Uncertain future for Butler Pitch & Putt

News and updates from Austin's news in your inbox Email not displaying correctly? [View Online]( [Statesman]( MORNING HEADLINES Start your day with a fresh roundup of news, features and commentary. Tuesday's Top Story [Pondering Butler Pitch Putt s future? That s par for the course]( [Pondering Butler Pitch & Putt’s future? That’s par for the course]( "It's more than a business," said Kinser, whose family has run the course for the past 70 years. "It is family."This could be the last year the Kinsers run the course. On Thursday, the Austin City Council will consider awarding the operations contract to a different group after Kinser's bid was disqualified because she failed to sign a required document.The unceremonious disqualification - Kinser said she was notified via text message that her bid was rejected because of the error - has turned conversations about the pitch and putt toward a familiar refrain, the loss of another piece of so-called old Austin. 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