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PGA WEST Jack Nicklaus
56-150 PGA Boulevard
La Quinta, CA 92253
PGA West Tee Times: 1.800.727.8331

No golf course designer can quite capture the same combination of challenge, beauty, and drama as Jack Nicklaus. The world famous PGA West Jack Nicklaus Course has hosted the Grand Slam of Golf Wendy's Tree Tour Challenge and is home to the PGA 's Tour Qualifying School. It features contoured fairways, undulating greens and deep sand bunkers.

The Jack Nicklaus is a tamer version of the PGA West TPC Stadium Course. Elevated ties, forced carries over water and huge, multi-tiered greens are signatures of the Jack Nicklaus trademark. Bent greens.

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Rating=72.0
Rating=72.0
Rating=72.0
Rating=72.0
Rating=72.0

 Slope=143
Slope=128
Slope=134
Slope=124
Slope=133
 Totals=7204
Totals=6061
Totals=6522
Totals=5043
Totals=5627

PGA Jack Nicklaus Course Scorecard
Hole A fairly simple opening hole. Keep your tee shot (3-wood is sufficient) on the upper level, right center, for a good clear look at the deep green that slopes back-to-front towards you. 1 Favor the left side of the fairway off the tee (aim at the bridge), leaving a clear shot at the green. Aim your approach shot left of, or over, "Gibralter," the tall rock formation protecting the front of the green. The canal is not visible from the fairway, but wraps around the right side and in front of the green.2 There's no where to miss this tee shot. The canal is left, an expansive bunker lies short and there's a hard-to-see bunker back right. Hit the center of the green and be careful with your putt on the surface that slopes toward the canal3 A good par five birdie opportunity from an elevated tee. Aim at the fairway bunkers or slightly left of them off the tee. Use the same line on your second shot if not trying for the green. Lake Cahuilla is to your right, but shouldn't come into play.4 A generously wide fairway off the tee sets you up for an exacting approach shot to a narrow green. Miss the terraced green to the right and face a blind chip or pitch to the green 10-feet above you. Miss to the left and a bunker awaits.5 This one "looks so easy," but trouble awaits the mis-hit tee shot to the left (lake) and right (trees and Lake Cahuilla). Aim the tee shot at the palm trees on the right side of the green. Be sure to hit an extra club on your approach to the elevated green and putting surface. The center of the green is a smart play to any pin location. 6 A wide open look at a simple par three hole that plays slightly downhill. Missing anywhere but long will leave you a bunker shot and putt for par.7 Reachable in two shots, take your tee shot over the top or left of the long fairway bunker visible from the tee. Trouble lurks down the entire right side of the hole in the form of a lake. The well-struck second shot can easily reach the green, setting up an eagle putt to help your scorecard.8 Blow your tee shot down the middle of the fairway to view the downhill second shot to a green that is well protected by bunkers. The green sits below the lake that protects its left side. The right side of the fairway is out of bounds.9 OUT
BLACK 374 414 177 538 443 406 167 509 410  
BLUE 338 380 162 516 403 365 140 474 378  
WHITE 292 347 135 460 329 342 139 439 335  
Par 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 5 4 36
Handicap 11 5 15 13 3 1 17 9 7  
RED 280 284 120 441 320 316 120 431 335  
GOLD 231 278 100 406 286 287 112 403 289  
Par 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 5 4 36
Handicap 11 7 15 1 13 3 17 5 9  

Hole The deep bunker down the center of the fairway forces a firm decision whether to play to the left or right fairways. The right side requires greater carry off the tee, but rewards you with an open shot to the slightly sloping, back-to-front green. 10 Three is a good score on this hole. Bunkers guard the front and back of the long, narrow green. A safe lay-up short and right can leave a chance for an up-and-down par.11 The perfect drive is over the left top of the mound nearest the tee, setting up a second shot over yet another mound to an elevated green. Hit the green here or your left with a very difficult up-and-down.12 Test your mettle on this reachable par five. Hit your drive left of the bunkering, but short of the lake. Then decide just how much of the lake to cut-off on your second shot. The green is severely tiered so make sure you get your approach shot on the right level or you'll be looking at three putts.13 The shortest par four on course is the fourth hardest hole on course for good reason. The second shot makes or breaks you on this hole. Carry the water to a narrow green. Miss it right and water awaits. To the left are bunkers that will add stress to any third shot.14 This uphill dogleg left requires you miss the fairway bunker off the tee. An extra club may be necessary to reach the green. Be wary of a front left pin placement as your ball may roll back toward you in the fairway.15 The deepest green (50 yards) on the course awaits you at the end of this par five hole that doglegs right. Long hitters may cut the corner of the dogleg off the tee, setting up a shot at the green. Most players should hit their second shots to the right side of the fairway for an open shot at the narrow, well bunkered, winding green that has numerous tiers. Be sure you leave your approach shot near the hole.16 This testy par three can make or break your round. A hidden, back right pin forces you to hit over the "volcano." Make sure you hit enough club to clear the bunker that hides behind it. Or, simply hit a cut onto the green just left of the "volcano." The green runs slightly downhill from left to right. Par is a good score to the back pin placement.17 A finishing hole that tests your nerve until the very end. A generous fairway collects your drive, setting up a final shot for the day to a green protected by a lake on the right and a deep collection area to the left. The huge green features a particularly challenging back right pin location. Do you go for it, or play safely to the center of the green?18 IN
BLACK 412 191 403 528 375 415 530 204 455  
BLUE 388 174 374 480 342 388 489 182 392  
WHITE 330 151 319 447 306 347 442 152 346  
Par 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 3 4 36
Handicap 8 12 6 18 6 10 16 14 2  
RED 302 141 273 437 306 314 438 152 311  
GOLD 269 107 264 382 268 306 385 123 306  
Par 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 3 4 36
Handicap 14 18 10 6 2 8 4 16 12  

FEATURES & AMENITITIES:

  • Driving Range
  • Practice Greens
  • Power Carts
  • Locker Rooms
  • Showers
  • Food & Beverages
  • Golf Club Rental
  • Clubhouse

ESTABLISHED: 1987

ARCHITECT: Jack Nicklaus

HOLES:18 Regulation

PAR:72

DIRECTIONS FROM PALM SPRINGS: Take the Indio Boulevard / Jefferson Street exit off Interstate 10 (I-10 East) and drive south to the end of Jefferson Street.


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