13 WINTER TEXAN TIMES www.wintertexantimes.com NOVEMBER 29, 2023 956-580-3370 Serving Valleywide for 35 years Sales • Parts • Rentals • Onsite Service Easy Ride Golf Cars Drive Around In Your Brand New Golf Cart Today! Lithium Battery ezridegolfcars@sbcglobal.net www.easyridegolfcars.com 2508 W. Interstate Hwy 2 Mission, TX 78572 Street Legal STOP BY AND SEE OURHOLIDAY SPECIALS it’s the South Texas wind or, rather, South Texas gale-forced winds, at times. If you may look at a scorecard and determine which clubs to bring based only off that … you’re in trouble. You may as well bring all your irons, get to the tee, and just take a guess – you could use a 9-iron one day on a hole, then a 5-iron the next day on the same hole, and still end up long or short, to the left or the right. It’s just one of the things that make this course so awesome. Remember, it takes a village to raise a golfer… or child – same thing, really. BROWNSVILLE GOLF CENTER What makes this course so special is the City of Brownsville’s vision for who their course is for – and that’s everyone. If you’re a single handicap golfer, the tee placements make the wide, open fairways a lot more difficult, thanks to well-placed (or deviously placed, depending on your point of view) trees, water and, maybe, some wildlife running across the course (always kicking your ball farther from the hole and never closer). For the beginners, its perfect, designed to be player friendly – but don’t ever think this course is a pushover. Those wider fairways aren’t always better. A golfer – new or old – can think it’s a hole to grip and rip on and, while you may stay on the fairway, you can still be 100s of yards away due to your banana slice or your captain hook – hook. Still, those fairways and large – yet quick – greens give golfers an opportunity to improve their game without being beaten up by courses that are sometimes way too challenging for those looking at the simpler things in life. But there’s something about this course that is stress-free. Brownsville Golf Center is exactly what a municipal course should be, inviting and available to all levels of golfers. Sure, water comes into play on most holes. Also, you still have to carry that water at times and be strategic on several holes, deciding how much you want to cut a corner or to “go for it.” Just because a green is large does not always mean you want to be putting the length of it to get close to the pin. Gee, suddenly it seems to be more challenging than you expected. Yes, welcome to Brownsville Golf Center. That’s the brilliance of this course and a reminder that looks can be deceiving. RIVER BEND RESORT AND GOLF CLUB, BROWNSVILLE Many people seem to have thought that this course was for those who lived on the course property only. Other people just didn’t know it existed, being off the worn path and remaining hidden, a true loss for golfers. That’s when the owners decided to “get the word out” and now Winter Texans - and just about everyone - flock to River Bend. The course has been cleaned up a lot, removing trees and thick brush along the Rio Grande, where several holes run adjacent. Now you can actually see where your ball plunged into darkness forever. This course is beautiful and unique with both its layout and its scenery. It’s the equivalent of walking up to a cute little bunny rabbit – with sharp, scary fangs. It may look relaxing with all the beautiful scenery, then it will lash out and bite you. Whoever thought that the removal of hazards would add to the challenge of a golf course. Isn’t having hazards what makes the challenge in many cases? Here, all those “upgrades” only adds to the challenge of not sending your ball into the river – or another country. However, it does open the course to showcase its beautiful scenery, relaxing you – but just remember… bunny with fangs. Pretty and calm looking, but ready to take a bite. River Bend Resort & Golf Club. Brownsville Golf Center.
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