Salado Del Rio at Fort Sam Houston Golf Course
About
Fort Sam Houston is home to two 18-hole courses, Salado Del Rio and La Lorna. The Salado del Rio course is the more scenic of the two, offering spectacular views of the rustic countryside. The historic facility boasts some famous players including Sam Snead and Arnold Palmer. The layout is also more difficult than the other championship course at the club due to the presence of numerous blind shots and water hazards. Both Fort Sam Houstan golf courses feature tight, tree-lined fairways and greens that are medium in both size and speed. In addition to the two golf courses, Fort Sam Houston also houses extensive practice facilities including a practice chipping green and lighted driving range.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 72 | 6725 yards | 72.6 | 128 |
Blue (W) | 72 | 6725 yards | 79.1 | 135 |
White | 72 | 6248 yards | 70.6 | 125 |
White (W) | 72 | 6248 yards | 76.4 | 130 |
Gold | 72 | 5620 yards | 67.5 | 118 |
Gold (W) | 72 | 5620 yards | 72.9 | 123 |
Red | 71 | 5235 yards | 65.6 | 115 |
Red (W) | 71 | 5235 yards | 70.7 | 118 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 72.6/128 W: 79.1/135 | 349 | 395 | 535 | 398 | 151 | 409 | 356 | 369 | 385 | 3347 | 611 | 190 | 475 | 203 | 542 | 419 | 388 | 205 | 345 | 3378 | 6725 |
White M: 70.6/125 W: 76.4/130 | 339 | 366 | 508 | 387 | 123 | 396 | 336 | 341 | 362 | 3158 | 538 | 149 | 442 | 173 | 514 | 413 | 358 | 184 | 319 | 3090 | 6248 |
Gold M: 67.5/118 W: 72.9/123 | 335 | 345 | 482 | 225 | 121 | 343 | 301 | 322 | 298 | 2772 | 549 | 126 | 438 | 148 | 464 | 340 | 319 | 141 | 323 | 2848 | 5620 |
Handicap | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 12 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Military Courses in the U.S. (2021 #6)
Reviews
Very disappointed with, and offended by staff
Without doubt, the rudest staff I ever experienced in my 50+ years of playing golf.
Upon walking into the clubhouse without a mask, I was curtly directed to leave until I put on a mask. I’m fine with staff enforcing protocol; but, after going back out to my car to get a mask and returning to the pro shop, the same staff person was checking-in a “regular” who was NOT wearing a mask.
Next, the staff person would not check me in until I gave him my GolfNow reservation number. He said the pro shop did not have my name, and I needed to provide the number. No reservation number, no round of golf. Double standards and offensive attitudes in the pro shop appear to be par for the course at the Ft. Sam Houston golf course.
I arrived early for my round so I hit a small bucket of balls and practiced in the short game area. About an hour before my tee time, I asked a course marshal if I could tee-off early. He said that since no one is on the #1 tee box, to go ahead. As I was about to address the ball, someone from the pro shop came racing down in a golf cart to tell me that because I made a reservation using GolfNow, I could NOT tee-off early and had to wait for the other GolfNow players at the designated time. So, I returned to the short game area.
About 45 minutes later, the pro shop sent the original marshal down to tell me that I could proceed to the #1 tee: by myself, and placed just behind a foursome.
I’ve played a lot of golf in my 50+ years at some great venues. Hand-in-hand with those extraordinary venues is usually extraordinary customer service. The rude and discourteous behavior by at least two people on this staff is beyond the pale. Certainly, the leadership at Ft. Sam Houston cannot be aware of this attitude at the golf facility since it reflects an utter disregard for the necessary, appropriate and proper military decorum.
Good track
This is a fun course with interesting holes. Course is in pretty good shape. Some greens could use a little work. Overall is a good course for the price.
Salado
Excellent Staff in all areas of course, pro shop and restaurant. Love the layout of Salado, the course looks great just wish the greens were in better shape and a little faster but from my understanding they are working on that. We always enjoy ourselves playing here. Thank you guys!
Lots of doglegs
Course was in good shape and many challenging holes due to the doglegs. Definitely made you choose the correct club when taking your 2nd shot of many holes. The greens were really nice and rolled really well. They were very busy, but we maintained a good pace and never backed up that day. The only negative I have was the tee boxes from the tips, some were beat up, but nothing that I could not find a good spot to hit my tee shots. The pro shop personnel were extremely friendly and items well stocked. I will definitely play here again.
The only problem was they had no record of the booking time and reservation time but the course staff made sure we got off to play.. This was my first time to book a time and want sure why they had no record of confirmation number.
Nice Course
Salado Del Rio was in really good shape. The greens were smooth and very quick. There were some issues with my Golfnow reservation. The guy working in the pro shop fixed it for me. I wasn't aware that I had to bring in a copy of the email and a picture of it on my phone wasn't good enough. Thanks again to the employee. A marshal roaming the course would be helpful to keep people moving.
Very enjoyable
Great course. Love the challenge. Few water leaks should be fixed and some cleanup would make it even better.
Salido
The course was in pretty good condition, however having a course marshall to ensure pace of play would be good. Front 9 took almost 3hrs, asked to play through on next par 3, they ignored the request.
Very nice
Green full fairways and greens. Very good shape. Nice