15 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com FEBRUARY 23, 2022 18-HOLE GREEN FEE with CART, $33.00 (includes tax) Book Online Thru App or Website www.golf.pharr-tx.gov golf@pharr-tx.gov (956) 402-4545 700 E. Hall Acres Pharr, TX 78577 • Includes 18-hole green fee with 1/2 cart. • Must present this coupon to redeem offer. • Two days in advance teetime reservation. • Valid Anytime Mon-Fri and after 10am on weekends and holidays • Not valid for League or Tournament Play • Offer expires 4/1/2022. NO REFUNDS OR RAINCHECKS ONCE PLAY BEGINS! Download App For Online Offers & Our Loyalty Program Download Our App: TDS GOLF No Coupon Copies Allowed No Coupon Copies Allowed Elliott’s Custom Golf 712 N 77 Sunshine Strip #20 Harlingen, TX 78550 (877) 428-5448 • elliott@customclubs.net SKYTRACK LAUNCH MONITOR Improve your game and receive instant and real-time 3D shot analysis and ball-flight data. Identify strengths, weaknesses & dispersion • Bag Mapping to select the right clubs on the course • Wedge Matrix to master short game Five Star Customer Ratings - Google Reviews COMPUTERIZED CUSTOM CLUB FITTING Baseball needs the New York Yankees to be good – they are the most popular team in the sport (meaning loved and hated). Same goes for the Dallas Cowboys. As these teams win, people become more passionate about them – one way or another. South Padre Island Golf Club is similar. It needs to be the diamond of South Texas Golf. Just the name exudes excellence so anything less on the course is unacceptable and they are working to make it more than just acceptable. It’s making its way back to the top tier and most prestigious courses around. That bodes well for golf in general. Major renovations have re-elevated this golf course to one of the premiere courses in South Texas. Completely torn apart and rebuilt greens (all 18), a new irrigation system and the addition of “lots of grass” are key upgrades that add to the entire golf experience. South Padre Island Golf Club has some of the most scenic holes in all of South Texas, overlooking the Laguna Madre. Don’t get caught daydreaming there though, the layout is challenging, and the wind can make things even more challenging. The course has consistently worked on improving its cart paths, sand traps, natural beauty, and other areas in recent years. If you haven’t played here recently, it’s worth checking out again. You may end up out there more than you think – it’s that beautiful. Address: 1 Golf House Road, Laguna Vista. Website: www.spigolf.com Phone: (956) 943-4653 Description: Par-72 Yardage: Gold – 4,079; Red – 5,200; White – 5,552; Blue – 6,291; Black – 6,931 Amenities: Practice facilities, range, putting green, new restaurant bar/grill, pro shop Winter Texan Specials: Players membership card – $200 for regular includes $10 off every round, $250 gold card includes unlimited range balls and $10 off every round started Jan. 2022. Call for rates. River Bend Golf Course River Bend continues to make the golf e x p e r i e n c e better. Its focus is 100% golf. Their biggest change was beautifying their sea walls along No .17 and No. 18. It’s also possibly the most bang-foryour-buck course. Aesthetically, not only did they completely reconstruct a few sea walls, but they removed dead trees due to the most recent freeze. It gives golfers a little more breathing room at No. 5, but don’t get overconfident. Nestled along the banks of the Rio Grande and with magnificent oak trees throughout the course, River Bend used to be one of the Valley’s best kept secrets. It’s not a secret anymore – a big reason is golf pro/GM Eddie Medlin who took over after leaving Tony Butler, and that’s River Bend’s biggest asset. The course is considered among the most beautiful courses in South Texas, not only with the river providing out of bounds in some areas but with challenging elevation changes and holes that will make you use more than just your driver and wedge to approach some of the best kept – and fastest – greens in the Rio Grande Valley. GOLF From pg. 1 See GOLF pg. 16 River Bend Golf Course
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