As soon as fishing tournament season cools down in Los Cabos, golf tournament season heats up. 
This old adage is bearing out once again in 2022, but it’s not just tournaments that have destination golfers excited, as a highly anticipated new course development has just been announced: seven years after his landmark course at Quivira was first unveiled, legendary champion and course designer Jack Nicklaus is returning to craft a new 18-hole layout for Quivira.
Nicklaus, of course, is the king of golf in Los Cabos, having designed no less than six local courses, including acclaimed layouts at Cabo del Sol, Palmilla, and Quivira. This new course, when complete, will bring his total to seven, and the total number of golf courses in Los Cabos to 19.
The 18 currently open are all in high demand presently as it is high tourist season in cape cities Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. But despite the busy season, tee times are available at most courses, as are deals and discounts for savvy visitors.
So for this first golf update of 2022, we’ll bring you up-to-date on golf tournament season in Los Cabos, share all the details on the new Nicklaus announcement, and also offer some tips on finding the best deals during high tourist season.
New Jack Nicklaus Course Underway at Quivira
The Golden Bear’s first course at Quivira was a revelation when it opened in 2014, and remains so to today, with its 7,085 yards winding magnificently along sheer cliffs, and through desert foothills and windswept dunes.
Groundbreaking for the second Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Quivira is expected to take place by the fourth quarter of 2022. The new layout will expand the resort and residential community’s golf offering to accommodate the increased demand, resulting from the growth of the development, including ultra-exclusive, recently launched projects such as the St. Regis Resort and Residences.
“The first golf course at Quivira is a spectacular layout playing across a remarkable piece of property,” Nicklaus said. “Now, I am excited that design is well underway on the second course at Quivira, which should be stunning and equally as spectacular. I hope golfers who play the second course will enjoy the views, the quality of golf, and the challenge.”
While the routing plan for Quivira’s second course is in its final stages, it is anticipated that Nicklaus and his design team will create another world-class layout on this exceptional piece of land. Situated in the northwest area of the 1,850-acre development, several of the holes on the new course will meander through rolling desert foothills and expansive valleys, interlaced by winding arroyos.
Quivira’s second Jack Nicklaus Signature Course will provide a different challenge but one that should mirror the high quality associated with the existing golf experience. The southern portion of the new layout will feature panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and the westernmost point of the Sea of Cortez. On the interior side, tall distant peaks will serve as dramatic backdrops for several holes.
Golf Tournament Season in Full-Swing in Los Cabos
The Los Cabos Pro-Am just completed another fun and successful tournament last week, with play taking place at Tom Weiskopf’s Cabo del Sol Desert Course and the Fred Couples’ designed Twin Dolphin.
Two more golf tournaments still loom on the horizon during 2022, however. The first is the Cabo Collegiate, which brings top golf teams from 15 U.S. universities to compete across three rounds at Jack Nicklaus’ first great course in Los Cabos, the Ocean Course at Cabo del Sol. After last year’s tournament took place in the U.S. due to travel issues during the pandemic, this year the Cabo Collegiate is home again, and scheduled to take place Feb. 27th through March 1st.
Although destination golfers aren’t eligible for the Cabo Collegiate, everyone can play the upcoming Premier Golf Pro-Am, which features five glorious days of golf in May – May 15th to 21st – with participants competing for prizes while playing an incredible array of courses, which include Quivira, Puerto Los Cabos, Cabo Real, and the Cabo del Sol Desert Course.
Deals and Discounted Greens Fees Await Destination Golfers in 2022
Winter and spring are the busiest seasons for golf in Los Cabos, but those looking to play some of the region’s best courses can occasionally also find a few deals and discounts.
The best deal being offered right now is by Questro Golf, which manages three courses in Los Cabos: the Jack Nicklaus designed Club Campestre; the 27-holes at Puerto Los Cabos, of which 18 were designed by Nicklaus and 9 by Greg Norman; and Robert Trent Jones Jr.’ s course at Cabo Real, which effectively put Los Cabos on the golf map when TV cameras captured whales breaching near a seaside green during a 1996 PGA Senior Slam event.
Questro’s “Triple Crown” promo allows visitors to play one round at each of these three great courses for only $510 U.S., a combined savings of over $200 from the regular greens fees. Two, three and five round passes are also available, allowing golfers to pick and choose which of these courses they want to play…and when.
Although passes expire after 14 days, that covers the duration of most vacations. Questro’s courses are located in and around San Jose del Cabo, so another savvy move is to choose a villa or vacation rental convenient to all three courses.
For more information about events, activities and villa rentals in Los Cabos, call us TOLL FREE at 1-888-655-4548, visit www.LosCabosVillas.com, or email us at Info@LosCabosVillas.com.
Photo credit: Jim Mandeville/Nicklaus Companies
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Upcoming Events Calendar
January
Art Walk in San Jose del Cabo – Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27
Viva La Plaza in Cabo San Lucas – Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28
Los Cabos Pro-Am Golf Tournament at Twin Dolphin and Cabo del Sol – Jan. 9 – 13
Tropic of Cancer Music Series in Todos Santos – Jan. 12 – 16
Todos Santos Writers Workshop – Jan. 30 – Feb. 5; Feb. 7 – 11
February
Todos Santos Writers Workshop – Jan. 30 – Feb. 5; Feb. 7 – 11
Art Walk in San Jose del Cabo – Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24
Viva La Plaza in Cabo San Lucas – Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25
Todos Santos Open Studio Tour – Feb. 4 – 6
Valentine’s Day– Feb. 14
Carnaval in La Paz – Feb. 26 – Mar. 1
Cabo Collegiate Golf Tournament at Querencia – Feb. 27 – Mar. 1
March
Cabo Collegiate Golf Tournament at Querencia – Feb. 27 – Mar. 1
Art Walk in San Jose del Cabo – Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Viva La Plaza in Cabo San Lucas – Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25
East Cape Arts Festival – Mar. 20
April
Art Walk in San Jose del Cabo – Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28
Viva La Plaza in Cabo San Lucas – Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Semana Santa – Apr. 10 – 17
End of Whale Watching Season – Apr. 15
May
Cinco de Mayo – May 5
Art Walk in San Jose del Cabo – May 5, 12, 19, 26
Viva La Plaza in Cabo San Lucas – May 6, 13, 20, 27
Dia de la Madre – May 10
Warren Hill’s Los Cabos Jazz Festival – May 15 – 18
Premier Golf Pro-Am Tournament – May 15 – 21
June
Art Walk in San Jose del Cabo – Jun. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Viva La Plaza in Cabo San Lucas – Jun. 3, 10, 17, 24
July
East Cape Dorado Shoot Out – Jul. 16
August
Los Cabos Open of Tennis – Aug. 1 – 6
Bisbee’s East Cape Offshore – Aug. 2 – 6
East Cape Gold Cup Wahoo Jackpot – Aug. 20
September
Mexican Independence Day – Sep. 16
October
Los Cabos Billfish Tournament – Oct. 16 – 20
Bisbee’s Los Cabos Offshore – Oct. 20 – 23
Bisbee’s Black & Blue – Oct. 25 – 29
November
Day of the Dead – Nov. 2
SCORE Baja 1000 – Nov. 15 – 20
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