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3.8
238 Reviews (238)
5 Stars
80
4 Stars
88
3 Stars
39
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
3.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
74.3%
Recommend this course
184 out of 238 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.0
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.7
Value
2.5
Layout
2.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
36.4%
Recommend this course
4 out of 11 reviews
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3.6
50 Reviews (50)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.5
Layout
3.1
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
64.0%
Recommend this course
32 out of 50 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

3.8
238 Reviews (238)
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice course

Course is beautiful and forgiving. Definitely would not be able to navigate from hole to hole without a caddy. Somome complained in another reviewer about 2 holes being 15 minutes away? I believe they are talking about holes 6 and 7? More like 5 minutes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Incredible

Fantastic Golf. World class facility and the caddies are very good. Not annoying to have with you at all. Conditions were great. Zero complaints except my score

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun day of golf

Yes, there are some goofy aspects to this course as some other reviewers have noted. In particular: takes a long time to through the resort and to the course, long drives between some holes (nice break and a breeze though through beautiful grounds), and the layout is odd at times (400 yard par 5?). However, the course was in great shape, caddy (Gabriel) was awesome (good jokes, shaved a few strokes off my round thanks to his reads of the greens) and the course was fun to play. Pace of play was about 4 hour 30 minutes.

Will be back next time I am in town for sure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Nayar is good value

Played this track now 3 times and is one of the courses in the area to play of course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nayar course VALLARTA

This course is pretty reasonable for a Mexican course for quality. One thing that Golf Now does not do for subscribers is post or advise on quality like "greens have been recently punched so sanded and slow" or things like "cart path only all holes". This course was ok for carts but 9 holes were punched. The course did not advise on check in either. I had a similar experience in Palm Desert.

The course is challenging enough. The layout is weird now as the PGA has demanded some hole changes for an scheduled Tour event. This has created weird configurations and lots of driving to holes. The course does not flow and there are different design concepts between front and back holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

Very confusing layout. We had to drive almost 15 minutes to a remote area just to play 2 holes and then back the same distance to resume play. Our garmin watches could not locate some of the holes because they were played out of sequence. Some of the greens had just been aerated and we weren’t notified or offered a discount like most courses do. The cab ride was almonds 25 o/o more on the return trip home with no option.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Vidanta Nayar Course

Nice course over all. Very very spread out. Not a good walking option.

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

Great Course

Unfortunately the back 9 was closed so I played the front 9 twice. Was happy with the course and my caddie was awesome (thanks Hector). I had a little trouble finding the entrance to the course. Give yourself extra time as it's a 2 km drive from the entrance and then you need to be shuttled to the pro shop and then take the cart another 10 min to the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course closed front 9 without notifying me

First off, the good. Caddie Manny was amazing, great personality and extremely knowledgable about the course. Staff was great from check-in to completion.

The bad, the course closed the front 9. Did not notify myself of these changes and this closure caused a 5+ hour round. The slow pace of play caused by poor management of the facilities was a bit of a let down. As previously noted, great staff but administration dropped the ball.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Expensive

Course overall was in good shape. Staff friendly, but high tips are expected. Not good value for your money

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

Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta Nayar Golf Course

Excellent track with outstanding caddies. Play in California 200x a year and found this track really special.

Definitely will play again soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Endless travel between holes

Long cart distance between some holes, caddy mandatory..... to find our way on the course between the holes more then helping us with our game.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Enjoy a beautiful golf round

Lovely golf round with caddie Ignacio, who helped me to considerably better my score. Enjoyed some nice pars, suffered a bit in the bunkers, all in all a lovely golf afternoon. Can't wait to be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lovely golf round

A lovely round with caddie Ignacio. Was happy about some nice pars, the fairways in excellent shape, greens bit quick for me, bunker tough, all in all an excellent golf day. Resort shuttle fast and pro shop staff very friendly. Can't wait for the next round on Friday.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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