Golf in Los Cabos: Courses, Access, and How to Plan

Los Cabos is one of Mexico’s most developed golf destinations, but the number of courses is less useful than the question of which ones you can actually play. Some are open to visitors, some are reserved for resort guests, and some are members-only clubs where access depends on an invitation or ownership. Sort the list by access first, then by location, and only then by designer or scenery. For the broader regional picture, start with our guide to how Los Cabos is organized. Golf in Los Cabos is best planned around that access question.

Start with access, not the course ranking

The Los Cabos Tourism Board’s golf guide groups courses into three practical categories: courses that welcome public play, resort courses that accept outside golfers when tee times are available, and private or members-only clubs. Those categories change over time. A course that once sold tee times to visitors can move to a members-and-guests model, and resort access rules can differ by season or by the property you are staying at.

Before planning a trip around a named course, ask the course or your accommodation three questions: can a non-member book this course for my dates, does staying at a particular property change that answer, and how far ahead are tee times released? Treat any published list, including the one below, as a starting point rather than confirmation.

Cabo San Lucas and the Pacific side

The western end of the destination combines public courses with some of the most exclusive private clubs in Mexico.

• Solmar Golf Links: a Greg Norman design on the Pacific side, listed by the tourism board as a public and resort course.
• Cabo San Lucas Country Club: a Roy Dye design listed as public, with the tourism board noting a lighted driving range.
• Quivira Golf Club: a Jack Nicklaus design on the Pacific cliffs, listed as resort and private; confirm whether your accommodation provides access.
• Diamante: home to the Davis Love III Dunes Course, the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal, and the Oasis short course. All are listed as private. El Cardonal has hosted the PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship.

The Tourist Corridor

The Corridor between the two towns holds the densest cluster of courses, many of them tied to resorts or residential communities along the Sea of Cortez.

• Cabo Real Golf Club: a Robert Trent Jones Jr. design listed as a resort course that welcomes outside play when tee times allow.
• Cabo del Sol Desert Course: a Tom Weiskopf design, also listed as resort with public play when available.
• The Cove Club: the Jack Nicklaus course formerly known as the Ocean Course at Cabo del Sol, which the tourism board describes as moving to a members-only model.
• Twin Dolphin: a Fred Couples design listed as private and resort.
• Chileno Bay Golf & Beach Club: a Tom Fazio design the tourism board lists for resort guests.
• El Dorado Golf & Beach Club: a Nicklaus design listed as members-only, with guest play by member invitation.

If Corridor golf is the priority, a Corridor base usually shortens the drive to the first tee. Our guide to where to stay in Los Cabos explains what a Corridor stay means for everything else in the trip.

San José del Cabo and Puerto Los Cabos

The eastern end offers several courses that welcome visitors, which makes it a practical base for a golf trip built around public play.

• Palmilla Golf Club: 27 holes by Jack Nicklaus, opened in 1992 and described by the tourism board as his first design in Latin America. Listed as resort with public play when available.
• Puerto Los Cabos Golf Club: 27 holes combining Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus nines, listed as resort with public play when available.
• Club Campestre San José: a Nicklaus Design course listed as resort with public play when available.
• Vidanta Golf Los Cabos: a nine-hole course, described by the tourism board as the first course built in Los Cabos and suited to walking.
• Querencia: a Tom Fazio design listed as private and members-only.

Farther east, Costa Palmas on the East Cape has a Robert Trent Jones Jr. course the tourism board lists for resort guests and community owners. It is a long drive from the main resort areas and suits a trip based on the East Cape rather than a day outing.

When to play

The tourism board identifies October through April as the most comfortable golf season, with cooler temperatures than the summer months. Summer rates are commonly lower, but heat changes how a round feels, especially on courses with long drives between holes. If you are traveling in the warmer months, ask for early tee times and confirm what the green fee includes in water and shade. Our guide to the best time to visit Los Cabos covers the wider seasonal picture, including hurricane-season considerations.

Booking tee times and what to confirm

Popular courses fill quickly in the high season, so book in advance, especially for groups. For each course, confirm the current green fee for your date and time, whether a cart is included, whether caddies are required or optional, the dress code, and the cancellation policy. Ask whether rental clubs are available and what brand and condition to expect if you are not traveling with your own set.

For a group, confirm whether the course can pair your players together, how many tee times are available in sequence, and whether a pro shop or starter can arrange a shotgun start or a simple competition format.

Golf in Los Cabos: planning a multi-course trip

Group courses by location rather than by reputation. Playing Palmilla and Puerto Los Cabos on consecutive days keeps transfers short from a San José base, while pairing a Pacific-side course with a San José course means crossing the whole Corridor. Leave a rest day between rounds on longer trips, and build transport into the plan: most visiting golfers use prearranged transfers rather than taxis for early starts. Our guide to getting around Los Cabos covers the options.

Golf in Los Cabos rewards booking tee times early, especially in high season. Golf groups often find that a private villa near their chosen courses works better than several hotel rooms, especially when non-golfers are traveling too. Whatever you book, confirm course access for your dates independently; accommodation rarely guarantees tee times at a private club.