In 1945, Glen Garden played host to the
First Annual Fort Worth Invitational
Golf Tournament. Tom Brown, Known
as Coca-Cola Brown, and President of
Glen Garden, started the tournament.
Byron Nelson won the event shooting 11
under par, and beating Jimmy Demaret
by 8 strokes. Byron won 18
tournaments that year and 11 in a row.
The 11 in a row is a record that will
stand forever.
News Articles:
One of Glen Garden's own was the youngest
to win both the Fort Worth Boys City Junior
(1939) and Men's Championship (1941). His
name was Charles (Spud) Cason.
Articles:
Spud in the
summer of 2000
(1924-2001)
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Glen Garden was first place in the U.S. Teams
Matches 1988
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Pictured is Tom Brown
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