The Ocean Course at Cabo del Sol
Km 10.3 Transpennisular Hwy
Cabo del Sol

(624) 145-8200 / U.S. Toll-Free: 1-800-386-2465

Description: It was at Cabo del Sol where the Jack Nicklaus designed the course that 10 years ago elevated Los Cabos from "a sleepy little fishing village" to a world-class golf destination. Opened for play in May of 1994, The Ocean Course remains today the crown jewel of Los Cabos golf and stands as the highest rated "Nicklaus Signature Design" course in the world. This award-winning course stretches for more than a mile across some of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring terrain in the Western Hemisphere. Located at the tip of the Baja peninsula along the 20-mile Corridor between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, The Ocean Course is the centerpiece of the 1,800-acre residential resort community of Cabo del Sol.

Offering dramatic views of the desert, mountain and sea, Nicklaus has capitalized on what he calls the "best piece of golf property" he's ever seen to create an extraordinary golf experience that is a "must play" for any serious golfer. Designed to provide the ultimate in playing strategy and beauty, The Ocean Course at Cabo del Sol puts an emphasis on shot-making ability through small arroyos and sculpted fairways. The dramatic layout challenges golfers with seven exhilarating holes perched against the crashing waves of the Sea of Cortez. The front nine meanders through the untamed desert down to the Sea of Cortez, where Nicklaus put spectacular back-to-back par 3s on the beach. Like the front, the back nine winds its way through natural desert landscape back to the sea, setting the stage for what Nicklaus has called "three finest finishing holes in all of golf."

The spectacular finish begins with the 16th hole, a 445-yard par four that sweeps down to the edge of an ocean cliff. During the winter months, whales can often be seen from this hole breaching just offshore. One of the signature holes at The Ocean Course at Cabo del Sol, the 17th hole is regarded as one of the greatest par 3's in the world. Golfers play their tee shot from a cliff top over the crashing surf to a green perched on a granite rock outcropping with the ocean looming in front and to the right of the green. This is one of the few holes in the world where you actually play over the sea from the tee. The par four finisher bends around a coastal bluff on the right to a green set out on a promontory with elevated panoramas of the Sea of Cortez.

Often referred to as the "Mexican version of Pebble Beach," this Jack Nicklaus Signature designed masterpiece has consistently been ranked by the golf magazines as one of the top courses in the world since its inception in 1994. In fact, it remains the only course in Mexico ranked in Golf Magazine's Top 100 Courses in the World (#68 in the 2003 rankings), and is ranked #1 in Latin America by Travel and Leisure Golf.

Facts & Figures

  • Opened May, 1994
  • Par 72, 7,037 yards from the championship tees, 18 holes
  • Located at "Bah?a de las Ballenas" (trans: Bay of the Whale) on the Sea of Cort?s (Gulf of California)
  • Seven holes on or touching the water (5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18)
  • Four full length ocean holes (6, 7, 17, 18)
  • Bermuda 419 on tees and fairways, Tif Dwarf greens

Cabo del Sol Awards & Accolades

  • "The three finest finishing holes in all of golf" - Jack Nicklaus
  • "The best piece of golf property I've ever seen" - Jack Nicklaus
  • "This was my chance to design a Pebble Beach" - Jack Nicklaus
  • "Nicklaus' best work...could be Cabo del Sol" - Golf World, January 1993
  • "Nicklaus sculpted each hole with the inspiration of a Rodin" - The Golfer, Yearbook 1995
  • "Cabo del Sol...justifies all of its anticipated accolades" - FORE Magazine, September/October 1994
  • #68 Course in the World - Golf Magazine, 2003
  • "Top 100 Golf Courses in the World" - Since 1995, Golf Magazine
  • #15 Best Golf Resorts in North America - Golf Digest Magazine, 2004
  • #1 Golf Course in Mexico - Golf Magazine, Golf Guide to Mexico, 2003
  • #1 Golf Course in Latin America - Travel and Leisure Golf, 2003
  • "Top 10 Desert Courses in the World" - The Golfer, 2001
  • "Top 10 Public Golf Courses" - Golf Digest's readers poll, May 1998
  • "Best New Golf Course" - 1994 - Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report

Course Information

  • 7,103 yards - 137 Slope - 74.1 Rating
  • Practice facilities

Tees and Rating

Yardage Slope Rating
Tournament (black) 7103 147 74.5
Championship (gold) 6777 142 72.8
Regular (blue) 6286 136 70.5
Member (white) 5755 129 67.7
Forward (red) 4695 116 68.5

Jack Nicklaus, Golf Course Designer
Brad Wheatley, Director of Golf

Reservations: 1-800-386-2465
www.cabodelsol.com


Directions: From Cabo San Lucas - Take the Transpennisular Hwy toward San Jose del Cabo. Exit at the Cabo del Sol exit (Look for signs to the Fiesta Americana and Sheraton Hacienda del Mar. Turn toward the ocean and take the road until it T's. Turn right and follow the signs to the golf club house.

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 Longitude: -109.841733 W
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