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Fearless Farlow's Favorites

Pecan Valley

La Cantera

The Quarry

Canyon Springs

Hyatt Hill Country

Palmer Course at La Cantera

Tapatio Springs (27-hole

SilverHorn

Olympia Hills

Flying L Ranch

Woodlake

Rayner Ranch

The Bandit

Golf Club of Texas

Sundance Executive Course

The Republic

River Crossing Golf Club

Visitors to San Antonio want my opinion of what courses they should play while they are here. 

Tough question... because there are lot's of super courses in San Antonio.   On the left, I have only listed public courses where everyone is made to feel welcome.   It's most important to me that the staff is user friendly.  If the staff is not helpful or stuck-up, they will not be listed!

So what I have done is list the courses that I personally enjoy.  I would guess that I am about the most average golfer you might find.  I am a senior, hit a drive about 230 and a nine iron about 120.  I am pleased if I can score a 90 on any of these courses.  I'm ecstatic if I break 90.

So I do not play from the back tees and I like the new, softer,  80 compression ball.  Since I just had Roter Cuff surgery on my shoulder, I really like the ones advertised as having a center core of 50 compression and an 80 compression outer core.  You do the math, I do words.   email me at golfhappy@sanantoniogolf.com and I'll give you the brand name. 

All I know is that it's the best ball for me and I think that anyone except a scratch golfer without at least a 115 MPH swing speed who hits a 100 compression ball need to rethink the game.  All this talk about new illegal clubs with a built in "spring" in the face don't seem to mention that a person needs to have swing speed of 115 mph to get anything additional out of the club.

Just swing within your limits with a good rhythm and let the true measure of each club do the work.  My dad, who was a scratch golfer, always said that you bring the swing you're born with.  I think that there is a lot of truth in that.

Anyway, here are the courses I would play.  If you are playing hill-country golf for the first time, bring lots of extra balls.  I mean lots!

The list is not in any particular order.  I would play any of them any day and be very pleased to be out there.

Enjoy San Antonio Golf, Larry Farlow

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