Chapelco Golf & Resort

Nestled among the Andes Mountains in the northern part of Argentina’s Patagonia region, the Nicklaus-designed Chapelco Golf Club and Resort opened in 2004. Protecting the natural environment was an extremely important part of construction, and as a result the course features mountain-fed streams, deep lagoons, native vegetation and breathtaking views of the Andes. The club is known for its undulating greens as well as tee-shots guarded by large coniferous trees flanking the fairways. The front nine features the winding par-4 fourth that plays to a fairway pinched in all directions by fescue grass and then to a downhill three-pointed green protected by a wide waste area covered with sprouts of native grasses. The back nine is highlighted by the par-3 11th playing over a large water hazard with the Andes in the backdrop.