golf

East Texas is in no short supply of great golf courses. Whether public or private, the cities of Tyler and Longview and the surrounding areas boast some of the greatest links locations in Texas.

The 25th Annual Longview AMBUCS Golf Tournament will be held Friday June 7th at The Challenge at Oak Forest in Longview.

The wait is almost over! The 27th annual UT Tyler Suddenlink Patriot Million Dollar Hole In One contest is set for May 11-18. Save the dates and plan to join the fun and a chance to win one million dollars!

It's nice out, the winds are low, the sun is shining, a perfect day for golf, right? Well, if you ask Mark Mihal, a mortgage broker from St. Louis, you probably will get a very different answer.

Golfing has been a great pastime for for many years. For sport, fun, business, or relaxation, playing golf is an important part of our East Texas society. If you are new to the game, or looking for a new course to hit, where do you go around here? Well, there are a lot of places to try out.

The City of Longview Partners in Prevention’s Mentoring Advisory Council and Friends of Partners in Prevention are sponsoring the Second Annual Drive to Inspire Golf Challenge. This event benefits the Partners in Prevention Mentoring Program.

With his signature pigtail braids and hippie-inspired song lyrics, Willie Nelson doesn’t exactly seem like a golf guy. But once again, the legendary country icon surprised us by launching the first-ever Willie Nelson Celebrity Golf Tournament in Briarcliff, Texas, which will benefit the Pedernales Fire Department, the Helping Hands Crisis Ministry, the Children’s Music Foundation and the RunTex Fo

For the past 26 years, amateur golfers having been taking swings for their chance to win $1 million, and are helping to support funding for  scholarship programs at the University of Texas at Tyler.

Over the past 25 years the annual Hole In One competition has raised more than a million dollars for endowed scholarship programs at UT Tyler. Students have benefited directly from the competition that could be giving away $1 million itself on Sunday, May 20, at Hollytree Country Club! Qualifying began Saturday at the UT Tyler Herrington Patriot Center and continues through 11 p.m. Friday. Read Mo

The 34th Annual Sharon Shriners Golf Tournament is this Friday April, 2o at Pine Springs golf course. I f you want a great burger, play some fun golf, win a few door prizes and help out the Shriners, then plan to attend.

OK, we have all heard the excuse, "My dog ate my homework," right? Well, what about, "My dog ate my Masters tickets?" This is actually what happened to golf fan Russ Berkman when  he discovered the four tickets he won in a raffle for Wednesday's Masters practice round had been eaten by his dog, Sierra.

All you golfers out there, listen up! What's better than relaxing and spending the day out on a course and putting all your worries and stress in your back pocket, and focusing on your game? Doing all of that, but playing for a great cause of course! KNUE is proud to partner with Chili's again this year for the 5th annual Chili's East Texas Golf Tournament.