Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita (Pacifico)

Overview: Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita ~ Pacifico is the Pacifico Golf Course at Punta Mita in Mexico. Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita ~ Pacifico moves through coastal terrain with views across Banderas Bay, the Sierra Madre and the Pacific. Its signature is the relationship with the ocean: the course includes the Tail of the Whale, a natural island green that is played as an optional par 3 when the tide allows. The design credit at Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita ~ Pacifico goes to Jack Nicklaus. Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita ~ Pacifico offers a sourced par-72, 7,001-yard private course, with the optional hole sometimes extending the experience to 7,014 yards.

History: Pacifico opened on September 1, 1999 as Jack Nicklaus’s first course at Punta Mita. It helped define the community’s reputation as a high-end golf destination and remains part of the private Punta Mita Club de Golf, with access for homeowners, residence renters and resort guests.

Did You Know? The Tail of the Whale is described by the resort as the world’s only natural island green, but it is not part of the standard 18-hole score in the ordinary sense. That is why the profile keeps the course at 18 holes and records the optional island hole as a defining historical and architectural feature.