A Golf Holiday In Mexico

It is the 14th largest country in the world, home to the most populous city in the world and one of the most preferred golf vacation destinations in the world – Welcome to Mexico – the land of the Aztecs and the Maya. Bordered on the north by the United States, on the south by Guatemala and Belize, on the east by the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea and on the west by the Pacific Ocean, Mexico is a beautiful country waiting to be explored.

Seeped in history and a rich cultural tradition that has lasted over the ages, Mexico has always been an enigmatic place to visit. It is an amazingly diverse country blessed with gorgeous locations that rival any in the world making it a golf holiday maker’s destination of choice. Golf travel to Mexico is easy with this oil-producing country (the only Latin American nation to be included in OPEC) being well connected to most major cities in the world.
Golf tours landing in Mexico are inundated with fantastic courses carved out of diverse terrains like the coastal area along the Pacific, the Gulf of Mexico and the Sea of Cortez to the courses set in thick forests in Puerto Vallarta. Golf travel in Mexico is usually a jam-packed affair with over 150 golf courses designed by the world’s top architects like Nicklaus, Dye, Von Hagge, Weiskopf and Jones.

Start your golf tour with Cabo San Lucas, the unquestioned golf capital of Mexico. Six championship courses vie for your attention here including: Pete Dye creation, The Raven at Cabo San Lucas ($160-$130), Jack Nicklaus designed Palmila Club De Golf ($250), Jack Nicklaus designed Ocean Course ($262) and Tom Weiskopf designed Desert Course ($227) at Cabo Del Sol, Robert Trent Jones Jr. created Cabo Real ($280) and another Nicklaus gem, El Dorado.
In Mexico City spend only $55 ($77 on weekends) to play the city’s best public course – Campestre Cocoyoc, The Bella Vista Golf Club ($160-$140), Chapultepec Golf Club ($140), Chiluca Country Club ($160-$140) and the Club De Golf Mexico ($160-$140). You would be a rarity if your golf holiday to Mexico doesn’t include a few days at Acapulco – famous for its bright sunny days the year round; Acapulco is a popular vacation spot and offers some amazing golf as well. Include the Club De Golf ($140), Pierre Marques ($100), Acapulco Princess and the sea-front Tres Vidas ($160-$140) in your golf tour.

Mazatlan offers courses on beautiful locations and noteworthy courses to include in your golf package are The El Cid ($60-$75), Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed Estrella Del Mar and Club Campestre Golf & Country Club ($160-140).
Mexico offers limitless choices to a discerning golf holiday maker and its wide array of tracks can leave you breathless, although golf is not any more expensive here than in the United States. There aren’t too many public courses in Mexico yet, but the way golf is going it won’t be long before you play some really affordable rounds in say, Cancun? For the time being soak up the beauty of The Caesar Park and Pok-ta-Pok, a Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed championship course in Cancun.

Other courses to play on your golf vacation are The Marina Vallarta Golf Club designed by Joe Finger and The Punta Mita created by Jack Nicklaus.