El Tigre Golf Course

Overview: El Tigre Golf Course is an 18-hole par-72 championship course in Nuevo Vallarta, designed by Von Hagge, Smelek & Baril. The current course page lists 7,239 yards from the championship tees and describes a layout where lakes, ponds, lagoons and large beach bunkers shape the challenge. It is set within the Paradise Village resort and country-club environment, but the golf itself is defined by water management and bold hazards. The wide tropical scenery can be inviting while the actual targets remain demanding.

History: El Tigre was developed as part of Paradise Village’s wider Nuevo Vallarta destination, which combines resort accommodation, marina, spa and country-club facilities. The design brief was to create a tournament-calibre course in the Riviera Nayarit market, and the current operator continues to describe it as one of the area’s flagship golf experiences. The available sources confirm the current routing and design team but do not establish one reliable opening year, so the profile leaves that field blank.

Did You Know? Twelve of El Tigre’s holes bring water into play, while five large “beach” bunkers add a second signature hazard. Those features make the course’s strategy easy to understand: a golfer can be tempted by generous tropical corridors, then lose a shot by underestimating the carry or the angle into the green. The final hole is also described by the operator as a particularly demanding finish, extending the pressure to the last shot.