TOP 30 Golf Courses in Mexico
Baja Sur - Mexican Riviera - Cancun/Riviera Maya - Baja/Sea of Cortes - Inland/Colonial Routes
One of the most promising new courses developed by Grupo Dina, a Nicklaus
Signature design, is at Punta Mita, 40 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta. Named
Pacifico, it is a private club for hotel guests, Punta Mita residents and their
invited guests. The course has 19 holes; that’s right. When water or tide condi-
tions prevent players from reaching the unique, par three third hole, “The Tale of
the Whale”with its green situated on a natural island 180 yards off the coast,
then an optional par three is played. A second eighteen hole Championship
Jack Nicklaus course called Punta Mita Bahia was completed and opened for play
at 2008 year’s end, and was nominated for Best’s Golf Guide Top 30NEW Resort
Course for 2009.
FONATUR, the development arm of the Mexican Government, is the vision Brett Ellsworth, President
and energy behind Litibu. This is a master planned resort community with a for Contact Development
spectacular Greg Norman golf coursein the works, just north of Punta de Mita,
Company, who is planning a
which will be ready for play in 2009. Litibu will have several small, boutique
private community adjacent
residential developments. Brett Ellsworth, President for Contact Development
to the Norman course said,
Company, who is planning a private community adjacent to the Norman course
said, “CDC has been instrumental in transforming some of the world’s most
“CDC has been instrumental
prominent resort developments from vision to successful completion and global
in transforming some of the
renown, with a blend of US Management and the roots of a quality Mexican
world’s most prominent
Company.” Their 89-unit project will have continued success here as well.
resort developments from
vision to successful comple-
tion and global renown, with
Mazatlánis at the northern tip of the Mexican Riviera, in the state of Sinaloa.
a blend of US Management
At one time, developments and branded hotels were limited in Mazatlán;
and the roots of a quality
whereas, many other areas of Mexico grew and prospered. Mazatlán has awak-
Mexican Company.”
ened from a period of a standstill or neutral tourism growth. Downtown has
seen a renaissance of some sort with the restoration of its colonial buildings
and historic sites. A sense of a golf destination is emerging once again, giving
the golfer more courses to choose from in this seaside village area.
El Cid, the mainstay, is an oceanfront mega resort with more than a thousand
rooms to meet your budget needs. Home to a Lee Trevinonine holes expan-
sion in 1990, for a total of 27 holes, it offers vacation ownerships in their hotel
towers, marina villas, and country club residences.
Down the beach and conveniently close to the International airport is Estrella
del Mar Golf and Beach Resort. It boasts a Robert Trent Jones, Jr.masterpiece,
with 11 holes touching the water. According to managing partner Patrick Butler
“Plans call for an upscale hotel, residential community with a vacation owner-
ship component, and another 18-hole course is being contemplated”.
Grupo Echavarria, owner of several residential golf developments in Mexico,
is ready to open a David Fleming-designed golf club called Marina Mazatlán,
with tee to green Paspalum grass, which makes for great contrasts with the
beautiful views to the ocean and the marina.
Another David Fleming course ready for play in 2009 will be San Antonio
Hills Golf Links, a residential golf resort with a different face. A golf links design
with sandy dunes and pot bunkers that will challenge all levels of golfers. This
will be a residential community loaded with amenities and housing in the tradi-
tional Mexican architecture.
Several more projects are taking shape in this area. Netto Coppelof Pueblo
Punta Mita Bahia
Bonitohas announced a Jack Nicklausdesigned course on the drawing board
Winner of BEST’s New
near his Emerald Bay Resortin northern Mazatlán.
Resort Golf Course 2009
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