The Nicklaus Design Course at Vidanta Puerto Penasco

Equal to any great course along the oceans and lakes. Jack Nichlaus came through here. You'll appreciate his design when you're not cursing him for making you hit your shots.

Just a amazingly well maintained course! Hats off to the workers

This course is an absolute gem. I'm shocked by the poor reviews, maybe the course wasn't in good shape a couple of months ago. I play 2-3 times per week and this is one of the best overall courses I've played. It's located in a gorgeous spot on a peninsula next to the gulf. The course was in great shape and well taken care of. It's definitely challenging with numerous blind shots, but also very fair. Would love to play again. A steal on golfnow. Take advantage!

Course is getting in better condition. Road out of town to course is super dangerous with massive potholes. The golf carts are still the worst. The vegetation on sides of fairways are finally getting cut down but they need to keep after it. Clubhouse still closed. Recommend playing in town Isles de Mar

A Nicklaus with many oceanside greens.Incredible views.You’ll nearly have the course to yourself.It’s difficult, but any true golfer has to play here.Course has almost recovered from a hurricane, but not the clubhouse.It’s a long drive, but your rewarded with a world class golf course. Golfers that discredit this course may have played during hurricane recovery or they complain about everything. Players may want to move up from their normal tees due to wind and difficulty to enjoy it more. I can’t understand how someone could complain playing here,especially at Teeoff rates. It’s worthy of its world ranking. It’s in the same category as the Bandon courses and Chambers bay.

The course was in great shape but the wind was tough. Being a 15 handicap playing from the white tees was a challenge. Not a great score but sunny and fun.

Course is a little rough, still some dormant grass on the fairways with new grass coming up on areas. Beautiful course and ocean views, a little windy but warm. Love this course.

There is no better value than this gem on the entire planet. $49-$99 in 75 degree weather on the Sea of Cortez ? Good overall condition, challenging fun. Couldn’t play a garbage course in Scottsdale this time of year at this rate. Absolute no brainer, played on Tuesday. Was reluctant when I read the reviews, I’m assuming these folks either had a horrible round or they literally complain about everything. Will be back.

Not a Nicklaus quality course. Long desolate drive from anywhere. Great greens. Beautiful design. Very challenging, lots of wind. Fairways, tee boxes and golf carts were beat up. They have a nice cart senorita but that’s it, your on your own, but that’s ok. Probably spectacular in it’s heyday. Worth the trip if you’re not a diva.

NIcklaus should be embarrassed Awful condition, terrible carts. No clubhouse. Not a resort course.

Beautiful seaside course. Fairways are patchy with dormant areas and green patches. Greens are reasonable. For this time of year. Wind came up on back nine so conditions became difficult. Overall a good value.

Really disappointing. The golf carts were the very worst I’ve ever seen in nearly 50 years of playing golf. The club house was closed because it was badly damaged by a windstorm. We were not informed at the gate that we would have to check in at the resort before driving to the course. Had the feeling the whole time that this was a course on the edge of being abandoned and showed no attention to detail at all. As a plus the two on course restrooms were amazing - really out of character for the rest of the experience. We had the course to ourselves for the day that we played and it was easy to see why. Would not recommend this course to anyone.

jack jr needs to keep his hands out of course design. a few too many blind tee shots and landing area you don't know about. a free yardage book or gps would go a long wy to help this. also the out cropping in the middle of many fairways are not needed. and as soon as/if you leave the grass your ball is gone. way too thick and lush and you ball just gets swallowed up. I love desert and target golf but think there should be some relief or the chance to find it and hit it again. finally conditions were sub par. greens bumpy and fairways tight but just weird shades and some different grasses poking through making it look spotty. and some of the bunkers you can't even get into they are so small and deep. I know bunkers are supposed to penalize, but many of these give you no chance. bordering on silly.

My wife and I...slightly better than bogeys golfers....well...nearly all the mens tee you have to clear 100+ yards of gorse to get to fairway...very intimidating hole after hole...and difficult to even find the ball...for the ladies..it is palatable...obviously covid has hit this area hard for finances for proper maintenance

The wind was much stronger so the course was definitely more difficult. Almost too difficult for us. The fairways were patchy so we paid winter rules. There were are a few more golfers but no one ahead of us. Plenty of roll on the fairways. Views are spectacular. Value was good for an Oceanside course. Difficult course with typical Nicklaus features. We would play again on a hot deal.