SCJ Rating: 1 star out of 5
Greens Fees: $$ out of $$$$$
Men’s White Tees: 65 Slope 112
Women’s Tees: (Don’t think it was even rated for women?)
The Alamo Golf Club is a hacker’s paradise!!! Jake and I drove by last year … note I said drove by! We didn’t stop even though it is the absolute closest course to our home. Of course, last year San Antonio was in the midst of an awful drought. With the recent rains, we were hoping that the course might be in a little better condition. It was greener but better condition … sad to say … no. There are parts of the course which look like they will never recover. Jake and I had to move our balls as much as 12 feet sometimes to find a blade of grass on which to set our balls. I didn’t mind because Mondays are ladies’ day and we only paid $13 for me to play and lease a cart, but … cannot say that it was even worth that much.
So, as I started to say … it is a hacker’s paradise!!! No need to feel conspicuous about whether you are wearing the right clothing, how nice your swing is or where you hit the ball. If you just want to give golf a try, this is the course to play! I should warn players about the safety concerns on the course though. The holes frequently cross back near each other squarely putting players in danger of being hit by errant tee shots. Golfer … beware!!!
I do have to say that the 16th hole on the course was one of the finest holes I have ever played! Hard to believe, but I thought it was fantastic!!! Placement of the drive and the second shot were critical with out of bounds all along the length of the hole to the left. Not having played the course before, we were hitting blind off the tee. There was a pole in the center of the fairway and yardages to said pole. If you missed this target, your second shot was even more difficult. About 100 yards from the green, there was a huge gulley which obviously swallowed balls by the dozens. Then there was a tree in the middle of the fairway protecting the green. I couldn’t get my ball high enough to clear this tree so had to play the hole out to the right. As with the rest of the course, the fairway was in terrible condition. However, I could easily imagine the hole with a lush fairway and I loved its design and challenge.
Since the club’s driving range is the closest one to our home and one can hit off grass at all times, we will probably find ourselves hitting balls here a little more often. But can’t say that we will ever be playing 18 holes here again. Bottom line … after we finished playing, we just wanted to go play a real course!!!
