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3.7
246 Reviews (246)
5 Stars
80
4 Stars
91
3 Stars
43
2 Stars
22
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.6
Layout
3.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
70.1%
Recommend this course
188 out of 246 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.1
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.0
Value
2.8
Layout
2.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.8
43.8%
Recommend this course
7 out of 16 reviews
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3.5
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.3
Layout
3.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
61.5%
Recommend this course
24 out of 39 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 70
Length 6304 yards
Slope 133
Rating 71.7

Formerly known as The Nicklaus Design Course at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta.

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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Fairways Bermuda 419 Grass
Greens Champions Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jim Lipe (2002) Jack Nicklaus (2003) Jack Nicklaus, Jr. (2003) Agustin Piza (2009) Nicklaus

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Vidanta Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Shirts without collar, denim, sport shorts, cut offs, tank tops and sandals are not allowed.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

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Reviews

3.7
246 Reviews (246)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 6
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 6

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Played On
Reviews 8
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Over-priced 16 holes only!

$179 on “hot deal” for 16 which was not advertised on GolfNow and mandatory $60 caddy fee for someone that was a 25 handicap and gave terrible reads on the greens. Play the Norman course if you’re at Vidanta but be ware it’s $250.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nayar course

Only 16 holes open so play 2 holes twice (Hurricane Nora). Greens in good shape but slow. Some water holes dried up. Overall was fun.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Ridiculous price for a course that should have been closed

Unfortunately, a hurricane caused half the course to be closed where we had to play some holes twice and other holes from the neighboring course. This was not disclosed until after payment was made. Greens were slow. Fairways were muddy. Rough was too rough. And no discounts offered at all. Overpriced for what you get, in my opinion.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Lots of driving between holes! Four holes under reconstruction so played four holes a second time. Excellent Caddie who was required. Great views satisfactory condition!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nayar golf

To get 18 holes in you have to play the first 4 holes twice.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ridiculous course.

The worst course I’ve ever played. There is only 14 holes, so you have to play the first 4 holes twice. You must have a caddy, which is not stated on their website or Golfnow. We must have travelled 5 km between the various tee boxes....and I’m not exaggerating. The holes are boring. Basically they are wide open and straight, with a couple of bunkers and maybe water. All in all, the worst course I’ve ever played.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice short course, not very challenging.

Course is overall easy, with somewhat wide fairwyas but small greens. Bunkers are soft and well mantained. There´s a nice hanging bridge crossing over the Ameca River, which separates the State of Jalisco with the State of Nayarit. So, this makes an "inte-state" golf course, which I think is the only one in Mexico with this kind of layout. You can say you played in two states in the same round!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Extra charges/ bring cash!

We booked and paid in total online. Directions from app are wrong. When arrived caddie was provided and told mandatory- no mention was not included in fees, asked for 700 pesos for 2 people- only cash accepted and club house did not have cash.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fair price given the time of year and destination. Good conditions but not very challenging. Very long ride into the resort and some very long rides between holes which made the pace slow. Good rental clubs and nice range. Overall, not a course for serious golfers but great for couples or duffers.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

TEG

Course has been changed

For construction of new buildings and course has suffered with poor design now

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Incentivized Review
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better courses for a better value

Be prepared for a long process when you arrive. Taxis will drop you off and you will have no idea what to do our where to go. Once you figure it out you will have multiple cart rides followed by a little bit of a walk to the Proshop, where it may feel like you are invisible. Then off to the range, where you will travel some distance in a cart but enjoy the ride it is a little like Jurassic park with out the animals. No water is provided in the cart so bring some with. Drink cart is available and relatively frequent. 4-caddie is mandatory and ours was of little value other than knowing where to drive to next. Don’t be fooled by the over all yardage, the course plays long on most of the par fours, and the par is only 69. Play the shorter tees you will enjoy it more. When done back on the long cart ride back to the taxi stand and you will be done. Bottom line I can name 10 better

Places to spend you golfing dollars. Starting with the Norman Course at this same location. This course seems like amiss by Jack Nickalus. Not his best work

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Contrary To What You May Have Heard...

I was concerned that Vidanta construction would affect my enjoyment of the round. It did not. Clearly, a former par 5 hole was converted into a very short par 3 and short par 4. So be it, until construction ends. It had no effect on the rhythm of the round.

I was also concerned that I might be corralled into a long sales pitch for Vidanta, and that it would be difficult to get a taxi to leave. There was no...none...zero attempt at up-selling, and the service couldn’t have been more helpful.

Which leads to us the golf. The course was in excellent condition. The greens were true and fast. And for $22, the caddie was invaluable. In our case, we had Ricky, who knew the course inside-out, and read putts like a pro.

I had a great GolfNow greens fee of $60. Once taxes, service charges and the caddy fee is tacked on...well...it was still a really good deal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played

Golden bear in NV

We love the Vidanta property and Jack and Greg’s courses! Our special caddie, Julio and our drink master, Rosie add to the great experience. Looking forward to playing again this winter!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Experience

The course is nice and the caddies are great. Cartgirl beverages great. Lots of construction and course layout changes with it. Couldn’t find the holes on my garmin but no worries because the caddy has a rangefinder The front nine had a makeshift par three and only a par 34.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Incentivized Review
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs improvement

I play here a lot. It is one of my favorite venues in Puerto Vallarta.

However the property is undergoing major construction. Frankly the entire place is a mess. The course isn't much better. Ragged greens, temporary holes, plowed up fairways etc. I'd pass on this course until the work is done.

On the bright side, great staff and amenities.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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