Las Palomas Resort Golf Club

Las Palomas Resort Golf Club occupies a distinctive coastal setting along the Sea of Cortez in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, a beach town in northwestern Mexico approximately sixty miles south of the Arizona border. The course was designed by Forrest Richardson and Arthur Jack Snyder, both Arizona-based architects with extensive experience in desert and resort golf. The layout takes advantage of the property's proximity to the water and the surrounding Sonoran Desert landscape, incorporating native vegetation and sandy terrain characteristic of the region. The routing works through relatively flat to gently rolling terrain, with several holes offering views of the sea. The design reflects the architects' approach to desert golf, emphasizing strategic bunkering and natural hazards rather than forced carries or excessive length. The course serves primarily resort guests and visitors to Puerto Peñasco, which has developed as a vacation destination for travelers from Arizona and other parts of the southwestern United States. Las Palomas functions as part of a larger resort complex that includes beachfront accommodations and residential development. The golf course provides a recreational amenity in a region where golf facilities are less common than in other Mexican resort areas like Los Cabos or the Riviera Maya. The combination of desert and coastal elements gives the course a character distinct from traditional tropical resort layouts, with playing conditions influenced by the arid climate and occasional winds off the Sea of Cortez.