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The Quarry Golf Club
The golf : A piece of San Antonio was beautified in
the early 1990s when Keith Foster drew the assignment to convert the old
Alamo Cement plant from an abandoned eyesore into one of the most unique
courses in Texas.
Foster's 6,740-yard, par 72 layout opens up with a true links-style front
nine, void of trees and featuring tall grasses and several creeks. It
is the easier and more basic of the two sides. The front is fun and is
an adequate warm up for the roller-coaster ride that starts on No. 10.
The back nine plays entirely in an abandoned rock quarry with 100-foot-plus
walls rising on three sides.
Nos. 12 and 13 both feature a quarry lake and involve spanning the 90-foot
bridge over the water. No. 13 is a 362-yarder that doglegs left along
the lake. Hole 15 plays 520-yards-plus into a green that lies at the base
of a huge stone wall, offering the always-entertaining option of banking
the approach onto the green. No. 17 is the most dramatic, requiring a
tee shot over a deep ravine highlighted by a 40-foot waterfall, then doglegging
left over the quarry wall.
The details : 210-824-4500. 444 E. Basse Rd., San Antonio,
TX 78209
- www.quarrygolf.com
- Pro - 6,740 (72.4/128). Champs - 6,128 (69.2/120). Regular - 5,576
(66.7/111). Forward - 4,897 (67.4/115). Price - $$$$.
Getting there : From Downtown San Antonio, take Highway
281 north 4 miles to East Basse Road. Turn right, and drive 1 mile to
the course. The course is located about 2 minutes from the airport and
about 6 minutes from Downtown San Antonio.
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