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4.6
279 Reviews (279)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
4
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.3
91.8%
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258 out of 279 reviews
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4.7
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
94.1%
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48 out of 51 reviews
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4.7
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
90.9%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7074 yards
Slope 144
Rating 73.8

The Nicklaus Course at Vista Vallarta Golf Club is one of two championship courses at the club, the other was designed by Tom Weiskopf. The Nicklaus Course is perched atop the property's highest elevation, offering spectacular views of Puerto Vallarta and the Bay of Banderas. The course tumbles across grassy hillsides covered with dense forests of palms and giant ficus trees. True to Nicklaus' style, the wildly undulating greens are balanced by generous driving areas. He also chose to route the holes along the natural contours of the land, giving each hole a unique character. One of the most talked-about holes on the golf course is the par-5 third, which is ranked as the toughest. This 550-yard monster demands three strong shots in order to make it onto the elevated green in regulation, but the tricky part is that the elevation rises a bit more with each shot.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Architect Jack Nicklaus (2001) Chet Williams (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discovery
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

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4.6
279 Reviews (279)
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Beautiful course with a moderate degree of challenge. Good choice for golfing on vacation!

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5.0
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The views!!! Yikes

Most beautiful views I have ever played! Tough corse!
It was very hot!
Staff amazing
Will differently play again when in PV!
Hot deal amazing price!!

Conditions Excellent
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Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
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Amenities Good
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Reviews 5
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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4.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
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Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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4.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course! Stay in the fairway as the Bermuda is tough to get a good shot out of. We were basically the only ones out there since our tee time was at 2:30 and wanted a lower rate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 83
Handicap 10-14
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5.0
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First Time Playing
Used cart

Simply AWESOME!

This is an awesome course with SPECTACULARLY LUSH mountain views. I used Golfnow HOTDEALS to get the fees down to $169 and several $10 Rewards codes to get it down to about $100. Probably the best $100 I've spent in years! The fairways and tee boxes are in great condition and meticulously manicured. The greens are very good and had almost NO ball marks on any of them. Some of the greens are a real challenge because of slopes. I did not have a caddy and had never played here before so without prior knowledge of the greens, it was a real test. It is "off season" and I only saw 4 other golfers during the whole round! EVEN with almost no players, the beverage cart came around 3 times and the cart ladies were really nice. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND PLAYING THIS COURSE!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
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Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Sweet course

I came here with my buds for a bachelor party and I gotta say, this was the coolest course I've played to date. I highly recommend playing this if you visit Puerto Vallarta. It's worth it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Nice fair layout.

Every aspect was good except some of the bunkers needed some work and more sand.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Weiskopf course instead

Had just punched Nicklaus course so had the Weiskopf. Course to ourselves. Had a great time and can’t say enough about the staff. Would love to play during the peak season when they can cut the greens shorter. Still playable and rolled reasonably well. Fairways in good shape. Would have to play a few times to figure out breaks on the greens. Almost got my second ace on 180 yard par three.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great to play for lots of reasons

The best parts of this course are the surroundings and layout. Beatiful hillsides and scenery and amazing wildlife make you feel like you are at Jurrasic Park. The conditions were pretty good. I've play more manicured courses for sure, but the greens rolled real smooth. The bunkers a painful here, but such is golf. A bit pricey, so I would only play again if someone else really wanted to or there were better prices. The staff is great and the breakfast to go in the morning was ideal.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course

We stayed at a resort and the concierge rate we received was about $40 more expensive. So happy we decided to check golf now. The course views were amazing and the Nicklaus course was extremely challenging. Expect to loose a lot of balls. The cart attendant made delicious bloody mary's.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

13 hcp

I took the back way to this course and it was through a very rural part of the city. Chickens in the street and everything! You are in a very remote area and all of a sudden it’s a Nicklaus course. Course condition was awesome. Hard to find a bad lie. It’s an easy course and almost all puts are straight. I played in the afternoon because it was 79 dollars instead of 215. Had the course to myself. They didn’t give me water or have a cart girl until the 10th. I ordered tacos Al pastor and they drove them out to me. They were awesome! Then I looked up from my taco meal and a stray dog was there. He was nice but a little intimidating. He stopped following me after the tacos were gone. All in all it was a great experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 41
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Jungle gold

Ended up playing the Weiskopd course as Nickilaus was full and a lil slow. Let us tee-off of #10. Plain sailing with no one in front. Such nice staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Day

Nice people / Great track / Good food.

What more do you need?

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Nicklaus is the best!

Great layout, if you. Ant hit out of sand you may want to try another course. All greens protected by traps !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 41
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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