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Mountain - Ocean Course

Palmilla Golf Club

San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, MX
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18 holesPar 7274.2/140

About this course

One&Only Palmilla Golf Club occupies a dramatic stretch of coastline in the Los Cabos corridor, where the Sierra de la Laguna foothills meet the Sea of Cortez. Jack Nicklaus designed the original 27 holes here in the early 1990s, creating one of the first signature resort courses in what would become Mexico's premier golf destination. The layout takes full advantage of the property's natural elevation changes, with holes routed across arroyos, along ridgelines, and through desert terrain studded with cardon cacti and native vegetation. The Mountain-Ocean combination represents the most varied routing available at the property, moving between the higher inland terrain and the dramatic seaside stretch. Several holes play along or toward the coastline, offering views across the water while presenting approach shots that must account for ocean breezes and the natural contours of the land. The design incorporates traditional Nicklaus elements—generous landing areas balanced by strategic bunkering, large undulating greens, and risk-reward options on par fives. The course serves guests of the One&Only Palmilla resort and outside visitors, maintaining a resort-friendly playability while preserving enough challenge for accomplished players. The setting remains relatively natural despite the surrounding development, with the routing preserving much of the desert landscape character. Conditions benefit from the region's dry climate and modern maintenance practices common to high-end Los Cabos facilities.

Quick facts

Location
San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, MX
Access
Public
Holes
18
Par
72
Difficulty
74.2/140

Getting there

Most travelers arrive via Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), a swift twenty-minute drive north along the Transpeninsular Highway before turning inland toward the foothills of the Sierra de la Laguna. Private aircraft land at the same facility, where dedicated FBO services expedite clearance and ground transfers. The route climbs gently away from the coastal corridor, trading resort towers for desert scrub and sudden glimpses of the Sea of Cortez, before arriving at Palmilla Golf Club's guarded entrance - a transition from the bustle of the Los Cabos tourism strip into the serene, elevated terrain where Jack Nicklaus carved his dual-natured design into mountain and coastline.

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Yes. Mountain - Ocean at Palmilla Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Mountain - Ocean is 72.

The slope rating at Mountain - Ocean is 140.

Mountain - Ocean is a 18-hole course.

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