Cabo Real GC- hole 5
Cabo Real GC was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr in the 1980’s as part of a massive real estate development.
The public access course has had the nines reversed.
It now starts quietly winding down the mountain from the clubhouse until the par 4 fifth hole touches the sea.
The remainder of the nine heads back up the mountain.
I knew that the course had originally included a hole along the beach which was sold off for development at an exhorbitant price.
And that a new hole had been added in it's place..
At this stage in proceedings I was thinking that Cabo was a pleasant resort style course with a couple of interesting holes...
And then I played the back nine!
Cabo Real GC- hole 12
The back nine is a different story altogether as the course heads into higher terrain with more elevation change through the holes
It has great views- all beautifully framed by the cactus, desert and mountains…
The holes are varied, picturesque, strategic and challenging.
I was impressed!
Cabo Real GC- hole 13
Notable holes include:
- The par 4 fifth hole with green on the beach
- the par 4 eleventh hole with rising turning fairway well protected by bunkers and and elevated tabletop green
- the picturesque and challenging par 5 twelfth hole
- the testing par 4 fouteenth hole with its long gully carry off the tee
Cabo Real GC- hole 14
- the tricky dogleg par 4 seventeenth hole
- the slightly whacky par 4 finishing hole with a shallow, but very very wide (85 metres) green and an all water carry for the approach…
Cabo Real GC- hole 18
Cabo Real exceeded my expectations, and should be on everyone’s itinerary for golfing in Cabo!!
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