With 18 total choices and 16 world class courses Los Cabos dominates the world of Golf in Mexico. Voted year after year as one the worlds top golf destinations, this reputation is well deserved. During this Spring lockdown the courses are being revamped and ready for play this summer season. With so little play and plenty of time to maintain, you can rest assured these courses have never looked better. So here we go with our insiders guide to golf Los Cabos.
First up the newest course in Los Cabos is Rancho San Lucas.
The Ranch proudly offers a beachfront course designed by Greg Norman. The 7,210-yard layout is specifically tailored to Cabo’s terrain and locale, creating a sustainable golf experience that flows naturally with the dune and desert landscape. The multi-themed, ‘least-disturbance’ layout spans three different ecosystems and features sweeping ocean views from every hole.
Diamante Dunes- Davis Love III-Private
The Dunes Course has received many accolades since opening in 2009, including being ranked #36 in the world by GOLF Magazine. Eighteen holes sit among some of the most dramatic sand dunes in the world. “You’re either playing toward the ocean, along the ocean or away from the ocean,” says course designer Davis Love III. “And then, at times, you’re down in the dunes and you pop up and are surprised all over again by the incredible views of the ocean.”
Diamante Cardonal- Tiger Woods- Private
In 2014, Diamante opened up Tiger Woods’ first golf course design—El Cardonal—adding to both Diamante’s and Los Cabos’ reputation as a world-class golf destination.
Influenced by the old-style courses of Southern California that he grew up playing, Tiger created a course that brings back the need for strategy—providing players with several shot options to navigate during each hole. The course is long enough to challenge expert players, but open enough to provides options for those with higher handicaps. It truly is a fun test for golfers of all skill levels.
Diamante Oasis Short Course- Tiger Woods- Private
Diamante opened its latest golf creation in December 2016—The Oasis Short Course. This Tiger Woods designed 12-hole par three course features a palapa bar, practice green, event lawn, and a mile long perimeter concrete jogging and hiking trail. The course layout is extremely flexible and can be played as a 12 hole par three course or a three-hole loop with a par 3, 4 and 5, among other potential configurations.
Quivira- Signature Nicklaus- Semi-Private
Opened six years ago, Quivira Golf Club has quickly established itself as one of the best new courses in the world. The dazzling layout was recently voted to Golf Digest’s elite roster of the “World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses.” The dramatic cliffside holes are simply awe inspiring.
Cabo San Lucas CC- Pete Dye original and a re design in 2019-
This is the closest course to downtown Cabo. With its skillful design and challenging layout it is a great course for all levels of golfers. This World Class Golf Facility has panoramic views of Land’s End that no other Golf Course in Cabo San Lucas can claim. There are also outstanding views of the Sea of Cortez from virtually each hole.
Cabo Del Sol- Desert Tom Weiskopf- Public
The Cabo Del Sol Desert Course is a stunning oasis winding through canyon-like arroyos framed by lush desert landscapes and picturesque mountain backdrops. Designed by Tom Weiskopf—the master of desert golf—the Cabo Del Sol Desert Course blends breathtaking scenery with a pure challenge, all while offering beautiful ocean views from every hole.
Cabo Del Sol- Cove Club- Signature Nicklaus- Semi Private
The Jack Nicklaus Signature Cove Club Golf Course (formerly the Ocean Course) has set the bar for the Los Cabos golf experience since opening for play in 1994. Stretching for more than a mile along the Sea of Cortéz, the Cove Club Golf Course features four unforgettable ocean-front holes perched above roaring waves of the Sea. Under the watchful eye of Jack Nicklaus, enhancements include upgraded playing surfaces, new bunkers and several new holes. The improved guest experience includes a few surprises and delights during your round.
Another highly anticipated new course has opened. Twin Dolphin Golf Club by Freddie Couples is sculpted from the rich Baja terrain, the course design at Twin Dolphin Club reflects this same thoughtful vision beautifully, amidst canyon-like arroyos, undulating grounds, and expansive views of the Sea of Cortez. Twin Dolphin Golf Club creates a truly personalized, enjoyable experience for members of all skill levels. With their undulating greens, dramatic elevation changes, impeccable fairways and natural bunkering it is a fresh new course for private members and guests of the Montage Los Cabos resort.
At Chileno Bay Golf & Beach Club enjoy a golf experience like no other on this Tom Fazio designed championship course. The unique design takes members on a journey toward the mountains while delighting with ocean views. A relaxed style allows members to play barefoot with the kids, play the boom boxes or get serious round with your neighbors. This is what a modern private club is all about. The comfort stations are incredibly stocked so you will have plenty of delicious food and high end steering fluid to maximize your Cabo experience.
Cabo Real Golf Club features a multi-themed, target-style course designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. The recent reversal of the club’s nines have greatly enhanced the layout’s flow and drama.
In its current configuration, Cabo Real’s front nine, completely refashioned by Jones from a pre-existing layout, provides a scenic, gentle test with broad fairways tumbling down to the Sea of Cortes.
With breathtaking holes chiseled into desert foothills at the foot of rugged mountain peaks, Cabo Real’s longer back nine presents a great test of golf and possibly the toughest nine in Cabo.
El Dorado Golf and Beach Club
Jack Nicklaus crafted a masterpiece at El Dorado Golf and Beach Club. This was his second course when it opened. It was completely redesigned as a private club to make way for the residences and
Beach Club in 20004. This is a very private club so unless you know a member it is off limits. This is the playground for the rich and famous. They set the gold standard for exclusive golf snd beach club with a focus on relaxed yet sophisticated elegance.
Palmilla Golf Club is famous for 27 holes of amazing golf and spectacular vistas. It has been recognized as the “Grand Dame of Los Cabos golf.” As the first Jack Nicklaus Signature design in Latin America, the masterfully conceived golf course is stunning and challenging. This Cabo golf course is an affordable option and features spectacular vistas of the Sea of Cortez from all 27 holes. Palmilla Golf Club features a Mexican decor clubhouse, on-site golf shop and an expert staff to help provide you with superior customer service for your every golf need.
Querencia
Acclaimed architect Tom Fazio drew inspiration from the vivid landscape, creating Querencia as his first project in Mexico. “Once I experienced this land, I knew it was an extraordinary setting for world-class golf. I’ve designed the course to maximize views of downtown San Jose del Cabo and the Sea of Cortez and provide a fair balance of risks and rewards.”
Reserved only for Members and their personal guests, the award-winning
Querencia course is a haven for those seeking a truly private Cabo golf experience.
Querencia has been named the best golf course in Mexico by Golfweek magazine and consistently ranked in the top 100 worldwide by Golf Digest. The area of Los Cabos is steeped in elite sporting tradition, with golf courses drawing avid players from around the world every year. Marked by flowing transitions, challenging topography and a true home course ambiance only exclusive residential clubs can claim, Querencia stands out among the best.
Club Campestre
Another Nicklaus Design golf course is Club Campestre, the centerpiece of a 550-acre master-planned community.
The layout’s verdant fairways, chiseled into sloping desert terrain, offer players fine views of the Sea. Vast sandy waste areas, big flashed-face bunkers and sinu-ous arroyos snaking across the fairways call for careful course management. The true character of the golf course lies in Campestre’s undulating, multi-tiered greens, which are among the most liberally contoured putting surfaces in Los Cabos.
Always in top condition, Campestre is a local favorite and represents the best value in Los Cabos.
Vidanta Municipal Nine Hole- this was the very first course in Los Cabos. Located right off Highway 1. This is a good nine hole design and the lowest priced golf in town. Play it twice from different tees to make it a round of 18.
Puerto Los Cabos- Tucked within a 2,000-acre master-planned resort community on the East Cape, a short 10-minute drive from the historic downtown area of San Jose del Cabo, Puerto Los Cabos is a 27-hole golf resort, featuring three distinct courses designed by two of the sport’s most legendary figures, Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus.
They are building the final nine to complete two courses perched above the Sea of Cortez and etched into rolling desert foothills and backdropped by the Sierra de la Laguna Mountains. The views from the course are unparalleled and showcases the rare combination of beautiful desert and pristine coastline, which is only found on the majestic Baja Peninsula.
And finally we come to Costa Palmas East Cape
Another new and exciting golf experience awaits you north of Los Cabos on the gorgeous East Cape. Yet another new world-class 18-hole championship golf course featuring desert and ocean views, perfectly manicured fairways that unravel down hillsides. An emerald symphony composed of three movements and three transitions, accentuated by shades of blue. Another masterpiece designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. that sets the golf experience in Baja a world apart. This is The Costa Palmas Golf Club, a destination that is both inspired by and enhances the East Cape’s natural beauty.
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