The 7,050-yard beauty boasts a slope of 143 from the tips. Six holes border the Sea of Cort s, while the other 12 wind through dry-bed arroyos emanating off the Sierra de la Laguna to the north. This convergence of verdant fairways, tawny desert and deep-blue sea is truly intoxicating. Eldorado is the sister course of Cabo Real. Both layouts are within the Cabo Real Golf and Beach Resort, owned by Eduardo Sanchez Navarro, whose father founded some of Mexico's largest breweries.
Eldorado attracts considerable play from private and corporate tournaments.
About half its 30,000 rounds last year came from these events. All players are treated to a superbly maintained, remarkably quiet and thoroughly enjoyable golf experience. The back nine is especially sublime. This par-5 starts at an elevated tee that offers magnificent ocean vistas. The hole then begins a perilous path that squeaks by deep bunkers and a pair of ponds, one of which is a popular pelican hangout.