MARCH 8, 2023 www.wintertexantimes.com 14 WINTER TEXAN TIMES Serving Valleywide for 35 years Sales • Parts • Rentals • Service ezridegolfcars@sbcglobal.net www.easyridegolfcars.com 2508 W. Interstate Hwy 2 Mission, TX 78572 Come By And See The New 2023 Yamaha Drive 2 PTV EFI 4 Year Factory Warranty Easy Ride Golf Cars 956-580-3370 Dealer Drive Around In Your Brand New Golf Car Today! learning about the courses you visit and love. For the next three weeks we will feature a different part of the Valley. This week we will feature the Upper Valley golf courses. You have until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, to vote for your favorite golf course in each Valley region, and your overall favorite. If you have any words to share about your favorite, or what you like about the Valley golf courses, be sure to email us at news@wintertexantimes.com. You can find the ballot in this issue, or online at www.wintertexantimes. com. Ebony Hills Golf Club Ebony Hills Golf Club is, if anything, a survivor. Because of its ability to remain relevant among the nearby community and its golfers, the course is coming up on its 100th year celebration. “It was built in the 20s so that’s pretty exciting,” said Josh Brenshols, a sales executive at the course. “We’ve always been a 9-hole course throughout our history.” Several parks reserve times on a regular basis to play the “friendly to play, friendly to walk” course that is now in its final stages of construction along the canal that has created a temporary layout. Ebony Hills is located at 300 W. Palm in Edinburg. Tierra Del Sol The City of Pharr definitely believes in giving back to the loyal golfers that has made Tierra Del Sol one of the more popular courses GOLF From pg. 1 in the Rio Grande Valley. Built in 1982 by architect Dave Bennett, the course shut down for major renovations in 2012 and reopened in 2013 to the delight of the city – and golfers. “The course is in good shape and the greens are looking better than they have in a long time,” the pro shop attendant said. The course is in continual motion to make even more improvements following the $1 million they invested to complete golf cart paths, fix irrigation issues, lift the back side of many greens and much more. The course has several Winter Texan parks that are regulars, from Mission to Brownsville. It plays anywhere from 5,200 to 7,000 yards based on which tees golfers choose. There has also been talk of maybe closing again for another set of major improvements but “we’re not planning on doing that right now.” Tierra Del Sol is located at 700 E. Hall Acres Road in Pharr. El Niño Golf Course El Niño Golf Couse was built by volunteers. In return, the 9-hole executive golf course located at the Mission West RV Park returned the favor with lifetime memberships to those major builders. Three of those builders remain and the course is in full-time go mode year-round. “It’s easy play and easy walk,” said course manager Rick Racine. “It’s a friendly course in a friendly environment.” The course’s popularity is growing and there are enough Winter Texans from one park alone – neighboring Bentsen Grove – to rent the entire course every Tuesday morning. The park is open to the public. “They bring a whole crew,” Racine said. “It’s a very open environment and we have scrambles and Thursday Ladies Day and a lot going on.” “The course also has one of the best shaped greens in the nearby area,” Racine said. El Nino’s 9-hole executive course is located inside Mission West RV Park at 511 E Loop 374 in Palmview. Howling Trails This 27-hole course was once owned by the Martin family and, thus, known as Martin Valley Ranch. Before that, it was a whole lot of orange and citrus trees, The Martins sold the course to La Joya ISD, becoming one of the first golf courses owned by a school district. The course remains open to the surrounding parks and the public but also gave its three high schools (and middle schools) a place to practice, play and hold tournaments. It is a fairly wide-open course, but the water and trees that you come across are perfectly placed – based on the point of view -- where you would like your shots to land. With 27 holes, you can enjoy 9, 18 or all of them and see some major layout differences on each one. Go play the 27 now. Plans are to cut out nine and leave 18 holes. The course also has a planetarium and a water park, which all became part of the improvements once the school district took over. Howling Trails is located at1910 Hole in One Dr. in Mission. Ebony Hills Golf Club Los Lagos Golf Course
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