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.
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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by Benjamin6588297 on 08/05/2026
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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
Golfer Reviews
No shortage of water
Challenging layout with water in play on more than half the holes. Nice layout with large speedy greens. When the wind is up you can add 1-2 clubs on the par 3’s
One of our favorite in Puerto Vallarta
El tigrea is a must play every time we com to PV. Not because I got a Hole in one the first time I played either. but I did, and the staff all signed an El tigre flag, which is now framed in my home. the course is perfect with multiple tee boxes to accommodate almost any skill level. the pace of play as always been very good, and this year just over 3 hours. We were allowed to go a little early as the play was ahead of schedule. Staff is always accommodating regardless of ask. Cart people are also fantastic, and some how know exactly when to arrive. Rest Rooms perfectly located and very clean and nice.
If you read this far, you must know, we love the El Tigre, and will likely play it again this week while we are here.
Golf Nuevo Vallarta
The course was in great shape and the pace of play was very fast .we were allowed to go out ahead of our tee time and since we had already hit more than enough range balls we were ready. Cart service was friendly and prompt but not pestering. The course is located very close to all the hotels, it was less than a 10 minute cab ride from ours.
Nice Track
Excellent course, well maintained, lots of water and bunkers.Greens were quick and staff were friendly.
Put it on your list to play. Take advantage of twilight rates
Beautiful course
Play there its beautiful , courses surrounded with beautiful house.
Bring your sand game!
Excellent fun, accuracy is key. The course was plugged about 3 weeks ago, and the greens still have some sand, not perfect but getting better. Club rental is about $60. US each. Very nice clubs for rentals. Staff was terrific, good English and easy to communicate with about typical golf issues. Oh, we are not that good, so highly recommend you have plenty of golf balls!
Very nice
We enjoyed this course. It is very unique, with sand everywhere. This is the off season, and we played with very few people. The staff was very nice and attentive
Course and staff
Didn’t know they had punched the greens and T-box. .Same price as regular greens the week before, Not as great as we expected for the price. Also recommend a greeting when we arrive. They took our bags and drive off waving they had the bags. Didn’t talk to to anyone until inside. Very friendly once we were inside. Customers (4) not in line cut to the front with other members who appeared to be in the same group paying individually. Not managed by counter staff, again very nice when we got our turn. Cart staff very friendly and professional. Water provided is appreciated. Didn’t use off course amenities to rate fairly. Greens were tough to put and were not consistent.
Excellent for the price.
Good: Great course layout, excellent and friendly staff - free water brought to us three times, excellent driving range and putting green. Very pretty grounds, wide and narrow fairways. Great for advanced and beginner golfers - tee placement thoughtful. Minimal golfers on course. Greens in good condition but hard hard hard.
Second thoughts: sand bunkers were extremely hard, some water hazards empty, course construction (minimal), food services close early, some low spots in fairway were water logged - two mud balls.
Amazing
First time playing outside the US and it was amazing! We aren’t great golfers but the course was very open and only a few holes where difficult. There is a lot of sand but nothing to horrible. Only complaint was the sand was a little hard but other than that it was amazing. Definitely worth it!