Texas golf alumni had a notable week — one booking a flight to Japan, the other making history in flip-flops.
Spieth Heads Back to Asia
Jordan Spieth is returning to Japan this fall, committing to the Baycurrent Classic (Oct. 8–11) at Yokohama Country Club. The three-time major champion joins Adam Scott and Wyndham Clark in the field for the PGA Tour's only official stop in Asia, which carries an $8 million purse. For Spieth, the trip represents one of the marquee off-season events on the calendar — and a chance to remind a global audience why he's still among the game's most compelling names.
Morrison Does the Impossible — in Sandals
If Spieth's news was the headliner, Tommy Morrison supplied the story of the week. The Texas-connected pro recorded a double eagle on a par-4 at Austin's Lions Municipal Golf Course — and did it wearing flip-flops.
Let that sink in: a double eagle, on a par-4 (meaning he holed out from the fairway for an albatross-level two), at a course that doubles as Ben Crenshaw's boyhood stomping grounds. Morrison wasn't exactly dressed for the occasion, but the result speaks for itself. Lions Municipal, one of Austin's most storied public tracks, has now hosted a moment that most golfers in proper footwear will never come close to replicating.
The feat is a reminder that the Texas pipeline to professional golf runs deep — from Crenshaw and Tom Kite to Spieth and Scheffler — and that even in the off-season, Longhorn alumni find ways to generate buzz. Morrison's sandal-clad heroics won't show up in a FedEx Cup standings, but in the folklore of Austin golf, it's already legend.
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