Golf Information journey author Graham McKenzie loved a memorable spherical throughout his go to to the Lone Star State at TPC San Antonio, residence of the Valero Texas Open
If in case you have ever been you’ll be forgiven for considering that San Antonio in Texas is sort of a small metropolis. The power to stroll round downtown simply transferring from the Alamo to the canals while listening to Mexican Mariachi bands as you sip sangria and eat spicy meals gives you the impression of a small city. You’d nevertheless be fallacious as it’s actually by inhabitants the seventh largest metropolis in the entire of america and as such the demand for golf is excessive. Unsurprisingly the realm is effectively represented with about twenty high quality tracks inside three wooden from town centre. Most well-known of all although is the TPC (Match Gamers Membership) San Antonio residence to the Valero Texas Open since 2010.
THE CANYONS COURSE
TPC San Antonio presents a high quality expertise to golfers of all ranges with two programs to select from. The Oaks Course and the Canyons Course.  The Canyons course is the shorter of the 2 however presents most likely the perfect views of San Antonio Hill nation anyplace in Texas plus an impressive wildlife reserve. It’s a full distinction to the Oaks course however has skilled credibility of its personal because it was the host for the PGA TOUR Champions San Antonio Championship from 2011 to 2015. The winner in its last yr was none apart from Bernhard Langer who scooped a primary prize purse of $270,000. The intricacies of the course are hardly shocking once you realise that the course architect was Pete Dye together with his smallish, contoured greens that  in some circumstances don’t make for a simple learn. Not fairly a Salman Rushdie novel however not far off it
THE OAKS COURSE
The Oaks Course is the extra well-known of the 2, having been used to host skilled tournaments of the very best order  and the Valero Texas Open since 2010. The course was designed by the brand new Darth Vader of the Golf World aka Greg Norman and is understood for its slender, tree-lined fairways and difficult bunkers. While the course may be very lengthy, even from the shorter tees it’s method over 6000yds , this can be very playable, and  it has two signature holes within the sixteenth and 18th. The sixteenth is the par three with a bunker within the center. You’ll know earlier than I even write it what facet of the bunker my ball went. Yep, the fallacious facet which makes for an fascinating determination. Chip from the pristine inexperienced and threat a divot or strive loopy golf fashion and  go as near the bunker as potential along with your first putt within the hope you will have an outdoor probability of a par putt along with your second. I failed taking the placing route and ended with a bogey.
TOUGH FINISHING HOLE
The 18th is an extended uphill par 5. For even probably the most gifted beginner enjoying from a ahead tee it presents a extreme problem. A extremely good drive will nonetheless go away you a fair higher 3-wood to the inexperienced and throughout the stream that runs alongside the green however separates that from the inexperienced. Essentially the most wise route is to put up additional alongside the green and take your third over the water to the inexperienced however you solely stay as soon as so a 3 wooden it’s. Extra failure leads to ball retrieval from the water and a double bogey seven. Nonetheless, we gave it a go and later this yr when it’s on tv you’ll be able to relate and admire  to what the professionals are doing.
ACCOMMODATION ON SITE
The venue presents a world-class accomplice within the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Nation Resort & Spa, which supplies upscale fashion, good service, and wonderful hospitality. The resort is nestled amongst 600 acres of oak-covered hills and supplies beautiful views of the Texas Hill Nation. The resort additionally presents a full-service wellness centre, Lantana Spa, the place company can bask in a therapeutic massage or different wellness therapies.
The TPC San Antonio is a forty five-minute drive from the Alamo within the downtown space of town and in case you are anyplace close by it’s effectively price a go to.
Inexperienced Charges begin at round $200 which features a buggy and vary balls. Click on right here to extra info
