Tee Time
In Los Cabos, golf is a serious passion
Taking a look at the courses in Los
oceanfront resorts & spas. opening in fall 2008, the courses
will provide challenging play with dramatic cliffs as well as
Cabos is like reading a “who’s who”
desert terrain as the backdrop.
of the world’s most famous golfers.
Some of the top names have designed
Cabo Real Golf Club: The course at cabo real, designed
outstanding courses here, providing
by Jones, is surrounded by five luxury resort hotels. The
18-hole course has hosted the 1996 pga senior slam
an ever-growing array of options for
Tournament and 1999 senior slam. The facility sports an
teeing off. expanded and refurbished clubhouse as well as landscape
improvements on the greens.
When golfers come to los cabos, they can try their skills
against challenging courses created by the likes of Jack nick-
Cabo San Lucas Country Club: formerly known as the
laus, greg norman, phil mickelson, Tom Weiskopf, Tom
raven golf club, the cabo san lucas country club has a
fazio and robert Trent Jones Jr. so you know you’re in good
beautiful 18-hole course from the minds of the pete Dye de-
company.
sign team. it features the longest hole in mexico and is the only
course with a view of land’s end — perfect for photos.
golf enthusiasts can also see some of the pros in action,
thanks to the many tournaments that take place here. los ca-
Chileno Bay Club: still in the works is the chileno Bay
bos hosts the people vs. the pros championship golf event,
club, a 1,300-acre, private resort-style community along the
one of the pga’s challenge events. During this tournament,
Tourist corridor. it will have two courses: one designed by
amateurs compete against professionals from the pga Tour
fazio and the other by nicklaus. located four miles north of
and champions Tour. american, mexican and canadian
cabo del sol, the facility boasts two and a half miles of coast-
amateurs 18 and over are eligible to participate.
line set aside for the creation of luxury homes.
major tournaments also include the annual stars and stripes
Club Campestre San José: one of the top new courses is
Fishing & Golf Tournament, which combines fishing and
at club campestre, a 550-acre gated golf community in san
golf to benefit Big Brothers & Big Sisters of orange County,
José del cabo. its 18-hole nicklaus-designed course, which
calif.
opened in 2007, is the first in los Cabos to use Paspalum
grass, which is resistant to saltwater. guests can also enjoy the
Cabo del Sol: This 1,800-acre, master-planned resort commu-
use of a beach club and 40,000-square-foot clubhouse.
nity has two exciting courses. The ocean course is a nicklaus-
designed masterpiece, with one and a half miles of oceanfront
and an enviable position on golf magazine’s list of Top 100
golf courses in the World. cabo del sol’s Desert course, which
opened in 2002, provides a rewarding experience thanks to its
Weiskopf design. and for extra inspiration, every hole has a
beautiful view of the sea of cortés.
Cabo Pacifica: nicklaus is designing two 18-hole signature
courses for this development, which is being headed up by
ernesto coppel, the president and ceo of pueblo Bonito
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