Elite Traveler Los Cabos 2020

Los Cabos 2020 Golf Directory

Cabo del Sol – Cove Club Reopened in 2019 after a major renovation, the Cove Club, formerly the Ocean Course at Cabo del Sol, is the Jack Nicklaus Signature design that put Los Cabos on the international golf map when it debuted in 1994. Described by Nicklaus as occupying “the best piece of golf property I’ve ever seen,” the Cove Club, upgraded with a new landscape scheme, white-sand bunkers and a several new or modified holes, sprawls across a stunning desert landscape. The ebb-and-flow routing delivers players to the Sea of Cortes on both nines, delighting players at all ability levels. Currently open to unaccompanied play, this future private club is a wonderful combination of great terrain, and breathtaking design and flawless course conditions. Cabo del Sol – Desert Course The first TomWeiskopf-designed layout inMexico, Cabo del Sol’s Desert Course, routed high above the facility’s Cove Club, offers gorgeous views of the Sea of Cortes from every hole.. Strategic and well balanced, this 7,049-yard, par-72 layout offers a target-style golf experience, with broad sloping fairways leading to subtly contoured greens defended by large sculpted bunkers. It’s a course that aces and duffers alike can enjoy frommultiple sets of tees. According toWeiskopf, “The natural beauty of the desert, mountain and ocean provides an ideal setting and some of the best terrain for golf anywhere in the world.” Cabo Real Golf Club Cabo Real’s multi-themed course winds around cactus- lined canyons, rolling hills and arroyos. It also leads players to the shoreline, where the desert meets the sea. Designer Robert Trent Jones II contoured the layout’s mounds and green complexes tomimic the shapes of the mountain peaks in the Sierra de la Laguna range that backdrop the course. Cabo Real’s front nine is short and sporty; the back nine, carved into steep desert foothills high above the sea, presents one of the firmest tests of golf in Los Cabos. Cabo San Lucas Country Club Treated to a major renovation in 2018 byMexican architect Agustin Piza, Cabo San Lucas Country Club boasts one of the destination’s most playable and scenic courses. The 6,852-yard, par-71 layout, one of the first built in the area, winds through groves of Palo Blanco trees, endless cacti and colorful bougainvillea. To further add to its parkland- style beauty, the gently rolling fairways overlook the Sea of Cortes, with views stretching to the arch at Land’s End, Cabo’s iconic landmark. Chileno BayGolf &Beach Club Centerpiece of a 1,200-acre private resort community, Chileno Bay is a brilliant Tom Fazio-designed layout marked by graceful flowing landforms that simulate rolling ocean waves. Interlaced by sandy arroyos, this well-groomed layout features wide fairways and generous bail-put areas. The back nine ascends to higher ground, offering magnificent views of interior mountains and the Sea of Cortes. Chileno Bay is a private club but offers access to guests of Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, a beachfront property five minutes from the club. Club Campestre San Jose Tucked in rolling desert foothills 15minutes from Los Cabos International Airport, this Nicklaus Design course is marked by sandy waste areas, numerous grand-scale bunkers and winding arroyos that crisscross the fairways, calling for sound tactics. Club Campestre’s undulating greens are among the most liberally contoured and challenging putting

hole facility with a newly completed 18-hole design by Jack Nicklaus; and a nine-hole course laid out by Greg Norman. The Nicklaus I & II layout features slick undulating greens, big sculpted bunkers and dramatic elevation changes. The Norman Course, a 3,590-yard design to be joined by a second nine in future, has sharp elevation changes and large, flashed-faced bunkers. Puerto Los Cabos offers three 18-hole combinations tomembers, resort guests and daily- fee play. Querencia Sculpted into rugged desert foothills high above the Sea of Cortes, this private club, centerpiece of an 1,800-acre residential community, offers a Tom Fazio-designed course ranked No. 97 by Golf Digest on its “World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses” roster. The 7,050-yard, par-72 layout traverses steep hills and bluffs, with several holes tiptoeing along the edges of deep canyons and arroyos. This beautifully landscaped design is known for its broad, accommodating fairways, speedy greens and exceptional collection of par 3’s. Quivira Golf Club Perched at the tip of the Baja Peninsula and offering stunning panoramic views of the Pacific, Quivira scales the heights at Land’s End. Marked by huge windswept dunes, sheer granite cliffs and rolling desert foothills, Quivira fully embraces Cabo’s unique mountain-desert-ocean ecosystem. Opened in 2014 and the sixth Jack Nicklaus- designed course in Los Cabos, Quivira combines dazzling views, dizzying elevation changes and unforgettable challenges. The layout is ranked No. 93 on Golf Digest’s list of the “World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses.” Quivira is a private club that welcomes guests of Pueblo Bonito Resorts. Rancho San Lucas Golf Club Centerpiece of a 834-acre resort community fronting the Pacific Ocean 15minutes fromCabo San Lucas, Rancho San Lucas features a new ‘least-disturbance’ design by Greg Norman. The 7,210-yard, par-72 layout, opened to preview rounds in late 2019, spans three different ecosystems, rambling through windswept dunes, climbing through a thick cactus forest, and bringing players to the beach and sea on both nines. Earthmoving was kept to a minimum; the challenge on this links-style design is provided by natural contours, onshore breezes and revetted pot bunkers. The club offers exclusive access to guests of Solmar Hotels & Resorts. TwinDolphinGolf Club Opened in 2018, Twin Dolphin’s naturalistic, eco-friendly course, designed by Fred Couples and Todd Eckenrode of Origins Golf Design, is perched 180meters above the Sea of Cortes. Holes meander across a broad sloping plateau bisected by a trio of rugged arroyos, with sweeping ocean views from every fairway. Landing areas are generously wide; the firm, fast course conditions invite players to hit bump ‘n run shots to access the slick, undulating greens. Twin Dolphin is a private club but is accessible to guests of Montage Los Cabos, a 122-roombeachfront hotel. Vidanta Golf Los Cabos The first golf course built in Los Cabos (1987), Vidanta is a delightful, family-friendly nine-hole layout designed for enjoyment. While not long at 3,153 yards (par 35), this gently rolling course, set above the Sea of Cortes, has slim fairways and small greens defended by well-placed bunkers. Walkers are welcome.

surfaces in Los Cabos. This semi-private facility, featuring views of the Sea of Cortes from every hole, represents excellent value. Costa Palmas Golf Club Situated on the East Cape 45minutes from Los Cabos International Airport, Costa Palmas, opened in 2019, is a links-style design by Robert Trent Jones II that anchors a 1,000-acre resort community. The multi-themed, 7,221-yard course occupies a gently rolling dune-scape that rises to nearly 40meters. Fronting the Sea of Cortes, the layout proceeds inland towards the Sierra de la LagunaMountains, finishing along an estuary near the resort’s marina. This private club, which features a six-hole par 3 course, offers access to guests of the Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Costa Palmas. Diamante Cabo San Lucas –Dunes Course Designedby20-timePGAtourwinnerDavis Love III, The DunesCourseoverlooks themajestic PacificOcean. Carving holes intomassive sanddunes, Love createdoneof thefinest andmost diverse tests of golf inall ofMexico. Thewindswept, naturalistic links features hugeblow-out bunkers, generously wide fairways and very swift, undulatinggreens. The course, rankedNo. 47onGolf Digest’s “World’s 100GreatestGolf Courses” list, isCabo’s top-ranked course. It is accessible to guests of theHardRock andNobuhotels openedatDiamante in2019. Diamante Cabo San Lucas – El Cardonal Set back from the Pacific on higher ground than the Dunes Course and featuring an “Old California” designmotif, El Cardonal marked the architectural debut of superstar TigerWoods. Thanks to its strategic nuances and famous designer, its reputation has grown since its debut in 2014. The 7,363-yard, par-72 golf course enjoys dramatic, long-range views of the Pacific and was designed to accommodate a wide range of players. The landscape has everything, from low rolling dunes and winding arroyos to mature vegetation, providing the perfect canvas for golf. El Cardonal is accessible to guests of the Hard Rock and Nobu hotels opened at Diamante in 2019. El DoradoGolf &Beach Club Parted through a desert landscape of colorful canyons and expansive arroyos, El Dorado, designed by Jack Nicklaus, features rolling saddled fairways, huge bunker complexes and picturesque green sites. A private club operated by Discovery Land Co., El Doradomeanders through a pair of stark canyons divided by a big rocky hill. Bristling desert vegetation, dramatic rock formations and a beautiful seaside par 3 at No. 17 characterize the design. Palmilla Golf Club A landmark facility opened in 1992, Palmilla’s original 18 (Arroyo andMountain nines) was the first Jack Nicklaus Signature design in Latin America and the venue that paved the way for premier golf in Los Cabos. This target-style test, set in a box-shaped canyon ringed by stark peaks, winds around canyon-like arroyos, vast waste bunkers and several ponds high above the Sea of Cortes. Palmilla’s Ocean nine, added by Nicklaus in 1999, features sharp elevation changes and a beachfront green at the par-4 third hole. The club is located five minutes fromOne&Only Palmilla, a world-class resort. Puerto Los Cabos Golf Club Situated on the outskirts of San Jose and set within a 2,000-acre resort community, Puerto Los Cabos is a 27-