Golf legend Lee Trevino still has a passion for the game that made him famous, but when he talks
wholesale golf with the younger generation of players the game itself takes a back seat to education.
Trevino will be in Longview on Monday to host a noon clinic before participating in the Texas Golf Legends Pro-Am – an event to help raise money for the First Tee of the Pineywoods program.
The clinic is set for noon at The Challenge at Oak Forest, with the pro-am to follow at approximately 1 p.m.
The First Tee of the Pineywoods will begin its seventh season on Saturday at Alpine Target Golf
Titleist AP1 710 Irons Center.
Trevino, who won six majors during his career — including winning the British Open twice, the U.S. Open twice and the PGA twice — is the headliner at the event, but he said all of the credit goes to the local people putting on the event and running the First Tee Program.
“The thing they did in Longview that was smart was getting Roy Pace involved,” Trevino said. “We played on the (PGA) tour together. He’s a very good friend, and that’s why
Mizuno JPX 800 Irons I’m coming and a lot of the other touring pros are coming.”
Trevino is excited about playing in Longview, but is also looking forward to the clinic so he can discuss his other passion. ...education.
“Golf is the greatest sport in the world,” said Trevino, who was the first man to ever break 70 in all four rounds of a U.S. Open (1968) and he was named PGA Player of the Year and the Associated Press and sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year in 1971. He was on three Ryder Cup teams and was inducted into the Hall
Mizuno JPX AD Irons of Fame in 1981.
“My son is at USC. He played lacrosse for seven years and his team won state championships twice. He took up golf last August, got on the high school team in March and they won a state championship for private schools. He’s now at USC, and it looks like he’ll be able to practice with the team at USC. All of that is wonderful,
Nike VR STR8-FIT TOUR driver but what I tell him and what I tell any kid is they have to understand one thing. …they have to have other options in life, and I’m talking about education.”
