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Austin may lack the watercolor azaleas of Augusta National Golf Club, and our grackles don’t squawk with the same mellifluousness as the birds in Augusta, Georgia, but the city does have its own “tradition unlike any other.”
Butler Pitch & Putt has sat tucked in a pocket park steps from Lady Bird Lake for more than 70 years, and on Masters weekend the polished jewel will be unveiled to the public.
Gone are the patchy greens, replaced by undulating surfaces designed by Austin golf legend Ben Crenshaw’s firm. A scoreboard replicating the style of Augusta National borders the east end of the course. Beer advertised as the coldest in South Austin is served from a mini-truck branded by course partner Yeti. The clubhouse and its cheekily monikered Amateur Shop sell Butler apparel from course partner Criquet (there’s even a sleeveless shirt to fit the course s no-shoes, no-problem mentality). And the menu was designed by award-winning chef, Butler regular and
Groundbreaking Austin eatery closes after sale of original location Feb 4, 2021, 12:30 pm Sway has closed its South Austin location, but its West Lake Hills outpost remains open for takeout, delivery, and in-person dining.
Photo by Nick Simonite Another darling of the Austin restaurant scene has met its end. Sway, the award-winning modern Thai eatery, permanently shuttered its original location in Bouldin Creek. Sway’s location at 1417 S. First St., first opened in 2012, closed proactively March 16, 2020, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with all other restaurants under the New Waterloo umbrella, but it never reopened. The closure came as hospitality management company New Waterloo was already considering the sale of the property, a move hastened by the pandemic.