Having played the new Greg Norman designed El Camelion course two years ago (when it first opened), I'm enjoying watching the Mayacoba Classic being played on this great track this week on the Golf Channel. The broadcasts are singing the praises of the 15 golf venues in Cancun and the Riviera Maya. True - some of them are excellent... but most of them are "just OK". El Camelion at the Fairmont Mayacoba Resort is one of very few courses that are on the ocean. Add to that the fact that this area is very flat and that the course grooming on many of the courses is good but not great.
That brings me back to my trip to Los Cabos last month... beyond my comments on Los Cabos golf in the last two posts, I have just learned that construction of a new Nicklaus course will begin this spring on the Pacific side of Cabo San Lucas. On my "other" Blog Site devoted to travel in general, I described a "post-golf" stay at a fabulous adults-only Spa Resort on the Pacific side. It was fabulous to the point of not caring that I was over 30 minutes away the "golf zone"... I was very content to leave my clubs in storage and just relax. BUT... it was just that I didn't want to endure the hassle and expense of the whole thing. This new course will be immediately across the road from the Pueblo Bonito Pacifica resort and will add a new element to the absolute ONLY place to go in Mexico for a golf vacation.
Until this new Nicklaus course opens, if yo want some ideas of where you can stay on the Gulf side that allows great spa facilities for non-golfing wives while you play, just let me know!
Cheers,
Dick
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