Name: PGA West: Nicklaus Tournament
Address: 56150 Pga Blvd, La Quinta, CA, 92253-4600, US
Rating: 4.1

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TPC River Highlands

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Overview

This Jack Nicklaus-designed course annually hosts the first PGA Tour event in the continental U.S. each calendar year, along with PGA West’s Stadium Course and La Quinta Country Club. Surrounded by picturesque desert mountains, the championship venue is equipped with two island greens and challenging cavernous bunkers.

About

Holes 18

Length 7204

Slope 143

Price $239

Facility Type Public

Designer Jack Nicklaus, ASGCA

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.1

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Character

6.63

Challenge

6.92

Distinctiveness

6.65

Layout Variety

6.7

Fun

6.73

Aesthetics

6.7

Conditioning

6.9

Reviews

1 / 5

Review

“Number 8 is a great par 3! With the water, the shape of the green and the pin on the left, it's an intimidating tee shot. Number 15 is a fun and interesting par 5 with the Island green and No. 18 is a good finishing hole. As with all the courses there, it is in very good shape."

2022

2 / 5

Review

“The Nicklaus Tournament course is a fun course to play, pretty straight forward on the front nine, and quite challenging on the back 9. Fun and good value overall. A nice course to play other than the Championship course."

2019

3 / 5

Review

“Winter condition was very good with the overseed."

2018

4 / 5

Review

“You'd better have really soft hands and a great short game feel. The elevated greens surface punish a lack of finesse. And you're playing through a housing development for the entire round. Conditioning was great. But the round was slow."

2018

5 / 5

Review

“Terrific course layout and fantastic conditions in the spring, fall, and winter. Fairways are plush and greens are smooth. Great public opportunity to play where the PGA Tour pros play."

2018