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.
Over the years changes have been made to the course.
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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