Olympia Hills Golf Course

Course was pretty good for the winter season..greens were a little interesting , but okay!

Over the summer, it became well known in the SA golfing community that Olympia Hills was going to redo their greens due to a problem that killed the grass.

This was my first time there since they redid those greens. What i will say is that certain aspects of the course remain constant. The tee boxes have some spots where you need a hammer to get your tee into place, the fairways are in good shape and some holes have hills to help keep your ball in the short grass (like #2) and the bunkers are hit and miss. Some have something resembling a dirt/rock mixture and others have sand. (I am not ruining my clubs in those dirt/rock bunkers).

But the greens...brother...the greens rolled inconsistently. Slow on some, slower on others, moderately quick on still others. I watched one of my playing partner's balls roll and hop and roll and hop about five times on a routine 8 foot putt.

Fortunately this is one of my favorite tracks to play so I will be back but guys...three things...

1) Water or treat your tee boxes

2) Train your deer and wildlife to clean up the bunkers after they go through there

3) Put some more sand down on those greens and level them a little. Just please take the bumps out of it.

I love playing this course because it is close to home and is challenging for me as a beginner golfer. Long driving range, chipping green and putting greens available. Three ball bucket sizes available, range balls are yellow. The layout is nice, lots of different shaped holes to keep it interesting. As a high handicap, many of the greens are just brutally sloped, as well as heavily protected by bunkers. Many of the bunkers are in bad shape and need new sand. Part of the problem is that they use tractors to rake the sand at night, but they end up compacting it all. Some of the bunkers are almost solid, no way for me to learn how to get out in those conditions. Be sure to stay on the fairways because off of them the ground is very rough, dry, rocky, etc. Recent droughts have really taken their toll on the outer areas. Staff is friendly, marshals are nice, probably too nice actually because slow play seems to be the biggest issue when the weather is nicel Marshals could be more strict about getting slower groups to play faster, encouraging them to pick up shots, not take extra swings, etc. I think pricing a round at $78 is steep given the conditions, twilight rates are much better. If only Universal City would provide some more funding to improve course conditions. Bunker sand is expensive, but severely needed. (I suppose I could get better to avoid them in the first place.)

Greens were nice fairways were decent. My only complaint would be the bunkers but from the looks of it they are in the works! After that it’s gonna be an awesome course for a decent price!

First time I played with the new greens. They are a definite improvement.

The fairways, especially the back nine, need attention. Holes 17 & 18 have a lot of bare dirt where grass should be.

Staff has been very helpful every time I’ve played the course or used the practice facility.

The staff has done such a great job bringing this course back to life. So some respect and repair your ball marks on the greens ROOKIES!!!!!

Beautiful drive in, the lady in the pro shop was really nice, and the range and practice green were nice.

The girls in the bar made the sloppiest, most careless Bloody Mary I've ever had. We loaded our cart and headed to the range when the car started beeping g at us for low battery charge. Drove back and traded carts to have the "new cart" have major wheel issues later in the round. The cart girl yelled "you don't want anything do you?" as she drove by on the front, and was cold at best when we passed her on the back.

The course is laid out well, the greens are TOUGH but the grass is nice. BUT... some truly brutal spots on the fairway. I played a course 10 miles north in NB 4 days earlier for the same price and it was in much better shape.

For this price on a weekday, the course and carts were poorly maintained and the people weren't nice (except the lady in the pro shop).

I played this course because I remember it being an absolute steal, but it wasn't what I remember. There are MUCH better golf deals within 20 miles of this.

Front and back are very different styles of play but still lots of fun. Played first thing in the morning and played at a great pace.