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Olympia Hills Golf Course

The golf course features Bermuda grass and four sets of tees measuring 6,923 from the championship to 5,534 from the forward. The layout boasts naturally undulating topography, man-made mounds and strategic placement of bunkers, as well as native South Texas vegetation and wildlife that can be seen throughout. The fairways are tight and require a good tee shot and often from something other than a driver. The STPGA re-rated the course recently and in my opinion got it much closer to what it deserves. This course will eat your lunch if your having a bad day off the tee, on most holes there is just no where to miss and heaven forbid there be 20mph winds. You will definitely not be spraying the driver all over and expect to shoot a good number. The greens are typically in good condition and usually rolling about 7-8 on the STIMP meter. I have seen them at about 10 and they were very quick, there are no table top greens at Olympia, they are all rather undulating.

The practice area at Olympia is pretty good for a public, city run golf course. (albeit Universal City) It includes a full length driving range with sculpted target greens and a 10,000 square foot short game area and includes a putting green, chipping area and sand bunker. They have a second practice green up by the clubhouse. The practice greens are representative of how the greens on the course will play that day.

The pro shop is smallish but has what you need for your outing. The restaurant / bar is appointed well and the kitchen serves up some pretty good food. The staff have always been cordial and professional. We have spent a lot of time at Olympia and have never even heard of anyone saying anything bad about the staff, great people.

Olympia Hills Golf Course is one of our top picks for affordability coupled with decent to good conditions. We are of the mindset that no matter how cheap a course is, if the place is a cow pasture with a flag, then we will not be patronizing the facility.  Olympia is always a challenge and doesn’t hurt your pocketbook either.

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I am the creator, owner and lead reviewer for Golf San Antonio.Net. I play in San Antonio and around the world year round. I split my time between family, work and golf. My handicap floats right around 3-6. I play in most local amateur events. I have caddied for local pros at professional tournaments. My family, friends and most my acquaintances play golf, when it's raining we watch golf, this is what we do :)