memorial Park; Camp Logan was one of a handful of training camps established to train and convert members of the National Guard to become U.S. military service members.
- THE BEGINNING. Memorial Park began as a nine-hole course with sand greens, built in 1912 near the hospital at Camp Logan for use by convalescent soldiers.
- ONE OF A KIND. Doak is one of the top names in golf course architecture. He designed or renovated 13 courses on Golf Digest’s list of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses.
- MAJOR HELP. Doak received help from four-time major winner Brooks Koepka, who served as the project’s player consultant. Koepka didn’t just sign his name to the project’s plans, however.
- EXCITING FINISH. Doak was on-site for the first PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass. The tournament fell during spring break so Doak, a Cornell senior who interned for Dye, flew down to Florida to shadow the Stadium Course’s architect.
9 hours ago · Speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Thursday are "The Central Park Five," later known as the "Exonerated Five.". The group of Black and Latino men were just teenagers over 30 ...
Aug 23, 2023 · Four million visitors a year, home to one of the most popular running trails in the country, and twice the size of New York's Central Park - Memorial Park has something for everyone! HOUSTON,...
Memorial Park became the first Tom Doak course to play host to a PGA Tour event, but the rates remain friendly, making it one of the best deals in golf.
