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Other than the maintenance guy who kept his weed Wacker and leaf blower running as he accompanied us for 13 consecutive tee boxes almost like he was part of our foursome, we enjoyed the round. After the round I asked him if he ever considered doing his job starting on 18 and working backwards so as not to continuously disturb the same foursome. He seemed dumbfounded and was unresponsive other than to smirk to his coworker!

The green renovation project was a disaster. Once beautiful and true greens were removed and replaced with a different strain. The result is extremely disappointing. The ball doesn't roll on these greens. It bounces like a basketball and bobs and weaves like a prize fight. The friendly hardworking staff seems determined to right the ship on this Navy base. In the meantime, this ship has sunk.

Layout, conditions and staff excellent! Only complaint-kitchen closes at 3pm.

La Loma is a sad example of military golf. The lack of maintenance is obvious and most likely longstanding. The Fort Sam Golf app is useless as it hasn't been updated in at least 2 years, however, it includes an interesting 5 page USGA report of La Loma course conditions and their recommendations for improvement. Not sure if any were followed. Tee boxes, fairways, rough, greens and bunkers all need much improvement.(even the flags are worn and ragged) On a positive note, the golf cart paths are nice.

Worst conditioned course I've played in a least 20 years. Greens slow, bumpy. full of sand patches. Tee boxes uncut, not level, shabby. Fairways are grass-less hardpan Rough is non-existent. Quirky layout. MIke Sullivan, pro shop employee, assured me before the round that course conditions were 9.5 out of 10. What an absolute joke! Would not play this cow pasture ever again. On a positive note: Clubhouse is an impressive structure but should be sold with proceeds spent on course improvement. This course is years away from being playable.

Challenging layout...very good conditions considering greens aeration 3 weeks ago....very friendly staff.

All 18 greens are as smooth as a gravel road. Monday afternoon round took 5 hours 5 minutes with 4 groups on the par 3's. Ranger was apologetic. Great layout. Nice carts. I was looking forward to playing this course after reading other reviews but this is a "one 'n' done for me.

No grass in fairways. Washed out unplayable areas around most greens. Need chiropractor visit after riding cart on paths full of ruts and potholes. Starter was useless. Cart girl did her job. Once was enough for this overpriced joke.

Course is definitely worth playing. Greens very fast....interesting layout with a few challenging holes. No hole layout on scorecard or at tee boxes so local knowledge or gps with imaging is a must....many hazards not viewable until it's toooo late....so bring your gps. NO logo ball available for sale but pro shop staff agreed to contact me when their next shipment arrives.

Green complexes extremely difficulty with abundant and severe mounding surrounding lightening fast greens....best bring your A+ game! I feel this course is under rated by the USGA. If you can score here you can play anywhere.

Pro shop told me course would be closed 1/15/18 thru 9/18 for renovations. Need I say more?

Excellent conditions...it was hard to get a bad lie anywhere. Friendly helpful staff. A must play if in the area again.

Our foursome played from 3 different boxes-Mens, Seniors and Womens. We were warned about playing too slow because we were 12 minutes behind pace by the time we reached the 14th hole. In other words- less than 1 minute late per hole played. Give me a break!

Short executive style course seems to be popular with the ladies. Windy conditions prevail due to course location. Picturesque.

The layout was challenging and required good decision making and even better execution. The course was extremely dry causing many shots hit in the center of mounded fairways to eventually roll left or right into a pond and one of the many bunkers.Greenside fringe non-existent. Rough or 2nd cut non-existent. Best to putt even if 30 feet off the green as you can not get a club on the ball cleanly off hardpan. Greens very dry and kicked up dust when the ball bounced. Cup area severely spiked most likely due to pin not being moved frequently. No rakes at bunkers but rather carried on the cart which is a hassle. Pro shop explained that last year rainfall was 10 inches below normal and this year is already 1 inch below normal. Course reportedly has irrigation but they are reluctant to use the "dirty Florida water.