The philosophy behind Jack Nicklaus’s 7,037-yard, par-72 Ocean Course at Cabo del Sol is that golf ought to be fun, not penal, on your Cabo San Lucas, Mexico golf vacation.
Nicklaus has called the rugged terrain of Los Cabos’ Cabo del Sol “the best piece of golf property I’ve ever seen” and created — at 16, 17 and 18 — what he immodestly calls, “the three finest finishing holes in all of golf.” And indeed, they suffer little, if at all, in frequent comparisons to Pebble Beach.
The 16th hole is a long, 429-yard, left-turning dogleg par-4 that is mitigated only by its downhill slope toward the sea.
Seventeen is a 178-yard par three across a boiling, rocky bar to a classic, pulpit green. Depending on the wind, big hitters may select anything from a five iron to a sand wedge here.
The 18th tee is directly behind a massive boulder from the 17th, and you will stand in awe. From the back tees, the drive on this 425-yard, par-four masterpiece requires a carry of about 175 yards across rock and sand to a cliff-hugging fairway with appropriate risk-reward characteristics.
From the fairway, the green teeters below you on the edge of golf ball oblivion. A low, sure-handed, bump-and-run approach will appeal to most golfers here. Par is a triumph to be celebrated on the pleasant clubhouse patio.
The 16th, 17th and 18th at the Ocean Course, Cabo del Sol, may be the best finishing holes you will play on your Cabo San Lucas, Mexico golf vacation — or anywhere else.
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