Puerto Vallarta & Punta Mita golf courses: tee times & green fees 2027
Banderas Bay gives you three golf venues and three different ways in. Vista Vallarta, in the foothills behind El Pitillal, is fully public: two 2001 courses by Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf, a printed rate card and online tee times. Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta, just across the Ameca River in Nayarit, takes outside golfers on Greg Norman’s Mexico Open course and the breezier Nayar, but quotes prices only by phone or email and sits behind a resort gate. Punta Mita, on the headland at the bay’s northern tip, keeps its two Nicklaus courses for Club Punta Mita members, their guests and people staying at the Four Seasons or The St. Regis. All three lie within about 45 minutes of Puerto Vallarta airport, so one week covers the set if a few nights are booked inside the Punta Mita gates.
- Courses compared3 venues, 6 courses
- Published fees fromUS$119
- Fly intoPuerto Vallarta (PVR)
- Best monthsNov–May
- Open to non-guestsVista Vallarta & Vidanta
Compare Puerto Vallarta & Punta Mita courses
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| Course | Green fee from | What’s included | Getting there | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1Punta Mita Golf Club: Pacífico & BahíaPrivate club with resort-guest play | US$225Checked November 2026 · details | BookRead the guide | ||
 2Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta: Vidanta Vallarta & NayarPGA Tour venue and resort courses | Rates on request · how to book | BookRead the guide | ||
 3Vista Vallarta Club de GolfPublic 36-hole club | US$119Checked November 2026 · details | BookRead the guide |
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Which Puerto Vallarta & Punta Mita course should you book?
Punta Mita Golf Club: Pacífico & Bahía
Pacífico’s optional 3B, the Tail of the Whale: 199 yards from the back tee across the Pacific to a green on black lava rock, reached by cart at low tide and by amphibious vehicle at high tide. You need a Four Seasons or St. Regis stay to play it.
Green fees & bookingVidanta Nuevo Vallarta: Vidanta Vallarta & Nayar
Greg Norman’s par 73 at Vidanta, 7,287 yards beside the Ameca River and the Mexico Open’s venue since 2022. You cross a long cart suspension bridge to reach it, and the floodlit range stays open until 10pm for a late arrival.
Green fees & bookingVista Vallarta Club de Golf
Vista Vallarta at twilight. From 2:30pm the Weiskopf costs US$119 and the higher, harder Nicklaus US$139, cart and range balls included, and you can book either online from any hotel in town.
Green fees & bookingWhat a round really costs.
- Green fee+
- Shared cart+
- Tax & service+
- Caddie tip
Golf on the bay is priced in US dollars, but the three venues show you very different amounts of detail. Vista Vallarta prints everything: the Nicklaus runs from US$319 before noon to US$139 after 2:30pm, and the Weiskopf from US$289 to US$119, each with a shared cart and range balls. Punta Mita’s guest card reads US$300 from November to May and US$225 from June to October, yet 16% tax and a 10% service charge turn a US$300 round into roughly US$378. Vidanta posts nothing; a February 2025 report put the Norman course near US$270 at prime times and about US$195 after 2:30pm. Keep Mexican pesos for tips.
Getting around.
Every trip starts at Puerto Vallarta’s Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz airport (PVR). Vista Vallarta is the closest, about 20 minutes inland through the city to El Pitillal outside rush hour. Vidanta lies the other way, across the Ameca River into Nayarit and usually under half an hour up Highway 200; airport taxis charge by zone, so settle the fare first. Punta Mita is the far point, around 45 minutes along the bay road through Bucerías and La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, and both of its resorts run transfers. Allow about half an hour between Vidanta and Vista Vallarta, and an hour from the hills up to Punta Mita.
When to play.
November to May is the dry season and the time to come, and Punta Mita’s high-season rate covers exactly those months. Demand peaks from December to April at the Punta Mita resorts and from January to March at Vista Vallarta, so claim morning tee times early. The Mexico Open is usually played on Vidanta’s Norman course in late winter, and the weeks after it are that course’s busiest. June to October brings heat, heavy rain and hurricane risk. Punta Mita drops its fee by US$75 then, while Vista Vallarta’s prices stay the same all year. Humpback whales calve in the bay from December to March.
Questions golfers ask.
Can you play golf near Puerto Vallarta without staying at a resort?
Yes, at two of the three venues. Vista Vallarta is public: book online or call +52 322 290 0030, with no hotel stay or membership needed. Vidanta takes outside bookings on +1 866 231 4423 or golfnv@vidantagolf.com and also lists times on GolfNow; ask how your name reaches the gate. Punta Mita does not sell to walk-in visitors.
How do I get a tee time at Punta Mita?
Stay inside the gates. Four Seasons guests book through the pro shop at proshop.pun@fourseasons.com, and St. Regis guests through the hotel concierge. Some rental villas advertise golf privileges through their owners; get the arrangement and rate in writing before paying. For December to April, reserve golf when you book the room.
What is the cheapest round of golf around Puerto Vallarta?
The Weiskopf course at Vista Vallarta after 2:30pm, at US$119 with a shared cart and range balls; the Nicklaus is US$139 in the same slot. Cruise passengers can book a US$299 Weiskopf package with rental clubs and two sleeves of balls, valid until 31 October 2027, by email in advance.
Which course hosts the Mexico Open?
Vidanta Vallarta, Greg Norman’s course at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta. It opened in late 2016, plays 7,287 yards at par 73 with 55 bunkers and six lakes, and was named Golf Inc.’s Renovation of the Year in 2022. The resort’s other 18, the Nayar, is a par 70 of 6,668 yards.
Do golf courses around Banderas Bay use caddies?
Shared carts are the norm. Vista Vallarta offers caddies on request with no published fee, and Vidanta lists a caddie service without a price, so ask when you book and agree the cost first. Punta Mita lists no caddies, though its pro shop can be asked about a forecaddie for a group.