Why go
San José del Cabo and the Tourist Corridor hold the highest concentration of big-name golf in Los Cabos — Nicklaus, Fazio, and Weiskopf designs spread across resort courses and corridor layouts within a few miles of each other.
Choosing a course in San José del Cabo or the Tourist Corridor
This stretch of coastline has the widest spread of recognizable designer names in Los Cabos golf — Jack Nicklaus alone designed or co-designed four of these eight courses (Palmilla, El Dorado, Club Campestre San José, and two of Puerto Los Cabos' three nines), alongside Tom Fazio at Querencia and Tom Weiskopf at Cabo Del Sol.
Access is the thing to check first. Several of the higher-end options here — Palmilla's Arroyo and Mountain nines, El Dorado, Querencia — are built around residential or resort membership rather than open public play, while Cabo Del Sol, Club Campestre, Cabo Real, Puerto Los Cabos, and Vidanta Golf are the more straightforwardly bookable rounds.
How to use this guide
Confirm access before you build an itinerary around a specific course, and book directly with the course for the clearest picture of what is actually included in the green fee.
One&Only Palmilla Golf Club — Best for a Resort Round
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One&Only Palmilla Golf Club
A 27-hole golf facility designed by Jack Nicklaus that opened in 1992, arranged as three nines (Arroyo, Mountain, Ocean) that combine into three different 18-hole rounds on clifftop terrain above the Sea of Cortez.
A 27-hole Jack Nicklaus design split into three nines — Ocean, Mountain, and Arroyo — that combine into different 18-hole rounds on clifftop terrain above the Sea of Cortez. The resort’s own site describes the Arroyo and Mountain nines as private, with the Ocean Nine the piece open to outside play. The clubhouse anchors the Palmilla Social Club, home to Lucille’s Kitchen and Lucille’s Café, and the course runs an all-levels lesson program with one-to-one instruction.
Cabo Del Sol Course — Best Publicly Bookable Round
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Cabo Del Sol Course
An 18-hole mountainside golf course designed by Tom Weiskopf, the publicly playable course of the Cabo del Sol golf resort on the Tourist Corridor (alongside the private Nicklaus-designed Cove Club course).
The publicly playable course at the Cabo Del Sol golf resort, designed by Tom Weiskopf and opened in December 2001, running through canyon-like arroyos with ocean views from every hole. Six holes were redesigned in November 2023 with added Sea of Cortez views. Guest fees include 18 holes, a shared cart, practice balls, and bottled water, and equipment rental is available on-site.
The Rest of San José del Cabo & Tourist Corridor Golf
From a private Tom Fazio design to the region’s original 9-hole course, these round out the corridor’s golf options.
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El Dorado Golf & Beach Club
A private, members-only golf and beach club on a 520-acre property whose 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed course links desert and coastal terrain along the Tourist Corridor.
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Querencia Golf Club
A private, members-only 18-hole golf course designed by Tom Fazio inside the 1,800-acre Querencia residential community, with a 7,070-yard layout that steps down toward the coast.
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Club Campestre San José
An 18-hole, par-71 golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus that opened in 2007, laid out on sloping desert terrain near the San José del Cabo airport.
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Puerto Los Cabos Golf Course
A 27-hole facility in La Playita comprising the Jack Nicklaus-designed Ocean and Vista nines and the Greg Norman-designed Mission nine, with several holes running along the Sea of Cortez shoreline.
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Vidanta Golf at Vidanta Los Cabos
A 9-hole, par-35 golf course built in 1987 — the original golf course in the Los Cabos region — set along the Sea of Cortez near San José del Cabo and playable twice for an 18-hole round.
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Cabo Real Golf Club
An 18-hole, par-71 golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones II, laid out across desert arroyos and cactus-lined fairways overlooking the Sea of Cortez in the Cabo Real area of the Tourist Corridor.
Planning Notes
- Best departure time
- Morning tee times beat the midday heat and usually have better availability
- Access
- A few corridor/San José courses (Palmilla’s Arroyo & Mountain nines, El Dorado, Querencia) are reserved for resort guests or members
- Multi-round trips
- With 8 courses in one stretch of coastline, a multi-day golf trip can stay in one area without much drive time
Pro Tip
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