Cabo del Sol

Carr. Transpeninsular Km 10.3,

Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur 23410

  • Office

    +1 (866) 231 4677 (USA toll free)
  • Pro shop

    +52 (624) 145 6300
  • Fax

    +52 (624) 145 8202

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Desert-style. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Desert, oceanside (Gulf of California, Pacific Ocean) and hi-end residential.

  • Designer:

    Jack Nicklaus

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7075
6304
4713
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
74.5
70.5
67.1

At the same location:

Above distances are for the private Cove Club course. Also at Cabo del Sol is the 18-hole Cabo del Sol course (par-72; 7049 yds from back tees).

Location

Latitude:

22.908418

Longitude:

-109.843748

How to get there:

11 km E of Cabo San Lucas.

Cabo del Sol (Cove Club course)

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.

Est. 1994

Cabo del Sol is home to two top-quality 18-hole championship layouts, the now private Cove Club course (formerly known as the Ocean course) and the also excellent Cabo del Sol course (formerly the Desert course). The generally higher-rated Nicklaus-designed Cove Club course is one of the top-rated and finest championship layouts in Mexico.

Located at the "Bahía de las Ballenas" (Bay of the Whale) on the Sea of Cortés (Gulf of California), this excellent desert-style, oceanside course contains a wealth of wonderfully crafted, memorable and challenging holes. Plenty of arroyos, sand traps and other obstacles will test your shot-making.

As the layout glides past several mansion-like villas, you'll also enjoy the seven Cove Club holes that are on the ocean, four on the front-nine and three on the back.

Pick of the holes: the par-3, 190-yard 6th hole is about as close as you can get to the Sea of Cortés without falling in. Set on a granite ledge overlooking the water, the left front of the green is almost in touching distance of the waves. The finishing hole, guarded by desert and cactus on the right and rock cliffs leading to the sea on the left, is modelled on the eighteenth at Pebble Beach.

Limited access: this private course is generally playable only by members and their invited guests.

Stay&Play at Cabo del Sol: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.

List of courses: Los Cabos, Mexico

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Private course - guests may only play if hosted by a member.

Green fees

Outside visitor fee not applicable; private course for members and their guests.

Other information

Non-metal spike facility.

Practice facilities

Excellent (incl a double-ended driving range).

Did you know?

Located at the tip of Mexico's 1,000-mile long Baja Peninsula, Cabo del Sol is part of the Los Cabos resort area. Most activities associated with Los Cabos are based within a short distance of the town of San José del Cabo (the seat of government for the municipality of Los Cabos), or 30 km further southwest, around the smaller town of Cabo San Lucas.

Here in Los Cabos you will find award-winning resort hotels, championship golf courses, spas, world-class sea fishing and sunshine most of the year. With a unique landscape of dramatic desert and expansive beaches, Los Cabos is an exotic escape within easy reach of the United States and Canada.

Published ranking

Cove Club course (formerly Ocean course):
Mexico's 5th best course (Golf Digest, 2022).
World's former 100th best course (GOLF Magazine, 2015; not in subsequent editions of this ranking).

Where2Stay

  • Hacienda del Mar Golf & Spa Resort5-star

    Corredor Turistico Km 10, Cabo Del Sol, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur 23410.

    +52 (624) 145 8000

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    The Hacienda del Mar Golf & Spa Resort (formerly Sheraton, now Marriott Autograph Collection) offers 270 guest rooms and suites. Each comes with its own private terrace overlooking views of the gardens or ocean. Great meals are served in several restaurants, and you can make a splash in one of five pools.

    With 36-holes of top-quality championship golf on your doorstep, ample meeting space, Cactus Spa and Sheraton Fitness, this beachside resort is one of the top golf resort destinations in Mexico.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Cabo del Sol (Cove Club and Cabo del Sol courses).

    • Golf within 10 km:

      No

    • Golf within 30 km:

      Diamante; Cabo San Lucas; Cabo Real; El Dorado (private); Palmilla; Querencia; San Jose; Puerto Los Cabos.

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