Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Golf Courses

Marina Golf Club Vista Vallarta Golf Club Mayan Country Club El Tigre Golf Club Flamingos Golf Club Four Seasons Golf Club

Golf is a way of life on the Mexican Riviera and Puerto Vallarta offers seven spectacular golf courses, including Vista Vallarta - host of the EMC2 World Cup 2002. Tee off in the tropical breezes of Banderas Bay on courses lined with palm trees and vibrant tropical flowers. With spectacular ocean and mountain views and undulating fairways, Vallarta’s championship golf courses reward you with challenging layouts and breathtaking scenery.

Marina Vallarta Golf Club. Surrounding Casa Velas Hotel, this beautiful 18-hole, 6701-yard golf course offers long fairways lined with palm trees and guarded by water and small, well-manicured greens. The par 3, 13th hole is alongside the ocean and is a nice challenge. One of the most difficult courses in Puerto Vallarta, your game will demand premium accuracy. Phone: 322-221-0545.

Vista Vallarta Golf Club . Tee off at Vista Vallarta’s two spectacular, world-class golf courses. Located on a high elevation, the professional 18-hole Jack Nicklaus course, which has garnered worldwide recognition since hosting the 2002 EMC World Cup Championship, treats golfers to breathtaking views of Puerto Vallarta, the Marina and Banderas Bay. Grassy hillsides, dense forest of palm and giant ficas trees, natural creeks and arroyos create the perfect landscape for this world-class course. Situated on the lower end, the 18-hole Top Weiskopf course features extreme terrain with dense jungles, deep ravines and swift creeks. The masterful design blends the elevations and natural land features into an incredibly playable experience. Both outstanding courses have generous landing areas on the fairways as well as torturous undulating greens. Phone: 322-290-0040.  [Top]

Mayan Palace Country Club. Located in Nuevo Vallarta, this is a fun 18-hole course to play, though bunkers and water hazards are everywhere. The #14 signature hole is a beautiful 166-yard, par 3 with the ocean on the left and a lake on the right. Phone: 322-226-4000.

El Tigre Golf Club. Located in Nuevo Vallarta, this is a lengthy course protected by traps and water throughout. The mammoth finishing hole is the par 5, 621-yard “Tiger.” Most golfers find it untamable because water runs all the way down the left side and the multi-tiered green is surrounded by sand. Phone: 322-297-0773   [Top]

Flamingos Golf Club. Located in Nuevo Vallarta, this traditional-style course enjoys the reputation of being the easiest to play because of its wide-open fairways. Phone: 322-296-5006.

Four Seasons Golf Club . Located 30 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta, this spectacular course has eight picturesque holes bordering the ocean. Hole #3, called the “Tail of the Whale,” is a 194-yard, par 3 that plays across the ocean to a rocky island green. Phone: 329-291-6000.  [Top]

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