South Padre Island Golf Club - 18 Holes Course

This course used to be one of the best in the Rio Grande Valley - it was very much of a disappointment to play there. Greens, fairways, and course maintenance in general were poor.

My golf buddy and I always enjoy play this beautiful course. Its so well maintained and challenging holes. the greens were slower than usual made a lot of 3 putts. The mosquitoes were bad, due to , all the recent rains. I can't wait for my two brothers to coming down and play this course.

Take a lot of DEET if it has rained! It is A fun course but their sand traps need a lot of work some were mud, the others, lakes. They have great rental clubs and very nice staff. Overall a good day of golf if you are at SPI.

The course was beautiful. The bay breeze helped dissipate some of the heat. The course wasn't as difficult as I was led to believe. Even though there was some water in play, I loved the that there were lots of sand traps. The only complaint I have is that the first three holes are nearly unplayable because of the rising sun in your eyes to greet you for your 7:45 am tee time. Lost a few golf balls that way.

Several of the bunkers only had dirt and no sand. The bunkers that were playable had new sand and difficult to play.

I always enjoy playing the South Padre Island Course when I come down to South Padre Island for vacation. I had not played the course in at least 5 years and this was the worst condition I saw the course in. The greens were fine and the fairways were decent. But all of the bunkers were in very poor shape. This is a fun course to play, just needs a little bit of TLC to get it back to the course I remembered playing years ago.

This course sits about 10 miles from South Padre Island, so the coastal air is always in play. Only 3 holes play around the coast, (#3, #4, #5). The signature hole par-3 #3 is beautiful, but you should club up a few to reach the green. The further back your tee selection, the more brush you'll have to deal with to make the fairway. Fairways are smooth and rolling. There are a few greens that have two tiers, or more.

Bottom line, if you have a consistent swing, you'll be fine. If you are a little wild off the tee, bring extra golf balls.

I played three early morning rounds at the course. This has the look of a course that needs some investment in it. The fairways and greens are in very good condition for the most part. Its proximity to the lagoon on the western side of South Padre Island gives the course an occasional links feel, and there is plenty of water on the course.

Some of the rough is extremely wild and the pathways between holes tend to be surrounded by wild vegetation. The paths on the fairways are only partially metalled, so this could be an issue in bad weather. My cart got stuck on the cart path on hole 7, due to wet mud.

The staff were pretty friendly, although the green staff seemed more interested in finishing mowing than letting players play.

I was told that there has been a recent change in ownership and that the course is looking better than it ever has, so it is possible that this course may be transformed from good to great.

Had a great time playing with family and getting used to this course , I'm in High School and we will have our District Tourney here , got to get the edge on this course !

A little TLC and I say it's a must. New ownership, so I hope when I go next June, I'm going 5 stars all the way across. Good Value at $40.

Bunkers were horrible, one even had sheets of chip board laid out in it. Greens had just been aerated, couldn't sink a putt to save my life, follow the bouncing ball. Holes were overall well laid out.

The front 9 has nice views, the greens were good but the course is "rough around the edges".

I played this course on a Saturday after a treacherous rain storm the night before. The range was closed due to standing water, but the area is all sand so the course appeared to drain very well. It is not a long course, but yet very enjoyable with friendly staff and nice scenery. If your ever in South Padre Island, Texas this course is worth a round if you wanna break from the beach and can pick up a deal on Golf Now.

Had a really great surprise at this course as it was very well maintained and laid out.

Went down to SPI for a bachelor party weekend. The course was in good shape and we had a blast.

Fairways are cut short, greens are like billiard tables. They are working on the sand traps......and they need it.

Fun course with some nice views of the gulf. Holes were varied enough to cause me to use every club in the bag. Teed off at 1230pm; finished round at 400pm. Can't beat that.

I was charged 10dls for my couple and she didnt play.... It was only an expectator fee charge and i thought it was too high........the words from the man was "just because i am in the mood, charge is 10 dlls"

I have heard from other people that played there before, they didnt get any charges for expectator

I enjoyed the course and the friendliness of the hosts, I will love to come and play it again

After reading online reviews from multiple websites I was concerned about course conditions and other negative comments but i was pleasantly surprised. If you're in the area and looking for a place to play I would suggest you give it a try. Nice course, good food and reasonably priced if you're willing to play at different times of the day( watch for a Hot Deal) and book it.