South Padre Island Golf Club - 18 Holes Course

Average players hit outside the fairway quite often, once that happens on this course at least two out of five times the ball will be very difficult to find or will not be found at all due to the out of bound course conditions.
Good players should enjoy this beautiful course.

Course conditions are usually windy and areas off the fairway are very difficult to play from.

We arrived a little early, hit a few balls at the driving range, and then were able to tee off a little earlier that our tee time. We caught up with a foursome within a few holes that waved us through but we took the little extra time to enjoy each hole.

The fairways and greens need a little attention in early June but overall it was in good condition. The golf pro, cart guy, and bartender were all very friendly. The course was easy to moderate on a breezy day unless you tend to have a blow up hole or two like me. If we come back to town, I will play this course again.

I have played the course many times over the past few years. Greens are in good shape and fairly quick. Some bare spots in the fairways and rough and many of the bunkers need more sand. Course can be tough when the wind is blowing making some of the holes very long. Some pretty neat holes like the Par 3 #3 with a great view. #5 is a short par 4 but you have to decide how much to cut off. Even with a few conditions that could be better, it is a good course to play if you get the chance and is only 10 minutes from South Padre Island.

After seeing the driving range I thought we were in for a very long round, but to our surprise the course was in much more playable condition than the driving range. Yes, in some areas it's like you are playing in a cow pasture, but most of the fairways are okay. The sand...well lets just say there is no sand. The greens were puttable. If I had paid full price, I wouldn't have been such a happy golfer, but since we used Golfnow.com and paid such a reduced rate, I feel as if we had a fun time at a reasonable price.

Beautiful course No one was playing in the middle of week

Friendly reception when we arrived in parking lot, where we were asked if we needed assistance. Great service and food in the restaurant. The pro shop was more than helpful signing us in. Our bags were loaded on the carts for us. Driving range facility was well laid out and marked. It has been awhile since we have seen marshals actually looking after the course, sanding and fixing divits. Marshals checked more than once to ensure all was well with our foursome. Very enjoyable round and day. We will be back. Great course and facilities.....

The course is great to play, the fairways and greens are in great shape. I took my brother-in-law to play it for his first time and he really enjoyed it and he tought it to be a good test of golf.

No green on"greens". Lacking yardage markers and info to help in club selection.Needs TLC. I liked the convenience of washrooms, drinking water and the staff. The pace of play was unhindered and the golfers I played with made for an enjoyable afternoon.

Course wasn't difficult but played tough with the wind in play. Not a top quality course and very dry out there. The greens were large, in good shape, and many were challenging. We are still looking for a decent course in this part of Texas and probably won't play this one again.

The course was great a couple of years ago.
I don't know if it is the lack of rain or money problems, but the traps have no sand the tee boxes and fairways are in need of help and the greens are in poor condition. With a little water and TLC the course would be great. Staff is very good.
Value going through Golfnow is good. I would not want to pay full price at this time.

this course is one of the better courses i have played in the brownsville - south padre island area and will most likely play it a few more times

I played this golf course on vacation. I played it several times many years ago in the early 2000's...the resort has really built up since the last time I played. The conditions were fair to good depending on the hole. With all the additional developements, the course doesn't seem to have benefitted as much I as would have imagined.

Its a fun course, kinda of a Kiawah Island type setup. The front nine plays along the Laguna Madre for several holes with a nice view of SPI. I recomend this course...its the best in the area near SPI.

would never pay reg price and wish they would add sand

Though there's plenty of trouble to be found, the layout is ho-hum and the upkeep is average at best. The course was horribly over-watered. Bunkers were either soaked or hard as a rock. We played @ $38 and it wasn't really worth it. If this was a Midwestern course, it'd go bankrupt @ $38 per head. I'd compare it to the average municipal course but in poorer condition. If you're a good player, look elsewhere, but if you shoot above 90 you'll probably enjoy the track. I'm dumbfounded this course has been routinely ranked 4+ stars... perhaps that's due to a lack of options!?

Played course two couples had a great time. Very windy one day so, not as much fun. We let a few twosomes thru otherwise it was easy-breezy. Lost a few balls and putting for me was difficult to feel as I don't play a lot of bermuda greens.
Golf Now got us GREAT rates!!
The girls looked at rental housing for future trips.

Greens were ok. The rest of the property is awefull. Golf courses are supposed to have grass not dirt. You have to play winter rules here. Some bunkers had good sand but most were mud. Lots of drainage problems. Upkeep of property is very poor. The setting for this golf course is great. Time for a complete rebuild.