WIN Free golf lessons with Butch Harmon!
Win a free golf book!

The golf-rich are getting richer in Cabo San Lucas

Monday January 28, 2008 | 01:34:50 pm 325 words, 4434 views  

The three questions I’m asked most often:
1) Why don’t you have a real job?
2) Considering how much time you spend on the golf course, shouldn’t you be a better player?
3) What’s the best destination in the world?

Answering the first two questions might incriminate me, but I’m happy to respond to the third, and in a word, the answer is Cabo.

The reason is simple: Perfect weather. I love playing in Scotland and Ireland, but one must pack a steamer trunk full of sweaters, Gore-Tex and waterproofs to be adequately prepared. Conversely, Cabo San Lucas, on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, offers an unvarying excellence in temperature and sunshine almost all year long.

It’s not just the best, but also among the most expensive golf destinations in the world, with big-ticket courses like Cabo Del Sol, Palmilla and El Dorado. It is also incredibly beautiful—desert golf, ala Scottsdale or Palm Springs, but with amazing and often up-close views of the sparkling Sea of Cortez. It’s no wonder there are more and more golf projects in the offing.

One of the most interesting is at Querencia, the first private country club in the area and currently home to a Tom Fazio dazzler. The 1,900 acre community will soon offer its membership (and select vacationers) the opportunity to enjoy a second golf offering, designed by up-and-coming architect Gil Hanse. A 1989 Cornell graduate, Hanse was one of Tom Doak’s earliest students and represents a back-to-the-basics movement in golf course design. “The desert, mountains, elevation changes and other unspoiled elements of the topography lend themselves naturally to an interesting golf experience,” says Hanse, who recently won kudos from numerous PGA Tour pros for his sensitive remodeling of the TPC Boston.

The expansion of Querencia, already one of the Baja’s “must-play” destinations, proves that when it comes to the burgeoning golf scene in Cabo, the rich are getting richer.

Permalink 1 comment

Comments, Pingbacks:

Comment from: George Jorgenson [Visitor]
You may not be the best golfer but you do play fast and give floaters.
PermalinkPermalink 01/28/08 @ 15:37

Leave a comment:

Your email address will not be displayed on this site.
Your URL will be displayed.

Allowed XHTML tags: <p, ul, ol, li, dl, dt, dd, address, blockquote, ins, del, span, bdo, br, em, strong, dfn, code, samp, kdb, var, cite, abbr, acronym, q, sub, sup, tt, i, b, big, small>. Bloggers reserve the right to edit or delete comments. Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
(Line breaks become <br />)
(Set cookies for name, email and url)
(Allow users to contact you through a message form (your email will NOT be displayed.))
Grass is green. What color is grass?

The Vagabond Golfer The Vagabond Golfer

by Joel Zuckerman

Joel Zuckerman, a.k.a. the Vagabond Golfer, has been called "one of the most respected and sought-after golf writers in the Southeast." His golf stories have appeared in more than 100 publications and his books include "Golf in the Lowcountry, "Golf Charms of Charleston," "Misfits on the Links" and the recently-released "A Hacker's Humiliations." He is also in demand as a public speaker. Joel was honored to be selected by the Dye family themselves to write the authorized celebration of Pete Dye's great courses around the world. His next book, "Pete Dye Golf Courses - 50 Years of Inspired Design,"will be released in September, 2008. Visit www.vagabondgolfer.com for more information.