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BEST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
AND THE LOWER TEXAS GULF COAST

Warm weather, great fishing, and some of the most overlooked
and underrated golf in Texas.

South Padre Island

Photos by Carlton Wade

PUBLIC COURSES

South Padre Island GC
Los Lagos GC (Edinburg)
Galveston Muny

PRIVATE CLUBS

Harlingen CC
Club at Cimarron (Mission)
Rockport CC
Northshore CC (Portland)
Corpus Christi CC
Padre Isles CC (Corpus Christi)
Galveston CC

RESORT

Rancho Viejo Resort
GREENS
South Padre Island GC
Rancho Viejo Resort
Rockport CC
INSTRUCTOR
Steve Bowman (Pharaoh’s GC)

NINE-HOLERS

Buccaneer Bay (Rockport)
Rancho Caribe (Crystal Beach)

FRIENDLIEST STAFF

Rancho Viejo Resort

GOLF COURSE 19TH HOLES

Bandito’s Den (Rancho Viejo Resort)

OFF-COURSE 19TH HOLES

Garcia’s (Matamoros)
Anywhere on South Padre Island

GOLF COURSE FOOD

Rancho Viejo Resort
Rockport CC

BURGER JOINTS/POOL HALLS

Kelly’s Irish Pub (South Padre Island)
Sharkey’s (Port Aransas)

SEAFOOD

Amberjack’s (South Padre Island)
Louie’s Backyard (South Padre Island)
Scampi’s (South Padre Island)
Crab N (Aransas Pass)
Hemmingway’s (Rockport)
Off the Hook (Rockport)
Water Street (Corpus Christi)
Gaido’s (Galveston Island)

MEXICAN RESTAURANT

Garcia’s (Matamoros)

STEAKS

Casa Grande (Rancho Viejo)

South Padre Island

PLACES TO STAY

Rancho Viejo Resort
Sheraton (South Padre Island)
La Quinta (South Padre Island)
La Copa Inn (South Padre Island)
Radisson (South Padre Island)
Omni Bayfront (Corpus Christi)
San Luis (Galveston Island)
Tremont House (Galveston Island)
Hotel Galvez (Galveston Island)
Moody Gardens (Galveston Island)
NIGHTLIFE
Garcia’s (Matamoros)
Wanna-Wanna (South Padre Island)
Texas Treasure Casino (Port Aransas)
Bonfire on the Beach (Where Legal)
Flounder-giggin’ (Get a Guide)

ACTIVITIES FOR THE NON-GOLFER

Birding
Bay Fishing
Pier Fishing
Surf Fishing
Deep Sea Fishing
Dolphin Watching
Shopping in Mexico
Horseback Riding on the Beach
Four-Wheeler Beach Rentals
Windsurfing
Kiteboarding
Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge
Schlitterbahn (South Padre Island)
Anything on the Beach!
THINGS TO DO IF IT
AIN’T GOLF WEATHER
Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville)
Texas State Aquarium (Corpus Christi)
USS Lexington (Corpus Christi)
Moody Gardens (Galveston Island)

THINGS TO DO IF IT AIN’T GOLF WEATHER

Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville)
Texas State Aquarium (Corpus Christi)
USS Lexington (Corpus Christi)
Moody Gardens (Galveston Island)

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