PGA WEST Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course

We decided to grab a last minute tee time at the PGA WEST Nicholas Tournament Course. We are so happy that we did. We played at the 4pm discounted tee time on a Friday. The course, pace, value, conditions, layout, etc were all great.

The moment you arrive your experience starts. Greeted by the hard working and friendly backshop staff, they take your bags and let you know they will have your bags in a cart waiting for you and direct you to where the proshop is so you can check-in.

The driving range is an experience you won't see at many other public courses. The entire range is a radar field with numerous trackmans. You just need to download the trackmans app and login. Then you can follow your shots while warming up if that appeals to you. The range is in use for both the Stadium and Nicklaus courses so it is busy and you may have to wait for a stall to open up.

The course itself was fantastic. If you're hitting it well then it should be fun... Not so well... You will be penalized.. But in a fun way you won't get to experience at most courses you will play. Deep bunkers and drop-offs on most holes that you will want to avoid. Greens were not severely sloped so putting was not too difficult. Greens were ok, speed was about a 10/11. It is open public so there were quite a few divots on the greens left unattended to. Too bad people don't show a little more etiquette when playing. Hole 15 and 17 are both tough holes... Make sure you take an extra club to take the hazards out of play. Would I pay the full price for a primetime tee time? Probably not... But we got a good price for an afternoon teetime and we're just barely able to get 18 finished in the dark on the last hole. Started at 2:51 and finished about 7:15... So pace was decent for a difficult course. -29 for the American Express champion on these courses goes to show how good the pros really are.

Terrible value for money. No availabillity on the range and course in bad condition - greens bumpy and sand traps completely unacceptable with deep footprints everywhere… 6 hour round and spectacularly bad value for a round of $469. Never coming back and will tell everyone I kno me not to spend their money there…..

Excellent fairways. Greens were nice but very firm. Very difficult greens to hit. Almost all surrounded by deep bunkers and steep slopes. Backs of greens are a bail out but leaves tough downhill chips.

Practise green was smooth and fast....course greens were not.

Very nice course maintained well but the price is way too high

Course was in great condition. Fairways were perfect and greens were good too. Almost every green was guarded by steep bunkers or steep drp offs on all sides. One criticism I had was that the greens were rock hard and didn’t hold iron shots very well resulting in a lot of hard bunker shots or chip shots up steep banks that made up and downs almost impossible.

This is not a course for everyone. The design requires accuracy and length , and errors are heavily penalized. Golf carts don’t have GPS screens so bring a rangefinder! A high score will reduce your cost per shot, if that helps!

The sand traps were like concrete. Hitting out of them resulted in taking extra strokes. Very difficult for the average golfer.

Amazingly beautiful course, exceptional course conditions, perfect weather, one of the best, most memorable golf experiences of my life,

Greens and fairways were in great shape and the pace of play was good. Enjoyed the round immensely.

No GPS which is not a big deal, but no course map either so. O idea where trouble is. That was surprising and a minus

The course was challenging and very well key. Only issue were the green sand traps. The sand was hard packed and no give. Made chipping out of them almost impossible.