A view of a green with water coming into play at PGA West Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course.
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4.4
906 Reviews (906)
5 Stars
526
4 Stars
259
3 Stars
79
2 Stars
28
1 Stars
14
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
87.6%
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807 out of 906 reviews
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4.5
86 Reviews (86)
5 Stars
55
4 Stars
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1
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
94.2%
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81 out of 86 reviews
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4.3
167 Reviews (167)
5 Stars
95
4 Stars
45
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
3
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5
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
85.6%
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Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 72
Length 7204 yards
Slope 143
Rating 75.3
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PGA West - Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Nicklaus (1987) Rick Jacobson Thomas Pearson (1987)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "PGA WEST Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MC, AMEX, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in California (2019 #30) (2014 #24)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Off-course amenities in the U.S. (2019 #15)

Reviews

4.4
906 Reviews (906)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 24
Patio Dining 24
19th Hole Scenic Views 18
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 45
Water Hazards 35
Forced Carries 21
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 40
A Weekend Splurge 21
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 15
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 24
At a Resort 15
Convenient to the City 11

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4.0
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First Time Playing

Obnoxious Marshal

The course is excellent and in great shape,tough but fair.this was my wife's and I first time playing it and it would have been an enjoyable round if not the the same Marshal hounding us,we were playing with a couple of 70 something yr. olds and he was on us about the pace of play,our GPS in the carts said we were on pace but this guy kept hounding us,like I said would have been a really enjoyable round golf if not for him.he started on the 4th hole on!!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
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Plays A few times a week
1.0
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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…..

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Bumpy and Greens were aerated (tines)

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

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hit the greens.

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sharpen your short game.

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not for everyone

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!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Golf paradise

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

GPS

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Condition of Sand Traps

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

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Experience

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Day on the Course

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tournament Challenge

Facilities and course are fantastic. Great driving range, lots of targets, grass tees!! Like to have had club cleaning stations out on the range though. Fairly generous off the tees on most holes but approach shots to the greens are challenging. Tough to hold most greens with approach shots if you don't hit the ball high and can land it softly. Bunkers were a real challenge as some of them were surprisingly inconsistent in sand depth. Island par 3s are fun....I think!! Greens were fantastic as they rolled fast and true even in the late afternoon. Would play again, but expect slow play. Just too short tee time intervals so lots of waiting especially on island par 3s.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

SOOOOOOO GOOD

Having played the Stadium course, I was not going to play here. Found an awesome deal on Golf now and decided to go for it. WAS IT EVER WORTH IT! Fairways and in superb condition. While the rough wasn't so deep that you couldn't find your ball, but deep enough to grab a lofted iron to get to fairway. Forget about going for the green. Greens were perfect. Reasonably fast and rolling as true as could be.
Layout, you would stand on the T-box and just drink it in. I am so glad I played it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyed the course

Fun course from the correct tees, brutal otherwise.

Fast greens compared to other nonPGA courses. Older Jack design with angled greens demanding distance control, dropoffs near fairways, thick rough. Reasonable pace of play for a resort, under 4.5 hours starting at 1. Not sure how many following groups finished.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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