South Padre Island Golf Club - 18 Holes Course
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6931 yards | 72.8 | 130 |
| Blue | 72 | 6291 yards | 70.8 | 127 |
| White | 72 | 5542 yards | 67.6 | 121 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5542 yards | 72.9 | 126 |
| Red | 72 | 5239 yards | 66.7 | 114 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5239 yards | 71.6 | 120 |
| Gold | 72 | 4079 yards | 62.2 | 106 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 4079 yards | 64.8 | 109 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.0/130 W: 81.9/151 | 396 | 403 | 190 | 571 | 335 | 163 | 528 | 415 | 455 | 3456 | 407 | 409 | 133 | 547 | 435 | 165 | 428 | 541 | 410 | 3475 | 6931 |
| Blue M: 71.0/129 W: 78.0/145 | 347 | 346 | 162 | 525 | 296 | 142 | 506 | 377 | 428 | 3129 | 364 | 357 | 116 | 504 | 393 | 140 | 395 | 503 | 390 | 3162 | 6291 |
| Grey M: 69.7/122 W: 75.9/135 | 318 | 336 | 155 | 494 | 255 | 135 | 480 | 363 | 392 | 2928 | 351 | 325 | 106 | 476 | 375 | 130 | 385 | 490 | 372 | 3010 | 5938 |
| White M: 69.7/122 W: 72.9/128 | 298 | 316 | 150 | 464 | 225 | 123 | 448 | 330 | 361 | 2715 | 328 | 314 | 95 | 444 | 360 | 120 | 368 | 454 | 344 | 2827 | 5542 |
| Red M: 66.5/113 W: 71.4/120 | 288 | 301 | 102 | 460 | 222 | 117 | 443 | 325 | 355 | 2613 | 324 | 309 | 90 | 362 | 353 | 115 | 364 | 369 | 340 | 2626 | 5239 |
| Gold M: 62.4/103 W: 64.5/109 | 229 | 234 | 95 | 354 | 125 | 95 | 350 | 250 | 264 | 1996 | 232 | 244 | 86 | 348 | 240 | 103 | 254 | 363 | 213 | 2083 | 4079 |
| Handicap | 11 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
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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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+ 1 morePar 3 Photo submitted by Myaranda on 11/10/2019
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SPI golf club Photo submitted by vanessahersh on 06/09/2013
Nice scenic views but somewhat overpriced
I've placed this course numerous times when I visit the valley. I feel they have now reached "Austin golf rates" which is too high for this course. We also had cart issues this time. The mapping was wrong on the carts and they kept turning off on us.
My advice would be allow that mapping to be very liberal.. Nobody likes being constrained to a cart path.
Enjoyable Round
Hadn’t played the course in a couple years and was impressed with the great condition it was in, especially after very heavy rainfall a few days before our round. Would play more often, but other good courses in the area for less $$.
Best course in the area, but…
By far the nicest course within 70 miles. However, that doesn’t mean it’s a great course. Greens are in pretty good shape but fairways and tee boxes need some work. Most sand traps are just fine dirt instead of sand.
Good course but ...
Lacking water coolers and ball cleaners. Overall a good course, some challenging greens.
Greens need attention
I’ve been playing this course for over 10 years when I go to SPI for family vacations. Some of the greens are in very bad shape, like the green on the first hole, it has fungus patches that makes putting almost impossible. Some fairways were too muddy, and without car paths on all holes, it made it complicated to move around. I almost got my cart stuck on #7 on the right side of the fairway. Bathrooms on the #4 were locked. This course needs car paths. Small bucket of range balls 7 dollars - too expensive. At least they now have electric carts (they used to have gas carts) Overall, good course but for the price (green fee was +80 dlls with taxes) it needs attention.
Great beach course
Definitely enjoyed this course, especially now that my play is consistent. Course lay out is challenging, but especially on a windy day like we had. Grill has some great food.
Only real negative I’d say is there was no cart person with drinks and snacks, and no refill stations for water.
Great course
Course in great condition. Superintendent Mike Painter has done a great job after torrential rains. Pro Jesse Hodge shook my hand as I checked in. Pro shop has very nice selections of clothes and caps.
Noticed Improvement
I noticed the tee boxes looked a lot nicer than last time I played at this course. Everything was very well maintained.
Great layout
I loved the layout of the course. Conditions were a bit rough on several holes. Very scenic on a couple holes. A bit overpriced for twilight play.
