Chile to get its first Jack Nicklaus Signature Course in Patagonia

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Jack Nicklaus has signed an agreement to bring the first Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course to Chile. The new course will become a centerpiece of the Patagonia Virgin Frutillar Golf & Resort, an upscale resort and residential community in the town of Frutillar in the Patagonia region of South America.

"We not long ago opened our first Nicklaus Design golf course in South America, and while there, I had the opportunity to travel and fish the Patagonia region, so I witnessed first-hand the beauty and virtually untapped potential of this area," said Jack Nicklaus, whose design firm is involved with projects under development in 32 different countries. "The golf course site itself is ideally located on the Patagonian Lakes area, which with the combination of the mountains, the volcanoes, the native forest and the gentle contours of the property, gives us an opportunity to create something very special."

Patagonia Virgin Frutillar Golf & Resort will be the first integrated resort and residential community in the Chilean Patagonia to include a luxury hotel with a spa, wellness center and meeting facilities; a variety of residential offerings totaling more than 400 units; a village consisting of high-end retail shops; sports facilities; marina services; sailing activities; polo field; almost 100 acres of native forest; and an 18-hole golf course.

The course will be exclusively available for hotel guests and lot/home owners at the resort.

Frutillar sits in the Lakes Region of Chile and specifically borders Llanquihue Lake. Known for its historical 19th-century German architecture, Frutillar offers views of neighboring volcanoes, including Osorno, which stands as "guardian" to what many have considered one of the world's most breath-taking destinations.

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