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LOS CABOS
If your idea of golf heaven is a diverse array of spectacular courses woven into a dazzling seaside landscape, Los Cabos is the destination for you. Situated at a point where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean at the tip of the Baja Peninsula, Los Cabos boasts a mountain-desert-ocean environment unique in the western hemisphere. Only in Los Cabos do emerald fairways tumble down from cactus-studded foothills to meet the sea. Only in Los Cabos can golfers tee it up on world-class layouts built by design legends such as Jack Nicklaus, Tom Fazio, Greg Norman and Robert Trent Jones, Jr. The Hollywood elite may have been the first to discover Los Cabos because of its spectacular beauty, but the word is out, this place is just golf heaven for us all.
Not only is Los Cabos the top golf travel destination in Mexico but it is also quickly moving up the list as one of the top golf destinations in the World. Where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez, bliss exists in the form of fresh mangoes and slow sunsets, unparalleled luxury golf resorts set in a subtropical climate with sunshine an average, 350 days of the year. As Mexico’s premier tourism destination, Los Cabos is home to some of the world’s most luxurious hotels and resorts, outstanding spas, award-winning restaurants as well as top-ranked golf courses and amazing tours, activities, and adventures.
Los Cabos has simply evolved into a world-class golfing mecca for some of the finest golf on the planet. Los Cabos is home to some of the top luxury Golf Resorts in the world. All-Inclusive resorts like Pueblo Bonito Pacifica and Pueblo Sunset Beach Golf & Spa Resort, Pueblo Bonito Los Cabos Blanco, Secrets Puerto Los Cabos, and Grand Fiesta Americana, offer unlimited amenities and all-inclusive packages that include golf privileges. In Los Cabos, you will also find eight amazing public access golf facilities. If you are staying in one of the top resorts or just traveling for a stay & play golf vacation, there are plenty of great facilities to tee it up. Cabo Real, Palmilla, Puerto Los
Cabos, Solmar Golf Links, Cabo San Lucas, Cabo Del Sol, Vidanta, and Club Campestre are all open to public play.
It is no secret that once you come to Los Cabos, you will be back! Seven out of ten visitors are repeat guests, and 90% of first-time visitors say they would return. With direct flight access from 26 major cities in the U.S. and Canada, Los Cabos continues to sustain an impressive wave of growth to cement its position as the crown jewel of all destinations in Mexico. What is incredible about Los Cabos, is the commitment they have made to protect this beautiful destination in preserving the environment and natural terrain for future generations. El Arco is the most famous of Cabo’s natural wonders, it is the granite rock formation known as the Arch of Cabo San Lucas. Los Cabos is one of the most incredible marine ecosystems in the world. Where the Pacific joins the Sea of Cortez is the home of numerous whale species and some of the most beautiful coral reefs for diving. Whale tours and swimming with the whale sharks run from October to April and are one of the most incredible experiences you can have. Los Cabos is indeed so much more than just a golf destination. Los Cabos is an eclectic international destination with a vast array of things to do and places to explore.
In August of 2022, Las Cabos Tourism announced a new partnership with Forbes Travel Guide, the global authority on hospitality excellence, to enhance the visitor experience throughout Los Cabos. The partnership includes comprehensive service training and health security verification to ensure high standards are maintained across all member hotels, restaurants, tour and event providers. “Tourism is the heartbeat of Los Cabos, and the safety and health of our visitors and community have always been our top priority. This partnership with Forbes Travel Guide, made possible through our Los Cabos private trust (FIPROTUR), reinforces our commitment to the highest standards of service and the confidence tourists have about Los Cabos. It also strengthens the hospitality industry by providing additional resources for our partners,” said Rodrigo Esponda, managing director of the Los Cabos Tourism Board.
There are a host of amazing golf facilities, designed by the best of the best in the game today. Greg Norman’s Solmar Golf Links Golf Course has only been open for a few years but already has been ranked by Golf Digest as one of the “Top 3 Golf Courses” in Mexico. Along the southern coast, Quivira, designed by Jack Nicklaus, is ranked among the
“World’s Greatest New Courses” and has magnificent ocean-side practice facilities. Diamante’s El Cardonal, featuring an “Old California” design motif, marked the architectural debut of Tiger Woods when it opened in 2014. Defined by flashed-faced bunkers, this intriguing layout transitions from sand dunes to rolling foothills edged by desert vegetation and winding arroyos. With its wide fairways and open-entry greens, El Cardonal was designed to appeal to golfers at all skill levels.
The Dunes Course, ranked among the world’s top 100 courses by both Golf Digest and GOLF Magazine, is a splendid Davis Love III design carved into vast white sand hills set back from the ocean. This breezy, lay-of-the-land links is known for its large undulating greens skirts, enormous dunes, and blowout bunkers on its journey to and from the sea.
Golf course living is in high demand in Los Cabos, and one the finest communities is Querencia, a private 1,800-acre golf community set in furrowed desert foothills high above the Sea of Cortez. Querencia (loosely translated as “sanctuary”) is one of Mexico’s finest private clubs. Known for its speedy, multi-tiered greens, this well-groomed course takes players on a roller-coaster ride across hills and bluffs. Several holes tiptoe along the edges of deep canyons and twisting arroyos. Designer Tom Fazio’s aesthetic touch is evident at Querencia, with palm trees and lush vegetation artfully blended with the native desert border. Broad contoured fairways and harmonious transitions from green to tee mark this challenging yet playable course. Golf Digest has chosen three Cabo golf facilities in their list of “Top 100 in the World” this year: Diamante, Querencia and Quivira.
The Final Word: Incredible destination, amazing golf & beach weather, spectacular restaurants, warm friendly people, so much to do and see, and some of the best golf courses in the world. Los Cabos – Take me there!
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