‘The Spieth Lower 40’ set to open this fall at UT Golf Club

Texas coaches had long talked about building a short-game mecca at their facilities in Austin, and wonder boy Jordan Spieth stepped up to help make it a reality. The Spieth Lower 40 is six-hole par-3 course built on 4 1/2 acres between the member’s range and the first hole at the University of Texas Golf Club. Roy Bechtol, who designed the par-71 championship course at UT, also put pen to paper for the short course with input from a variety of folks, including Spieth. The three-time major champion spent three semesters competing as a Longhorn and was part of the 2012 NCAA Championship-winning team. His design contributions to the project included everything from the placement of the green complexes