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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6853 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.5

Opened in 1978, Flamingos Gofl Club was the first golf course in the Bay of Banderas and it has since become a local favorite. The course sprawls across a landscape covered with over 1,500 palm trees. There are also hundreds of different trees, including parota and eucalyptus, that frame the challenging greens. The narrow, subtle sloped fairways provide scenic paths that weave through the natural lagoons, estuaries, and marshes. There are nine water hazards and over 40 bunkers that come into play throughout the golf course. The layout will test your target golf skills and good strategizing will be greatly rewarded, which includes not only your ball placement on the fairways but also proper club selection, especially on the holes that are more affected by the strong coastal breezes.

Course Details

Year Built 1978
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Percy Clifford (1978)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golfing attire required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Showers, Locker Rooms

Reviews

4.0
222 Reviews (222)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Patio Dining 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 22
Bunkers 19
Forced Carries 14
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 20
Advanced Golfers 15
Seniors 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 15
Worth the Drive 13
Near the Airport 10

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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Better than advertised

A wonderful, challenging, course on the outskirts of PV. Nice, long, course with enough challenge to keep me coming back..especially at these rates.
Don't let the Hot Deals deals fool you, the place is worth every penny.
And the Crocks are much worse at the other courses.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Caddie Required for course knowledge

A beautiful well maintained course which can punish good shots not strategically placed. Playing by yourself as a high handicapper not a good idea unless you have plenty of golf balls. Nice course but not worth the high green fees but great if you get a discount. Truly hot in the afternoon and little to no shade. Service by staff was good.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value golf in Nuevo Vallarta

Flamingos was in excellent condition, albeit with slow green. Very playable for all level of golfer. Not a lot of trouble although the wind is the "X-factor". Very friendly staff. We took a caddy fir the group of three and it was helpful in speeding up play (and finding our ball). Very few golfers the day we played. Deal on GolfNow.com was incredible. Will play again on our return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

The course is very nice, the greens were recently punched but were coming back nicely. Some areas were too wet and soft. Visually a nice course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice Course for the Right Price

We found a hot deal for our tee time at Flamingos. It's a nice course for under $50. There are very expensive options in PV, so it was nice to find a more affordable course. Flamingos is a friendly course. They had recently aerated the greens, which made them more difficult(we went with a 2 putt max b/c of the uneveness from the punches). It had nice views, some breeze, but it can get hot in the afternoon. Staff was very friendly. They had a free shuttle that took us back to our hotel that was very nice.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great course for the value

I play this course on a regular basis throughout the year.

Even in the peak tourist season you can get a great rate from GolfNow.com to play here.

The track is excellent, and the staff very friendly.

I give this course my highest recommendation.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great local course

Excellent value for your money off season afternoon GN rate is impossible to beat here in PV. Greens a little slow and fuzzy but it's off season so don't worry about your score and enjoy. Super challenging in 3 club winds as sometime happen in the afternoon here.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

nice Layout and windy challenges

I really like the layout - opportunities for all the clubs in the bag. wind comes up and can impact shot selection when up wind or downwind - caddie is money well spent. also nice with the different elevations.
I will go again for sure.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

GOLF IN VALLARTA

buen campo de golf, en buenas condiciones, el viento lo hace sumamente retador . disfrute mucho el campo y sin duda lo volvere a jugar

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

great course great value

This course was well worth the $51 we played for a twilight tee time starting at 1:21pm. We played the Nicklaus Course at the Vidanta Resort and had to pay $98 for a 1:15 tee time and had to pay another $22 mandatory caddie fee apiece. The Nicklaus course was well maintained but flat and boring. The Flamingos course was more challenging with more elevations and more interesting. Great staff, great course and cheap beer. Highly recommend this course over the more expensive resort courses.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fun track

this golf course is laid out quit nicely. plenty of challenges for the low handicap player but also set up for us higher handicappers. greens are a bit slow but once you get used to them they roll pretty true. it's pricey unless you get a golfnow hot deal but then all the golf courses here are. now that i live here, i'm thinking about making flamingos my home course

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great condition

Have played this course several times over 14 years,it is in the best condition in that time,a real pleasure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice course

Beautiful course, challenging...bit expensive for balls and tees. Other than that, will definitely go back next time PV.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Flamingo

The course is comparable to a decent public course in Ontario but you are paying tourist prices to play in the spring.

I paid $71 USD for a 1:30 tee time and felt it was over priced for the quality of the course. Did not book a second round.

I certainly would not pay $165 USD to play this course in the morning.

Next time I would definitely try one of the other courses in Puerto Vallarta area.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Flamingo golf

This is the best course for your money in Puerto Vallarta. The course is challenging and very attractive. You need a caddy( now mandatory) however that cost is very reasonable. My only complaint is that the snack bar closes early and we were unable to have a margarita and guacamole after the round of golf. I play this course as often as possible as long as golfnow provides an attractive rate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Would play it again

Very nice course layout for all abilties. It gets a lot of play and still is in pretty good condition. They do have forecaddies and I would recommend it for the additional $20.00 because there are some blind holes where it would be very helpful. This is a very natural place and not hoity-toity by any means.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Value

We booked a 2pm time through golfnow at a great price. All staff were very friendly except the starter. It was my first time playing there, and after the guys organizing our carts said there was a gap in times if we wanted to start 10 minutes early we skipped the driving range. Arriving at the first hole we were told there was no way we would start earlier than the golfnow time and come back in 10 minutes. No big deal to us - it was just an odd way to start the day as I'm used to a smile and a bit of course info from a starter. The course is fun, pretty wide open and in good shape. It was busy as the price is right for PV - I would play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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