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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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The Nayar Course at Vidanta 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 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

We didn’t start our tee time on tine and we believe that another group was “snuck in” between the 2:00 and the 2:08 group, so that really slowed up play and the group that did get snuck in did not keep pace, that was frustrating as we just barely could finish our round.

The greens were a bit chewed up or diseased, very hard to stick a ball.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Skip it

Very confusing layout and really boring resort course. Not worth it even for a ~$75 price. Spend more and play a different course in the area or the Norman course instead.

A couple things about Nayar. You drive probably 7 miles total: long distances between certain holes. Cross the river and back, and just some really weird and non-intuitive layouts. They make you take a caddy, party just so you don’t get lost between holes! The course itself is super boring. Easy. If that’s your thing, maybe it’s good to play. But really there’s only 2-3 interesting holes. The rest are completely forgettable.

And super important to know about Vidanta. Especially if you’re not staying there, the check in process is a huge pain in the butt. Check in at the gate, get a wristband. Park or get dropped off at the shuttle station. Wait for the shuttle. Get shuttled to the pro shop. Wait in line with everyone getting off the shuttle. Take a cart to the range (long drive). Warm up area. Check in again. Take a cart to the course (another long drive). And that’s if it all goes smoothly. For me they steered me 30 minutes after my tee time because they ran out of carts at the range and I just had to wait half an hour.

Overall, really disappointing experience. Only saving grace was I only paid under $70 for the round.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course is very spread out

They need to give more information on the mandatory caddies and price we where 30 minutes late because they didn’t have enough caddies

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

The coarse is very spread out

There should be a better notification for the caddies letting people know it is mandatory and how much getting in and out is very difficult

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great conditions

The course is in great shape, great fairways, fast greens.

We ended up with the most junior caddies that was not really helpful. We knew what we were doing anyway but felt like we had to pay extra for little added value service.

We’ll come back anyway as it was one amongst many rounds but give the feedback so the club does some validation work in caddy qualifications.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Easy and flat

We were required (no choice) to take a caddy although we had a golfcar

Layout of the course was strange, some holes were kilometers apart

Play were slow

Greens were good

Sand were difficult (compact)

Generally enjoy the round and the nice weather

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Poorly marked

It’s difficult to get around without the caddy the route is very poorly signposted.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Caddies were fantastic and much needed

Good course but very poorly routed. It would be just about impossible to get around the course without a caddie.

I think it is an interesting play as the layout and grass changes fron front to back. The back nine was fun, fast and tight. The front had some great holes but the amount of driving around between some holes is close to ridiculous. Anyways, the caddies made it an enjoyable ride.

Can't stress how much fun I had on course with the caddies, both on this course and the Norman coures. My experience will be different than most because I played solo and had my own caddie but it was blast and I am looking forward to coming back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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