8 Polarizing Golf Holes at Famous Resorts
A closer look at eight polarizing golf holes at famous resorts that are known for fostering a love-hate relationship with players.
Golf’s Most Perilous Courses
Cabo’s Quivira is golf’s ultimate hair-raising adventure Sometimes all we want from a golf experience is a tranquil walk in the park. Occasionally, however, we crave a pulse-quickening thrill ride. For the same reason some choose to go skydiving, watch a horror movie, or drive in Manhattan, the lure of a potentially perilous round of […]
10 of Golf’s Most Dramatic Cliffside Courses
When you think of the elements that create drama on a golf course routing, two of the first that jump to mind are probably “on the water” and “significant elevation change.” So, it’s small surprise that cliffside golf holes elicit such interest and fascination. Some courses fully embrace their cliffside location, putting the perched prominence […]
Dramatic Par Threes: One-Shot Wonders
Whether it requires a mere flip of a wedge or a big swing with a fairway wood, a par-three hole has the ability to not only immortalize a golf course—it can define a player’s entire round. “It’s what we remember because it’s only one shot,” resort developer Mike Keiser says of a par three. “They’re […]
Consummate Cabo
Let me start by giving Cabo the ultimate compliment: I’d go even if there were no golf. I’d go for the resorts, dining, water sports, whale watching and deep-sea fishing, culture and history, nightlife (both touristy and authentic), beaches, and the weather. Especially the weather. Even without clubs, you’ll have a wonderful time. Add golf and Cabo is a […]
Quivira Golf Club – Los Cabos, Mexico
By Graylyn Loomis Thirty years ago, Los Cabos was a sleepy town at the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula known, if at all, primarily for sport fishing. It was around then that Jack Nicklaus visited Mexico for the first time, to build what would be the first of his six courses in the […]
