Olympia Hills Golf Course … Universal City, TX
SCJ Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Greens Fees: $$$ out of $$$$$, especially the Senior rate which is applied at 55 years of age instead of the 60 something which most clubs use!
Men’s White Tees: 71.8 Strokes, Slope 128
Women’s Tees: 72.3 Strokes, Slope 128
We played our first 18 holes in San Antonio yesterday at Olympia Hills which is just northeast of San Antonio. While looking at sale merchandise in Golf Galaxy, Jake struck up a conversation with a gentleman who suggested we might like the course. He was absolutely right! Though almost 40 minutes from our home, the golf was well worth the drive!!! There are beautiful nature scenes and the course is in great shape … not to mention that it is challenging but not overly so. Our friend also mentioned that, even at his youthful age, he wouldn’t play the course without a cart. There are indeed some dramatic changes in elevation which one would not necesarily like to traverse on foot! We will be playing this course as often as we care to make the drive!?!
This course is also almost due north of Randolph AFB. As a result, their jets are constantly taking off and flying maneuvers. It is a thrilling site to see and hear them roar through the sky. I am surprised my neck isn’t sore from jerking it around all the time trying to find the jets.
Being our first round in Texas in awhile, we were reminded that Texas harbors fire ants! One has to be careful when walking and placing clubs on the ground. One needs to avoid the fire ant hills at all costs!!!
We were also pleasantly reminded that our balls fly further in warm, dry air! It has been chilly in Bella Vista recently so our balls haven’t been going as far as they were in the summer. Well … the weather is still summer-like in San Antonio! YAHOO!!!
