Memorial Park Golf Course (pictured on the right of this rendering) has reopened after $18.5 million in renovations.

The Memorial Park Golf Course had a humble origin. In 1923, it was just a nine-hole course built near the hospital at Camp Logan for use by convalescent soldiers.

RELATED: Memorial Park Golf Course renovations on track after Imelda The $18.5 million renovation was funded by the Astros Golf Foundation, which is headed by Crane's wife.

Memorial Park's agronomy staff worked to clean up and fix the golf course after back-to-back major weather events last year, including the loss of nearly 170 trees. With restoration efforts ...

Memorial Park Golf Course, which last hosted the Houston Open nearly 60 years ago and is now set to host the tournament again, is a municipal facility — city-owned and accessible to all.

In the midst of a privately funded $15 million, 10-month renovation to have the 18-hole, par-72 public golf course opened by Nov. 1, Friday marked 100 days until the week of the 2019 Houston Open.

HOUSTON – Superstar golfers Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth are the latest big names to commit to playing at Memorial Park Golf Course for the Vivint Houston Open Nov. 2-8.

Memorial Park Golf Logo on a golf ball at Memorial Park Golf Course, Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Houston. FOR THE GOLF GUIDE. ( Karen Warren / Chronicle ) GOLF SPORTS EQUIPMENT ...

Tony Finau poses with the trophy and his wife Alayna and son Drace after putting in to win on the 18th hole during the final round of the Cadence Bank Houston Open at Memorial Park Golf Course on ...

The renovation is part of the $13.5 million plan to make the golf course ready for Memorial Park to host the Houston Open by 2020.

The vote was unanimous. Memorial Park Golf Course will undergo $13.5 million in renovations in order to be ready to host the PGA golf tournament in 2020.

While Doak and his crew’s renovation project is nearing completion with Memorial Park Golf Course opening on Nov. 4, the focus of the Astros Golf Foundation this week is the 2019 Houston Open ...