El Tigre Club de Golf
About
Located in Nuevo Vallarta, El Tigre Club de Golf enjoys views that stretch to the western Sierra Madre. The design team of Robert Von Hagge, Mike Smelek, and Rick Baril transformed what used to be a flat piece of land into a lush, tropical paradise. Nine water features were added, which come into play on 12 holes, and the terrain was molded and contoured to provide interesting elevation changes. The golf course's proximity to the ocean means that it is also subject to strong prevailing winds, especially in the early evening. The course finishes with two of its most difficult holes. El Tigre Club de Golf's par-3 17th has plenty of sand and water in play to prepare you for the beastly par-5 finishing hole. This 621-yard monster is practically a par 6 with water down the entire left side and a green surrounded by sand.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7239 yards | 75.4 | 144 |
| Blue | 72 | 6607 yards | 72.5 | 135 |
| White | 72 | 6236 yards | 70.7 | 129 |
| Gold | 72 | 5727 yards | 68.2 | 123 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5727 yards | 73.6 | 137 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5159 yards | 70.4 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 75.5/144 | 451 | 189 | 442 | 553 | 474 | 171 | 404 | 407 | 578 | 3669 | 510 | 422 | 219 | 414 | 492 | 221 | 421 | 250 | 621 | 3570 | 7239 |
| Blue Long M: 72.6/136 | 400 | 158 | 401 | 517 | 470 | 148 | 365 | 374 | 534 | 3367 | 476 | 386 | 184 | 386 | 458 | 179 | 393 | 200 | 578 | 3240 | 6607 |
| Blue Short M: 72.4/134 | 400 | 158 | 401 | 517 | 470 | 148 | 365 | 374 | 534 | 3367 | 476 | 386 | 184 | 386 | 458 | 179 | 393 | 190 | 578 | 3230 | 6597 |
| Blue/White M: 71.7/133 | 392 | 158 | 401 | 517 | 430 | 125 | 365 | 368 | 534 | 3290 | 476 | 373 | 184 | 378 | 458 | 179 | 385 | 178 | 543 | 3154 | 6444 |
| White M: 70.7/130 W: 76.6/145 | 392 | 152 | 359 | 484 | 430 | 125 | 358 | 368 | 505 | 3173 | 437 | 373 | 155 | 378 | 449 | 165 | 385 | 178 | 543 | 3063 | 6236 |
| White/Gold M: 69.5/128 | 364 | 152 | 359 | 484 | 394 | 112 | 358 | 344 | 505 | 3072 | 437 | 342 | 155 | 361 | 449 | 165 | 344 | 148 | 526 | 2927 | 5999 |
| Gold M: 68.2/123 W: 73.6/137 | 364 | 123 | 325 | 456 | 394 | 112 | 333 | 344 | 472 | 2923 | 383 | 342 | 141 | 361 | 419 | 140 | 344 | 148 | 526 | 2804 | 5727 |
| Gold/Red M: 66.8/121 W: 71.7/127 | 333 | 123 | 325 | 456 | 363 | 78 | 333 | 314 | 472 | 2797 | 383 | 311 | 141 | 316 | 419 | 140 | 314 | 118 | 482 | 2624 | 5421 |
| Red M: 65.7/118 W: 70.4/122 | 333 | 94 | 298 | 426 | 363 | 78 | 307 | 314 | 425 | 2638 | 339 | 311 | 127 | 316 | 382 | 132 | 314 | 118 | 482 | 2521 | 5159 |
| Handicap | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by chavags on 08/08/2025
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Photo submitted by MrMoneyMaker on 07/14/2025
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Photo submitted by MrMoneyMaker on 07/14/2025
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Hole 6 The Best !!! Photo submitted by u314162293045 on 04/22/2022
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Photo submitted by adrianCW on 01/09/2022
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Photo submitted by adrianCW on 01/09/2022
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Photo submitted by adrianCW on 01/09/2022
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Although they are plentiful around the greens, they move away. Photo submitted by Marksquickgolf on 10/21/2016
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lots of green out there! Photo submitted by Deepcove77 on 08/26/2016
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sunset at el tigre Photo submitted by Deepcove77 on 08/26/2016
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water and sand Photo submitted by Deepcove77 on 08/26/2016
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el tigre wildlife Photo submitted by Deepcove77 on 08/26/2016
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Photo submitted by gabrielroth on 08/24/2016
Only 9 holes open for play
No mention of course maintenance. Only front 9 is open. Unusually slow play due to everyone playing 9 holes twice. Good golf conditions.
El Tigre - Great
El Tigre is always a challenge and especially with the afternoon breeze. Very enjoyable course
The course is not being maintained. The layout is fabulous and challenging. I suspect is was a jewel is the past. Many of the bunkers had weeds and the been raked in awhile. Some greens had dead patches. They have a goose problem, hundreds, maybe thousands, fouling the water.
Great layout, bad pace of play!
Unfortunately, there is no good management of starting play and on the course to keep the pace. Too many twosome at critics hours
Tough day of golf
Greens could have used a little moisture. Very fast and difficult to get a ball to stay on the greens. Might be a little more forgiving in the morning
Beautiful course
Not the greatest condition and oversold, 45 minute delay when we arrived due to being oversold
New rental clubs needed
Very disappointing experience. Expectations were a lot higher based on price. The course wasn’t in great shape - hardly any grass to hit off of. We rented clubs and they must have been a couple decades old. Will not be going back.