Golf in Athens

Athens is the county seat of Henderson County, a small East Texas city on the edge of the Piney Woods and the Cedar Creek Reservoir. Athens is known as the Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World and holds a festival celebrating the legume. Henderson County has multiple lakes, with Cedar Creek Lake being the largest, and the county's combination of lake recreation and East Texas forest has made it a second-home and retirement destination. The town also claims to be a birthplace of the hamburger, with a competing local lore alongside other Texas towns. The post oak and pine terrain of Henderson County has sandy soils and creek drainage. One course serves the Athens community in the forested terrain of Henderson County.