Best golf courses: Banderas Bay, Mexico

Golf in Banderas Bayor Bahia de Banderas: Visitors to one of the largest bays in the world can enjoy breathtaking views from any of the hills that surround the big-name resort city of Puerto Vallarta. In Puerto Vallarta, we discovered the Four Seasons Punta Mita, whose Pacific course is one Mexico's finest championship layouts, featuring scenic ocean views, including those of whales in all their majesty during their seasonal migration.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Puerto Vallarta
von Hagge, Smelek & Baril

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Puerto Vallarta

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Robert von Hagge, Michael Smelek & Richard Baril.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Puerto Vallarta
Finger, Joe

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Puerto Vallarta

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Joe Finger
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Puerto Vallarta
Nicklaus, Jack

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Puerto Vallarta

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Jack Nicklaus

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
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Puerto Vallarta
Nicklaus, Jack

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Puerto Vallarta

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Jack Nicklaus

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Puerto Vallarta
Norman, Greg

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Puerto Vallarta

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Greg Norman Design

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Puerto Vallarta
Nicklaus, Jack

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Puerto Vallarta

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A Jack Nicklaus Signature Course

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Puerto Vallarta
Weiskopf, Tom

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Puerto Vallarta

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A Tom Weiskopf Signature course.

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Tournaments

The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.

Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.

Who's Who

Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.

Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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