resort · Rancho Viejo, TX · 18 holes

Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club - El Diablo

The harder of Rancho Viejo's pair: narrow, watery and long. The best test near Brownsville. Rates and booking terms are not posted online, so call first.

Par72

Tips6,847 yd

Rating / slope73.7 / 129

Green fees seen$37–$45

See Rancho Viejo El Diablo on the 3D map, hole by hole

Tees, rating and slope

Tee	Yards	Men	Women
Gold	6,847	73.7 / 129	–
Blue	6,315	71.2 / 122	–
Red	5,979	75.5 / 131	–
White	5,556	72.7 / 122	–

Course rating / slope, USGA Course Rating database where available.

Green fees

Peak	$37 (1golf, undated). Another listing says $45, 7 days. No current rate sheet found.

Undated listings, read 2026-10-26

Before you book

Access	Resort club with members. Resort guests, Winter Texan weekly/monthly members and the public (per GolfNow/TeeOff listings) can play. Tee times reportedly through Chronogolf; reservations required. GolfN lists it as private, so confirm outside access.
Designer	Dennis W. Arp
Opened	1971
Style	Tight, tree- and home-lined resort course with water on about half the holes, ten doglegs and big undulating greens. The tougher of Rancho Viejo's two 18s.
Dress code	Collared shirts, no cutoffs, denim OK, soft spikes (1golf).
Drive from downtown McAllen	57 min (48.4 mi)
Phone	956-350-4000
Address	1 Rancho Viejo Dr, Rancho Viejo, TX 78575

Local knowledge

Winter golf packages and weekly/monthly Winter Texan memberships are mentioned (wintertexaninfo.com), but no prices are published.

Hole by hole

Hole	Par	Yards*	Elev*
1	4	400	-1 ft
2	4	423	-2 ft
3	4	415	+2 ft
4	3	195	+1 ft
5	5	537	0 ft
6	3	213	-1 ft
7	4	363	+1 ft
8	5	513	0 ft
9	4	384	0 ft
10	4	360	0 ft
11	4	437	+1 ft
12	3	188	+1 ft
13	4	399	-2 ft
14	5	536	+3 ft
15	5	402	0 ft
16	3	209	+3 ft
17	4	368	0 ft
18	4	415	+1 ft

*Yards measured along the mapped centre line (OpenStreetMap), close to the middle tees. Elevation = how far the green sits above (+) or below (−) the tee, from USGS terrain data.

Closest golf hotels

Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club — ? min, 0.0 mi
Courtyard by Marriott Brownsville — 11 min, 6.7 mi
Fun-N-Sun RV Resort — 15 min, 11.2 mi

Questions golfers ask

How much does it cost to play Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club - El Diablo?

Green fees we have seen range from $37–$45, depending on season and time of day. Peak season: $37 (1golf, undated). Another listing says $45, 7 days. No current rate sheet found.

How hard is Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club - El Diablo?

From the back tees it measures 6,847 yards with a course rating of 73.7 and a slope of 129. 4 - slope 129 from the 6,847-yd Gold tees, with water on half the holes.

How far is Rancho Viejo Resort & Country Club - El Diablo from McAllen?

About 57 minutes (48.4 miles) by road from downtown McAllen in light traffic.