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Vista Vallarta Golf Club - The Nicklaus Course
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The Nicklaus Course at Vista Vallarta Golf Club is one of two championship courses at the club, the other was designed by Tom Weiskopf. The Nicklaus Course is perched atop the property's highest elevation, offering spectacular views of Puerto Vallarta and the Bay of Banderas. The course tumbles across grassy hillsides covered with dense forests of palms and giant ficus trees. True to Nicklaus' style, the wildly undulating greens are balanced by generous driving areas. He also chose to route the holes along the natural contours of the land, giving each hole a unique character. One of the most talked-about holes on the golf course is the par-5 third, which is ranked as the toughest. This 550-yard monster demands three strong shots in order to make it onto the elevated green in regulation, but the tricky part is that the elevation rises a bit more with each shot.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Gold | 72 | 7074 yards | 73.8 | 144 |
| Blue | 72 | 6595 yards | 71.7 | 137 |
| White | 72 | 6031 yards | 69.5 | 124 |
| Yellow | 72 | 5287 yards | 66.4 | 117 |
| Red | 72 | 5251 yards | 71.1 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 74.7/138 | 401 | 429 | 550 | 381 | 213 | 452 | 427 | 534 | 182 | 3569 | 536 | 394 | 580 | 340 | 440 | 177 | 423 | 170 | 445 | 3505 | 7074 |
| Blue M: 72.7/130 W: 78.6/142 | 338 | 408 | 519 | 366 | 192 | 435 | 395 | 499 | 178 | 3330 | 513 | 370 | 558 | 314 | 422 | 149 | 383 | 157 | 399 | 3265 | 6595 |
| White M: 69.7/126 W: 73.5/125 | 294 | 360 | 484 | 338 | 168 | 416 | 372 | 453 | 152 | 3037 | 466 | 356 | 538 | 262 | 402 | 125 | 347 | 131 | 367 | 2994 | 6031 |
| Yellow M: 66.8/118 W: 72.0/121 | 260 | 336 | 443 | 268 | 145 | 331 | 284 | 422 | 131 | 2620 | 433 | 334 | 521 | 236 | 311 | 113 | 307 | 114 | 298 | 2667 | 5287 |
| Red W: 70.0/121 | 258 | 334 | 441 | 266 | 143 | 329 | 282 | 420 | 129 | 2602 | 431 | 332 | 519 | 234 | 309 | 111 | 305 | 112 | 296 | 2649 | 5251 |
| Handicap | 11 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 12 |
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Photo submitted by Bea1213 on 02/02/2026
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Photo submitted by tcallaway25 on 06/12/2023
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Photo submitted by u397521615 on 02/08/2022
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Photo submitted by browndoodle on 02/02/2022
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Hole 15 Photo submitted by u290742857 on 12/02/2021
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Photo submitted by RTomaselli1 on 11/22/2021
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Photo submitted by RTomaselli1 on 11/22/2021
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Photo submitted by RTomaselli1 on 11/22/2021
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Photo submitted by u778001500 on 11/16/2021
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Photo submitted by u778001500 on 11/16/2021
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Photo submitted by u000006172924 on 12/15/2020
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No. 16 on the Nicklaus course Photo submitted by greg0000023 on 05/26/2019
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A bunker and the bougainvilleas on the Nicklaus course. Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 04/09/2018
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Pro Ivan Cueva on the Nicklaus course. Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 04/09/2018
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A wall of fame celebrates the players from the 2002 World Golf Championships-World Cup at Vista Vallarta. Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 04/09/2018
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Photo submitted by TroyJames on 01/24/2018
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View of one of the holes Photo submitted by kl3443 on 09/20/2012
Great Course
Played the Nicklas. Great conditions. Perfect day for golf. From our resort, the cab ride was about $200 pesos. Definitely book through golfnow.
Jungle golf
Jungle golf meaning you're playing up in the hills amongst trees and beautiful scenery. We played the Nickalus course. Great condition throughout. Worth the GolfNow rate. I don't think it's worth the $190 regular rate. Not sure why the golf courses charge so much...when they could be full every day with a fair daily rate. Plus the income in the pro shop, beverage cart and restaurant. Staff are always friendly and helpful. We'll be back!!!!
Great Course & View
We played the Championship Course. The Greens were challenging. Get a caddie and you shouldn't three putt. Carlos was a great caddie. At least 3 times I would have read the break the wrong way.
Course was in good shape. Worth the GolfNow discount price. Not worth the full rate.
Great place to play in Puerto Vallarta. Worth the $80 GolfNow discount, but wouldn't be worth a $160 rate.
Went on a Monday when Cruise ships were not in town and there was hardly anyone on the course. Course was is good shape. Was surprised that a few of the fairways had mucho weeds. Overall the greens, t-boxes, and fairways were in good shape. Nice driving range. Frequent visits from the cart with food and drinks. Course offers ice chests with drinks @ the clubhouse. Cabs hang out at the course to give you a ride back into town.
Beautiful and great value at $90.
The course is interesting and very picturesque. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. The drive of 45 minutes from downtown is definitely worth it, much nicer course then the sister course at the Marina.
the course is great but the staff is weak---they should be happy to see customers
staff a joke---they even had the courage to charge for bottled water----troon golf sould manage this one---it has potentail but is a poor representative of mexican hospitality---termeinate the reception staff----this is the second time that they did not have our reservation on their system---are they not hooked up----then they ask if you have a coupon---sad sad sad!
Must play if you are in Puerto Vallarta
Excellent and challenging course in great condition. If you are visiting Puerto Vallarta you will defiantly want to play this course. The price is a bit steep but for a one time experience it is defiantly worth it’s price considering the quality and design of the course. I played the last day of July so still in summer season and I was literally the only one playing there. I was able to play two balls per hole without any interruptions so definitely got my money’s worth. The course is located in the hillsides of Puerto Vallarta and you are presented with spectacular views of the city and bay. I stayed at the Crystal resort close to the center and it took me about 25 minutes to get to the course by taxi. Service was great and everybody was very friendly.
