Vista Vallarta Golf Club - The Weiskopf Course
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Vista Vallarta Golf Club offers two championship courses, one designed by Jack Nicklaus and the other by Tom Weiskopf. The Weiskopf Course provides a dramatically different round from the Nicklaus design. The other golf course sits atop the property's highest elevation while this one is situated at the lower west end. As you step onto the course and see the dense jungles that sprawl across deep ravines, you will hardly believe that it is still the same property. It offers the same level of challenge as the Nicklaus Course but some high handicappers prefer this one since there are fewer blind shots and the greens are more receptive, making them not quite as tricky. The 15th is an uphill par 3 that is probably the golf course's most memorable hole. This challenging hole requires a carry past a ravine to multi-tiered green that is surrounded by bunkers on all sides.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6993 yards | 74.7 | 138 |
| Blue | 72 | 6466 yards | 72.7 | 130 |
| White | 72 | 5867 yards | 69.7 | 126 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4943 yards | 70.0 | 121 |
| 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 | 424 | 355 | 140 | 518 | 450 | 409 | 211 | 480 | 388 | 3375 | 624 | 395 | 412 | 194 | 423 | 190 | 466 | 568 | 346 | 3618 | 6993 |
| Blue M: 72.7/130 | 405 | 334 | 121 | 451 | 414 | 377 | 187 | 450 | 377 | 3116 | 569 | 363 | 388 | 176 | 391 | 173 | 457 | 523 | 310 | 3350 | 6466 |
| White M: 69.7/126 W: 76.2/135 | 349 | 306 | 105 | 414 | 362 | 341 | 164 | 439 | 361 | 2841 | 497 | 332 | 370 | 151 | 342 | 147 | 432 | 493 | 271 | 3035 | 5876 |
| Yellow M: 66.8/118 W: 75.0/133 | 347 | 304 | 103 | 359 | 314 | 288 | 162 | 361 | 292 | 2530 | 441 | 274 | 328 | 93 | 294 | 145 | 351 | 462 | 241 | 2629 | 5159 |
| Red W: 71.6/128 | 309 | 211 | 92 | 357 | 312 | 286 | 136 | 359 | 290 | 2352 | 438 | 272 | 326 | 91 | 292 | 124 | 349 | 460 | 239 | 2591 | 4943 |
| Handicap | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
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Photo submitted by u314161136357 on 01/02/2021
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Beautiful view!! Photo submitted by u000003922969 on 12/10/2020
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Photo submitted by Trinidad1 on 01/29/2020
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Photo submitted by u314159765213 on 01/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u314159765213 on 01/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u314159765213 on 01/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u314159765213 on 01/20/2020
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Photo submitted by TroyJames on 01/08/2020
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clubhouse Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 04/09/2018
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No. 15 Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 04/09/2018
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Photo submitted by TroyJames on 01/10/2018
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Photo submitted by soyunbuengolfista on 09/23/2017
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Photo submitted by soyunbuengolfista on 09/23/2017
Nice challenging course, nice fairways, and tight greens.
Very fun course, does not play easy if you miss the fairways.
Vista only in name
Both Courses are in great shape from tee to green, I played them both the same day, 36 holes in 5 1/2 hours, having a caddy helps a lot, only complain would be that the name of the course is Vista which means "View", but there really is no view of anything, it's just surrounded by vegetation and construction. but everyone that works there, from pro shop, starter, cart girl, caddy, all awesome people, they treat you right and make you feel welcome.
Nice course but below-average value
We had a great round at the Weiskopf course. The pace of play could not have been better, and the course staff was awesome. The only hang up we had is that the cost was not a good value as compared to the adjoining Nicklaus course on the same property. The two courses are of similar quality, but we were able to play the Nicklaus course for about half the price (both rounds during twilight hours). Reasonable minds can disagree on which course is better, but we'd easily choose the Nicklaus course again given the price difference.
The grounds
It was beautiful with lots of different trees and plants!
Great course, great layout
Great course with a great layout. The conditions were very good. The staff were all friendly and helpful. Cut out of the jungle, this course is very interesting and fun to play.
Good Challenge
Beautiful course. Perfect, fast greens. Fairways cut a tad too short for 3 woods, at least the way I play 'em. Bunkers don't measure up to the rest of it, though. No sand in some, only packed dirt. Others were fine, so I guess the word is "inconsistent. " Staff is excellent!
Love to play here again whenever my TaylorMade driver and I are on speaking terms again...
Vista Vallarta
Nice courses. Very friendly staff. Wish the bar didn’t close at 5. Prices for golf very high for Puerto Vallarta standards. Expect 210.00 for morning
Great views snd elevation
We played Nicklaus and are very familiar with his courses. Liked the challenging elevations, abundant bunkers and up and downhill approach shots..
Most enjoyable of the Vallarta courses. We will definitely return.0
Vista Vallarta- Weiskopf Course
Played at Vista for the second day running. The off course facilities I’ve raced about on my previous review and it didn’t disappoint this time either. They had stored our clubs, cleaned them and had our buggy (cart) ready for us on arrival. You can also order food and they will deliver it to you on course if you want. Can’t fault the service at all.
On to the course. We were told it was a better challenge than the Nicklaus and it probably is due to the narrowness of the course interspersed with the surrounding jungle but it isn’t as good in my opinion. This may have been down to it being my 7th round in ten days so tiredness was certainly involved. There are 3-4 wonderful looking holes and certainly worth playing.
Play both if you can but if it’s a choice of either, I would take the Nicklaus.
