Nauka Golf Club, the highly anticipated private members club boasting a championship golf course designed by legendary architect Tom Fazio, is now officially open for play. The course welcomed its first golfers in late 2025, with the newly opened Siari Riviera Nayarit, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, marking a defining moment for luxury golf and destination development on Mexico’s Pacific coast.
Set within the private 920-acre Nauka community along the pristine Riviera Nayarit, the par-72, 7,600-yard layout is shaped by four dramatically different natural environments: old-growth jungle, volcanic cliffs, protected estuary and more than four miles of Pacific coastline.
Nauka Golf Club is the centerpiece of a broader vision led by LIFE Properties International, a global developer recognized for creating destination communities that unite world-class golf, thoughtfully designed luxury real estate, and best-in-class hospitality. At Nauka, LIFE Properties International (LIFE) has curated a low-density private club environment where golf anchors a larger lifestyle focused on wellness, adventure, and a deep connection to place, setting a new benchmark for integrated luxury destinations.
“Nauka is the result of an extraordinary site and a vision that allowed the land to lead the design,” said Jaime Fasja, Founder of LIFE. “The transitions, from jungle to dunes to estuary and then directly to the ocean, are seamless and natural. It’s a course that challenges players strategically while immersing them in one of the most beautiful settings in the world.”
The course unfolds across jungle, mountain, estuary and ocean routings, highlighted by three dramatic holes that play directly along the Pacific. This oceanside stretch offers one of the most distinctive experiences in modern golf, where players are encouraged to slow the pace, enjoy refreshments, walk barefoot on the sand, or even step into the ocean before continuing their round, an unforgettable hallmark of the course.
Designed for golfers of all abilities, Nauka features five sets of tees while still offering a championship test from the back markers. Complementing the main course is “The Booby Trap,” a lighted nine-hole par-3 short course created for night play, relaxed rounds and social competition. Both courses are fully grassed with Pure Dynasty seeded paspalum, selected for its playability, durability and performance in coastal environments.
The culinary experience is a central pillar of Nauka with world-class chef, David Castro Hussong, leading the vision, and working in close collaboration with Nauka’s on-site organic farm to deliver menus that balance local authenticity with modern innovation. Throughout the community, and along the golf course itself, food and beverage are designed to elevate the journey, none more striking than The Nest, a dramatic cliffside comfort station perched high above the Pacific Ocean, and one of four on-course dining options with panoramic views. All dining options at Nauka pair elevated yet approachable cuisine with sweeping ocean views, reinforcing Nauka’s positioning as a destination where culinary culture, sense of place, and world-class golf intersect seamlessly.
Residential offerings at Nauka include Beach Estates with direct Pacific access, elevated Cliff Estates with sweeping ocean and jungle views, and Golf Villas overlooking the finishing holes, with architecture by Olson Kundig and other internationally renowned design firms. Designed for just 395 residences, Nauka balances privacy and community, creating Mexico’s last great retreat — a destination shaped by new infrastructure, vision, and timing that has transformed untouched coastline into the crown jewel of the Pacific.
Further elevating the destination is Siari Riviera Nayarit, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, designed by Bernardi-Peschard, and the second Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Mexico and ninth in the world. Beginning in 2026, hotel guests will receive limited, curated access to tee times at Nauka Golf Club, offering a select introduction to one of the most exclusive golf experiences in the world.
With a private marina village and yacht club, expansive wellness sanctuary, beach and ocean clubs, racquet facilities, and enhanced regional and private aviation access, Nauka represents a new standard in luxury destination development where championship golf, refined living and world-class hospitality coexist in rare harmony.
