Golf - Fort Sam Houston Golf Course

For having not played golf, I had a great time on the course. My daughter is a golfer and was giving me pointers and said the course was nicely designed. We had a great afternoon golfing and everyone there from the course managers, store front, cart rentals and other patrons on the course were very friendly and helpful.

The course we played was Loma and not in the best condition. Some fairways had muddy spots from leaking water lines, there were large areas of crabgrass in the fairways, some greens had large bare spots, and others had very little grass. All the greens were playing very slow. The tee boxes were not set up for play. The markers left off the tee boxes. The drinking stations were in metal shack that made the water very warm. Ft Sam has two golf courses and are struggling to maintain them. Ft Sam leadership should close one to properly maintain the other.

Good place to enjoy 9 to 18 holes! La Loma is challenging yet, very doable. I was able to make birdie on hole 15 and it was my first time doing so at that hole. We played all 18 holes walking and it was indeed a hot day. Bring lots of water to stay hydrated. I will be getting a golf cart next time so we don't take so long to finish! Note: if you know you're not going to be done playing the 9 or 18 holes walking, you need to park by the Ft. Sam Houston Inn(hotel) because the gate gets locked at night.