South Padre Island Golf Club - 18 Holes Course
About
This southernmost course in Texas, despite its name, is actually situated on the mainland in Port Isabel. Architects Chris Cole and Stephen Caplinger carved an outstanding layout out of the wild native Gulf coast vegetation, with several holes bordering the Laguna Madre. The club has hosted the Texas Senior Open and the South Texas PGA Southern Championship since its opening in 1997.
The design features wide fairways bordered by native yucca, mesquite, and cactus, and the windy conditions often make it challenging to keep it in the fairway. Errant shots will be lost for sure. Others that fail to find the fairway will bury in waste areas and deep rough.
For the most part, the longer holes seem to play more downwind, while the shorter ones play into the wind. The large greens are of championship quality. Three of them are multi-tiered.
No. 5 is the feature hole, a picturesque, 335-yard, par 4 with a tee shot that must carry the Laguna Madre into a sharp dogleg-right fairway. On the back, No. 11 is unique because of the giant mesquite tree that dominates the middle of the fairway. Hole 12 can be interesting: it's a short par 3 that is completely surrounded by water.
The facility has plans for slow expansion based on how quickly the residential lots are developed. A second 18-hole course is under construction, with three holes complete. Designed by Chris Cole and Jeff Potts, this layout will feature only par 3 and par 4 holes and play to 5,400 yards.
Getting there : The club is on Hwy 100 before you cross over the causeway onto the island of South Padre. Turn right on FM 520 and continue for 2.5 miles to the course.
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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by Apmagic on 08/08/2025
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Photo submitted by Apmagic on 08/08/2025
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Photo submitted by u314162228744 on 07/20/2025
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Photo submitted by Jakeorod on 04/20/2025
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Photo submitted by Sunburntgolfer79 on 03/21/2025
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Photo submitted by u000005322002 on 04/13/2023
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Photo submitted by u000005322002 on 04/13/2023
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A birdie! Photo submitted by u314163725067 on 03/01/2023
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Par 3 Photo submitted by Myaranda on 11/10/2019
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SPI golf club Photo submitted by vanessahersh on 06/09/2013
Golfer Reviews
Course has character
We played behind a scramble tournament. Unfortunately, the team in front was very slow, so it took much longer than it should have. The staff warned us, do that was courteous of them. Nice course and a lot of fun.
Good Job
I have played this course since it opened. I have seen it in really great shape......and to where I quit playing it. It is really on it's way back to being the great course it started out as. Good staff....friendly rangers.....all in all a great time. I had my wife with me and she enjoyed taking pics of all the wild life and vegetation.
Just okay
Have played this course several times now and this time around, it was just ok. Lack of yardages marked on the course made it tough on our foursome to get around as quickly as we'd have liked. In rating this course from previous years, it's slipped a bit.
Nice course fun time
my first trip to SP GOLF CLUB. The greens were recently ariated and sand put on them. The court is well maintained and a a good challenge for any golfer. I will return and you will enjoy the course too.
Twiilight
We played the course while vacation on a Saturday Twilight. I think the twilight rate is a little high for the course. The greens were recently punched and sandy / fluffy. I did like the course layout. The fairways are green and in decent shape. Pace was slow. We were a twosome and got behind two groups of six. One group allow us to play thru however the second group did not. We skipped hole 9 and played it later. No Marshall on the course. Overall the course is average but could be better with a little attention.
Gr8 course
Highly recommend this golf course. Fairways are good, greens are in gr8 shape, bunkers actually have sand in them.
Course in great shape
It's been over a year since I last played here. The course is in great condition. Excellent greens
Fun course but challenging too
We really enjoyed the course. It had some fairly easy holes but also had some interesting ones with water and sand. A few of the sand traps didn't have sand in them which was a minus but overall a fun experience.
Scenic links course with lots of variety
we got a great deal on golfnow and I guess opening day of snapper season kept some locals off the course, because it was quiet out there. Hardly saw any other golfers on a Monday afternoon. Te gentleman in the pro shop was super nice, and we were very pleased with the quality of the course/value.
Windy Day but excellent front 9
I had last played this course 2 years ago and it was in terrible shape. I am happy to report that it is under new management and looking much, much better - well, at least the front 9 is as we did not have time to play the back. The greens were excellent and fairways were very good.
It's a fun layout and if you're a golfer you need to check it out when staying at the beach.
SPI course review - 2015
this was in very bad condition. almost no grass anywhere including the greens. I did like the layout of the course. if they get their grass back it should be a good course.
south padre g c
All in all a good experience. Ample room on the fair and the greens were consistent. The staff was kind and courteous and helpful. Beautiful scenery although a little windy. I thought the fairways were a bit too short and forced some fat and thin shots. The fairways were soft enough for the club to get through the ball.
OK
Not a very good day, heavy winds and cool. Will try again when the weather is better.
average condition
Some bunkers han no sand. Numerous areas on fairways had no grass.. Greens needed be over seeded.
Best day in SPI
The course is more challenging for Men (playing from Blue) than for women. Rental clubs were Nike and in good condition.
An enjoyable day...
I/ve played the course many times before....it's the top public course in the Rio Grnade Valley. It's the first time I've played it using a golfnow.com tee time...it went well...
OK,but....
Wouldn't want to pay full price to play this course, although it is in better shape than it was last year.