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The first "daily fee" course built in the Rio Grande Valley, Tierra Santa opened in 1997 as the centerpiece of a residential community. This challenging 18-hole track was designed by Jeff Brauer, who consulted with PGA Tour pro Steve Elkington to sculpt the flat farmland into undulating fairways that wind through a total of 14 lakes.
The course is very challenging, with water on most holes, significant length, and wind that seems to always blow strong. The lush fairways are covered in bunkers, and most holes are finished off with extremely large, fast greens that reek of championship quality. The trick here is to know where to bail out, as many "safe" bailout areas were incorporated into the layout.
Five of the par 4s are over 430 yards. The 3rd hole offers a risk-reward decision with a double fairway that tempts you with a 200-yard carry over water on one side, and a safe landing area to the right. The most difficult hole on the course is the 443-yard No. 5, which features a 200-yard carry off the tee and water on the left of the fairway and beside the green. No. 9 can get you as well-it's a 460-yard monster with bunkers all over the fairway.
The scenic 18th is the signature hole at 451 yards with water along the left side and bunkers on the right. Your approach shot must carry the waterfall fronting the green.
Getting there : From Harlingen or McAllen, take Hwy 83 to the Westgate exit. Drive 3.5 miles to the end of the road where the course is located.
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Top Courses in Texas(2024 #22)
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Conditions4.3
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Value4.5
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Layout4.6
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Golfer Reviews
Over watered course and cart path
The course itself is nice the way it’s kept is horrible the cart paths were flooded everywhere and unplayable sand traps soggy ruff skid marks all over from golf carts.
1 water can on the course.
They have a lot of work to do on this before any of us could play here again
To bad it could be a good course
Nice round of golf at Tierra Santa with my son
Golf course with above average course layout and playing conditions. Greens in excellent condition as well as tee boxes.We were one of the first groups out so pace of play was smooth, however, they do over-saturate the entire course which affects early tee times. Also, no cart gal as well as closed grill was disappointing, especially considering the folks the pay the most for tee times are early weekend rounds like the one we booked on a early Friday morning.
Overall though, I would say the course is well maintained and definitely one of the better golf courses I the 956 --- just need to improve on amenities, customer service, and not totally soaking the entire golf course before early weekend tee times.
Good course
It was very windy, but we enjoyed the round anyway.
The green are not uniform in terms of speed. Some are very fast and others somewhat slow.
Overall, this is a good course.
Best in the Valley
This is the best golf course in the Rio Grande Valley. The course was in great shape with excellent greens, plus good staff, golf carts with gps and Tony's grill and bar. Will come back for sure !
Good course
Whenever i played this course it was very good course with comportable
Tierra Santa is worth playing
Really enjoyed the course layout. Greens and tboxes on better shape than most courses in the valley. Pace of play wasn't horrible but the group in front of us definitely had one player playing from the wrong tees. Other than that was definitely worth playing and will play it again!
Best Maintained course on in the valley!!
Greens were green and fast. Tee boxes were all in good shape. Fairways were lush and green. Tony’s Grill is an excellent choice for pre or post golf dining. Staff is helpful and friendly.
Great course Condition and Maintenance
Tierra Santa is one the best and well kept courses in the valley. Greens are suburb, fairways are in good shape, and the bunkers are always in fair to good shape. There’s always a starter, staff is friendly, and Tony’s grill is a great option.
Great coarse
Excellent time other than the slow pace. Had a 5 some in front of me with three carts. They would not let me play through.
Nice course
Played here for the second time and it was just as good as the first time a couple of years back. Even with the greens being aerated days before they were actually nice. They should be even better in a week or two. Look forward to coming back when in town.
Good bargain too!
Great course
A rare misty South Texas day and sandy, recently aerated greens and aerated spots in the fairways didn’t diminish a fun round on this great course. Will be back!
