Vista Vallarta Golf Club (Nicklaus)

Overview: Vista Vallarta Golf Club ~ Nicklaus is the Nicklaus Signature Course at Vista Vallarta in Mexico. Vista Vallarta Golf Club ~ Nicklaus occupies the highest part of the Vista Vallarta property, with grassy hillsides, dense tropical trees, creeks and panoramic views over Puerto Vallarta, the marina and Banderas Bay. The terrain is hilly and visual, but the routing remains playable from several tee sets. The design credit at Vista Vallarta Golf Club ~ Nicklaus goes to Jack Nicklaus. Vista Vallarta Golf Club ~ Nicklaus offers a public-welcome par-72 course listed at 7,074 yards, with tropical hills and broad views over the Puerto Vallarta coast.

History: The Nicklaus course opened in April 2001 as the first of Vista Vallarta’s two 18-hole layouts. The club’s operator identifies it as a par-72, 7,074-yard course, while the destination guide describes how the layout follows the property’s natural contours rather than forcing a flat resort grid.

Did You Know? The third hole climbs as a par 5 and expands the view toward the bay, while the 18th is a 445-yard par 4 bordered by a creek. Those two holes capture the course’s central contrast between rising mountain terrain and a demanding water-edge finish.