Teeing in Spring: Best Golf Courses in Brownsville, Texas

Now that spring is arriving soon, are you making plans for outdoor activities? My family are so excited to go hiking, swimming, and camping out. We can't wait to play sports -- especially golf. In Brownsville, Texas, there are lots of venues for everyone who wishes to play this fun sport as well as consider driving to the neighboring beach of South Padre Island. Brownsville and Harlingen are on the southern tip of Texas and therefore has a very welcoming warm weather. This is our next destination, and here's a list of great golf courses we plan to visit.

River Bend Golf Course and Resort

The River Bend golf course and resort is located in Brownsville, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley area. "It is renowned for its climate, flora and fauna, friendly people and economical lifestyle." The River Bend Resort features a championship golf course, RV rentals lots, town homes and residential property. In their website, you can find information about the golf course as well get a coupon for a discount on the green fee. Because they have room for RV camping, you pretty much can spend days here with everything you need in one place. They provide a map of the Brownsville golf course as well as brief glimpses of the golf course in flash format.

Fort Brown Memorial Golf Course

Fort Brown Memorial Golf Course is one of the loveliest venues to play golf in the Brownsville, Texas area. It is located on approximately 165 acres along the banks of the Rio Grande River. It has 18 holes and a brand new pro shop, snack bar, club room, internet access, a brand new line of EZ-Go golf carts and champions ultra tiffdwarf Bermuda greens. The owner and operator, Robert J. Lucio, is a pro golfer and holds tournaments for charity benefit. One cool thing about visiting their website is that you get acquainted with the golf course on the Score Card section. Here, a description of each hole area can be found.

Harlingen Country Club

The Harlingen Country Club is an awesome golf course in the Brownsville/Harlingen Texas area. Even though the club hosts top junior players from throughout Texas for the South Texas Junior Golf Classic, they are also home of the Life Begins at Forty tournament, a match play event for players from around the country age 40 and older. It is a member owned private club and you have to pay for admission and membership to be able to play. There are qualifications to being a member, and if you're playing golf in Browsville only during the spring, you should apply for Seasonal Membership. Because it's a private golf course, there's plenty of great amenities such as a Fitness Center, a Tennis field and a grill. The Clubhouse is beautiful with a terrace room and an outdoor pool for lounging when it gets hot.

Treasure Hills Golf Club

What's nice about the Treasures Hills Golf Course in Harlingen/Brownsville, Texas is that they provide golf lessons courtesy of PGA Tour Player Joe Cardenas. If you're interested in learning to play golf better you should definitely take advantage of this, as well as their specials. The Treasures Hills golf course dub themselves "the best layout in the valley" (the Rio Grande), with a scenic rolling terrain and water on many holes. They also have 2 practice greens and a driving range.

Golf courses in Brownsville and Harlingen Texas are so attractive for the simple reason that their terrain is gorgeous and their weather is unbelievably nice. If golfing is your thing, you definitely should check out the ones in my list. Happy teeing!