LOS CABOS, Mexico -- Jack Nicklaus will design a pair of golf courses in the new Cabo Pacifica resort at the tip of the Baja California Peninsula. Cabo Pacifica is an exclusive 1,850-acre master-planned resort community with over three miles of beachfront adjacent to Cabo San Lucas.
The Golden Bear will design 36 holes of Jack Nicklaus Signature golf, many of them playing to or along the water.
Located on the true Land's End of the Baja Peninsula, Cabo Pacifica boasts some of the best and most diverse terrain for the establishment of world-class golf, ranging from an expansive coastline to spectacular ocean cliffs. Beautiful coves, endless rolling dunes and majestic peaks offer Nicklaus a one-of-a-kind setting in which to create a true masterpiece.
"I get excited about each new project we undertake anywhere around the world," Nicklaus says, "but when we have the opportunity to work on a unique site with a number of dramatic natural elements it really gets the creative juices flowing. Cabo Pacifica is one of those sites."
"Pueblo Bonito is one of the leading luxury hotel companies in Mexico, and with Jack Nicklaus and the Nicklaus Design team we are ready for the challenge of creating the best golf courses in Latin America," said Ernesto Coppel, president and CEO of Pueblo Bonito Oceanfront Resorts and Spas and developer of the project. "In Cabo Pacifica we have a unique property for creating a legendary golf experience; and with Nicklaus, the Golden Bear, we have the perfect partner to do it with."
Coppel is known as Mexico's foremost hotelier. He has been honored as Mexico's Entrepreneur of the Year in Tourism for his continued dedication, community involvement and achievements in the growth of Mexico's economy; has served as a consultant on tourism to the President of Mexico; and has received countless awards for his hotels and his extensive contributions to civic programs.
"Los Cabos has become one of the most exclusive destinations in the world," says Coppel, "and Cabo Pacifica is specifically designed to cater to the most discerning travelers. With Jack Nicklaus and Nicklaus Design as a key part of the Cabo Pacifica team, we are confident that Cabo Pacifica will be one of the preferred destinations for the traveling elite. Sal Rodriguez of Diamond Golf is the undisputed leader in golf course construction in Mexico and his participation ensures top of the line courses will be built."
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