Baja Country Club

Baja Country Club sits along the Pacific coastline south of Ensenada, designed by Pete Dye with his brother Roy Dye and opened in the early 1970s. The course occupies dramatic terrain where the desert landscape meets the ocean, a setting that allows the routing to move between elevated plateaus and lower coastal ground. The Dye brothers shaped holes that work with the natural contours and incorporate the firm, sandy soil characteristic of the region. The layout features the strategic bunkering and bold green complexes typical of Pete Dye's work from this period, with several holes playing along or toward the Pacific. The property's elevation changes create variety in shot requirements and perspectives, and the coastal winds add a layer of unpredictability to club selection and ball flight. The routing takes advantage of views across Todos Santos Bay while maintaining a focus on strategic golf rather than purely scenic presentation. Baja Country Club has served as a retreat destination for golfers traveling from Southern California and other parts of Mexico, offering a relatively remote golf experience compared to more developed resort areas. The club operates in a region where golf development has remained limited, giving the course a sense of isolation. The design reflects an era when Pete Dye was establishing his reputation for creating challenging, unconventional courses that emphasized ground game options and rewarded creative shot-making over purely aerial approaches.