Sixteen municipal golf courses across Texas received a total of $125,000 in grants from TGA Project Muni throughout the 2025 calendar year, building upon ongoing efforts to support improvement projects at the grassroots facilities that serve as the backbone of the game and their communities.

The grants helped to fund various betterment plans to elevate the player experience at facilities in diverse regions around the state, from rural towns in the Rio Grande Valley and East Texas to major urban markets that included the Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas-Fort Worth areas.

The TGA Project Muni Grant program was established in 2023 and represents a multi-year financial commitment to investing in municipal golf course facilities, both small and large. The program’s purpose is to grant funds to help municipal facilities overcome budgetary challenges so they can initiate agronomy projects and practices that will help improve course conditions, enhance the playing experience, or make the game more accessible for all backgrounds and abilities.

Since its inception, the program has awarded grants to nearly 50 municipal golf courses, totaling a combined $300,000 in funding. The TGA is committed to a $1 million total investment by 2029 to ensure that municipal golf in Texas continues to grow, thrive, and welcome the next generation of players.

“It has been very rewarding to work with our member club municipal facilities this year to help address critical maintenance topics and support their efforts to improve playing conditions and complete strategic upgrades,” said Kelly Kilgo, Managing Director of TGA Foundation/Outreach. “Municipal courses are vital to the overall health of the game in Texas, and we are looking forward to expanding Project Muni grant funding in the years ahead so that it can have a positive impact on as many facilities as possible.”

The Project Muni Grant program offers two key forms of support: 1) fund grants for every municipal facility to cover the cost of a USGA® Course Consulting Service (CSS) once every 5 years and 2) matching fund grants (up to $15,000) to a facility wanting to implement CSS recommendations or to make other improvements that will support sustainability, enhance player experience, or make the game more accessible.

The needs of municipal golf courses vary greatly from community to community, and the 16 facilities selected in 2025 utilized the funding to meet specific needs, which ranged from expert on-site agronomy consulting to irrigation and drainage systems repair to new maintenance equipment.

Municipal Facilities Receiving Grants for USGA Course Consulting Services:

Cedar Creek Golf Course, San Antonio

Champion Lakes Golf Course, McAllen

Cross Timbers Golf Course, Azle

Mission del Lago Golf Course, San Antonio

Northern Hills Golf Course, San Antonio

Oak Lawn Golf Course, Marshall

Prairie Lakes Golf Course, Grand Prairie

Quail Valley Golf Club (36 holes), Missouri City

San Pedro Driving Range & Par 3, San Antonio

Shary Municipal Golf Course, Mission

Willow Springs Golf Course, San Antonio

Municipal Facilities Receiving Grants for Course Improvement Projects:

Alamo City Golf Trail (Multiple Courses), San Antonio

Project: Selected tree removal, trimming, and cleanup

Firewheel Golf Park, Garland

Project: Purchase of new golf course maintenance equipment (material handler)

Indian Creek Golf Club, Carrollton

Project: Purchase of new golf course maintenance equipment (turf aerator)

Oak Lawn Golf Course, Marshall

Project: Irrigation system repair and sprinkler head replacement

Quail Valley Golf Club, Missouri City

Project: Drainage system improvements; Selected tree removal, trimming, and cleanup

Sherrill Park Golf Course, Richardson

Project: Purchase of golf green protection covers

The Courses at Watters Creek, Plano

Project: Purchase of new golf course maintenance equipment (turf sweeper)