Nicklaus II at Puerto Los Cabos Golf Club

The Nicklaus II course at Puerto Los Cabos Golf Club occupies desert terrain along the Sea of Cortez in San Jose del Cabo, part of the Los Cabos resort corridor at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Jack Nicklaus designed this layout to complement the adjacent Greg Norman course at the same property, creating a 36-hole facility that opened in phases during the mid-2000s. The routing moves through arid landscape characteristic of the region, with native desert vegetation, arroyos, and elevation changes that provide views of the sea and surrounding mountains.

The design incorporates Nicklaus's familiar strategic principles, with generous landing areas balanced by well-positioned hazards that reward precise shot placement. Several holes play along or near the coastline, though the course does not maintain continuous ocean frontage. The inland holes traverse rolling desert ground where cactus, mesquite, and other indigenous plants frame the fairways. Bunkering follows Nicklaus's style of the period, with sculpted sand features that define playing corridors and green complexes.

Puerto Los Cabos operates as a resort and residential community, with the golf courses serving both resort guests and property owners. The facility provides standard high-end resort amenities and reflects the development pattern common to the Los Cabos area, where international golf tourism has driven much of the region's growth since the 1990s. The climate allows year-round play, though summer heat can be intense.