 GOLF THE GULF Area golfing is a year round activity here in South Texas. There are several good course within an hours drive from South Padre Island. The South Padre Island Golf Club is located in Laguna Vista just twenty minutes from South Padre Island. This 18-hole, par 72 course was selected as one of the top 20 news courses in America by Golf Magazine. There is also a 385-yard driving range, putting and chipping greens, pro shop and clubhouse. Call 956-943-5678 Cottonwood Creek Golf Course The 9-hole "Cottonwood Creek" course at the Cottonwood Creek Country Club facility in Harlingen, Texas features 1,245 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 27. 1001 S Ed Carey Dr Harlingen, TX 78552-1848 Phone: (956) 428-0766 Fax: (956) 428-0767 Harlingen Country Club Golf Course A private 18-hole, par-72 championship golf course measuring 6,541 yards. Home to the "Life Begins at Forty" Golf Tournament 5500 El Camino Real (956)412-4110. Tony Butler Municipal Golf Course. A 27-hole golf course. Measuring 6,320 yards, the first 18 holes are par-71 and have a U.S.G.A. rating of 69.1. Pro shop. Practice range. Half a mile south of "M" St. in Harlingen, TX (956)430-6685 Treasure Hills Country Club Golf Course. Opened in 1991, this Robert Trent Jones-designed golf course features terrain very different from that found in the rest of the Valley. It's an 18-hole, par-72 course measuring 6,960 yards from the championship tees. Closed Mondays. 3017 Treasure Hills Blvd. (956)428-0351 Rancho Viejo Country Club Golf Course Two 18-hole, par-70 championship golf courses. "El Angel," measuring 6,518 yards, has a rating of 71.5. "El Diablo," measuring 6,847 yards, has a rating of 73.7. Full golf practice facilities1 Rancho Viejo Dr Rancho Viejo, Texas 78575 Cameron County Phone(s): (956) 350-4000 Miniature Golf Tropical Isle 3213 Padre Blvd, South Padre Island, TX 78597 (956) 761-6621 Shops Long Island Village Pro Shop 900 S Garcia St, Port Isabel, TX 78578 (956) 943-7520 RANCHO VIEJO
Rancho Viejo is a relaxed, golf oriented community and resort that stretches across 1,400 verdant acres in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of tropical Texas. At 26.04 degrees latitude, the lower Rio Grande valley is at the southernmost point of the mainland United States, practically due west of Miami. 1-800-531-7400 Visit Website |
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