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Fort Sam Houston Golf Course

The golf : Fort Sam has more character and history than any other Texas military course, sporting a 1937 A.W. Tillinghast design that hosted the Texas Open back in the 1950s and 60s, and is the only military course ever to host a PGA event.
Old man Tillie's course is known as La Loma, and it's laid out near the giant national cemetery. Its colorful history includes Sam Snead's 1950 Texas Open victory, as well as a win by Arnold Palmer before the event was moved across town to the Oak Hills Country Club.
The Salado Course, named after the creek that runs through the layout, is considered the more scenic, featuring more water hazards and an unusual amount of blind shots. Construction was completed on the full 18 holes back in 1965. The layout features a front nine dominated by seven par 4s and a back nine with three par 3s and three par 5s. Salado plays 6,725 yards from the tips, and while most of the par 4s are under 400 yards, the par 3s are in the 200-yard range. The best hole is the 611-yard No. 5.

The details : 210-222-9386. 1212 Stanley Rd., Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234

• La Loma Course: 1937. A.W. Tillinghast. 18 holes. Par 72. Back - 6,774 (72.5/124). Middle - 6,270 (70.2/117). Forward - 5,446 (70.8/115).
• Salado Course: Back - 6,725 (72.7). Middle - 6,248 (70.3/117). Forward - 5,390 (70.1/113).
  

Getting there : From I-35 south, take the Rittiman Road exit to Harry Wurzbach. Turn left, and the course is on the left.