The Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos celebrated the 23nd Annual Ted Breihan Open Golf Tournament on April 24th at the Kissing Tree Golf Club!
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Ted Breihan was a distinguished community leader for several decades, serving on the museum’s board of directors from 2000 to 2014. A proud graduate of Southwest Texas State University in 1953, he was an active member of the San Marcos City Council from 1974 to 1980 and contributed to various local organizations, including the Southside Community Center, the Scheib Center, and the United Methodist Church. The community mourned Mr. Breihan’s passing on November 17, 2021, at the age of 95. In recognition of his contributions, the LBJ Museum of San Marcos has named its annual golf tournament in his honor.
The first place team was sponsored by Linebarger Goggan Blair & Simpson, LLP (LGBS) and
included Lupe Carbajal, Billy Rodgers, Vincente Perez and Todd Crosley. In the past five years,
the LGBS team has won four times.
Coming in second was the team sponsored by Carbajal & Associates and included Peter
Quintero, Jesse Sanchez, Victor Wallace and Jerry DeLeon. Sunset Bowl came in third place
with Gary Gilbert, Randal Herzog, John Gates and Joe Register. Other team sponsors included
Ted Breihan Electric, Frost Bank, Elliott Electric Supply, Inc., Chuck Nash Automotive, First
Lockhart Bank, Injured Texan, Lonestar Electric Supply, Navarrette Knuckleheads and Team
Sudela.
Hole sponsors for this year’s tournament included, Texas State Political Science Department,
Melissa and Aart Millicam, Elliott Electric Supply, Chloe and John Navarrette, HEB, Linebarger
Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, and Benchmark Insurance, Chuck Nash Auto Group, and
Injured Texan.
LBJ Museum President, Wayne Kraemer said, “This year we are pleased to be celebrating the
museum’s 20th anniversary and it’s exciting to be continuing with the Ted Breihan Memorial
Golf Tournament. We appreciate all the support we have received from our long-time sponsors
and are delighted to welcome new sponsors to this event. In addition to our sponsors we would
like to thank the teams that entered and Kissing Tree Golf Club for making it a wonderful event.
We are thankful that we can continue to honor Ted Breihan in this special way with this
tournament that he loved.”
What is a golf tournament without a raffle and silent auction? This year’s companies include:
Twin Liquor, Messina Hof Winery, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Root Cellar, Kerbey Lane, Black’s BBQ, Texas
Roadhouse, Patio Dolcetto, Outback Steakhouse, Cheddars, Messina Hof, The Meadows Center,
Swing Station, Over the Moon Popcorn, Club Carwash, Ally Medical Emergency Room, and
Pennington’s Cakes.
An exciting auction item was a private wine tasting at the Rhinory with the
rhinoceros with a two-night stay at a private airbnb donated by Delores Castleberry and the
wonderful people at the Rhinory.
The LBJ Museum, located at 131 N. Guadalupe Street in downtown San Marcos, features exhibits
honoring President Lyndon Johnson,our 36th president, who graduated from Southwest Texas
State Teachers College (now Texas State University) in 1930. The museum is open free to the
public Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Private tours and facility rentals are also available. For more information, contact Debby Butler,
Museum Manager, at 512-353-3300.
