This was my last stop today. Because I saw many open tee times online yesterday, I didn't bother to check ahead and just showed up in the morning. However, they had some sort of tournament going and w... Continue »

This was my last stop today. Because I saw many open tee times online yesterday, I didn't bother to check ahead and just showed up in the morning. However, they had some sort of tournament going and were all backed up until the afternoon. I came back later and it was also very busy out, but they were ultimately able to slot me in at 2:30. Another single joined me and that made things more bearable being in the midst of many groups and often 2-3 groups waiting on each tee box. Price was $15 for 9 holes and total pace was a rough 2 hours, considering it's just a par-3 course. The course played better than it looked in places. The turf here is primarily bermuda, so it's tight and dormant throughout. Some tee boxes were okay and some were terrible. A few even had astroturf down instead. The greens were the highlight, though, as those were in very nice shape overall and rolling smooth at medium speeds. I wasn't in a bunker, but there are plenty of them here. From what I could see, most looked decent, but a few looked kind of crunchy. Despite the slow play on such a busy day, Loma Club (formerly Sail Ho) is a very fun course. The guy I played with plays there pretty regularly and said he's never seen it so crowded. The view of downtown from the 5th tee is probably one of the best views on any golf course in SD not named Torrey Pines. That's a cool spot on the course, though it's kind of a silly little hole.