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Cabo Real Course

Cabo Real Golf Club

San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, MX
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About this course

Cabo Real Golf Club sits along the Sea of Cortez coastline between San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, part of the resort development corridor known as the Los Cabos Tourist Corridor. Robert Trent Jones, Jr. designed the course in the early 1990s, working with the dramatic desert-meets-ocean landscape characteristic of the southern Baja California peninsula. The routing takes advantage of the property's elevation changes and coastal exposure, with several holes playing directly along the water and others moving through arroyos and desert terrain dotted with cardon cacti and native vegetation. The course features a mix of seaside and inland holes, with the most memorable stretches occurring where the layout approaches the Sea of Cortez. Jones incorporated the natural topography into his design, using the property's ridges and valleys to create variety in hole character and shot requirements. The contrast between the arid desert environment and the blue waters of the gulf provides the visual backdrop throughout the round. Cabo Real operates as part of a resort community that includes residential development and hotel accommodations. The course serves both resort guests and outside play, typical of the Los Cabos golf market that developed significantly during the 1990s and 2000s. The region's climate allows for year-round golf, though summer months bring higher temperatures. The course represents one of several Jones designs in Mexico and fits within his broader portfolio of resort and destination layouts that emphasize natural settings and strategic variety.

Rankings

Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.

2485

Best in World

22

Best in México

13

Best in Baja California Sur

Quick facts

Location
San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, MX
Access
Public
Year built
1996
Holes
18
Par
71
Difficulty
73.3/139
Course Vaults score
7.2

Getting there

Most travelers arrive via Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), a modern gateway positioned midway between the twin towns of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, with Cabo Real Golf Club lying just twenty minutes northeast along the coastal corridor. The airport accommodates both commercial and private aviation, making it equally accessible for scheduled arrivals and those touching down on their own terms. The drive unfolds along the famed Tourist Corridor - a ribbon of highway tracing the Sea of Cortez, where desert scrub meets turquoise water and luxury resorts punctuate the coastline - before delivering you to Cabo Real's oceanfront gates, where the rugged beauty of Baja's southern cape comes into full focus.

FAQ

Common questions about Cabo Real

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Cabo Real has a Course Vaults score of 7.2 out of 10 based on 30 logged golfers.

Cabo Real was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr..

Yes. Cabo Real is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Cabo Real is 71.

The slope rating at Cabo Real is 139.

Cabo Real is a 18-hole course.

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