Querencia Golf Club

The verdict

Querencia is the connoisseur's course in Los Cabos. When Tom Fazio chose it for his first design in Mexico, he was handed a spectacular site between Palmilla and Costa Azul, rising from the shoreline into the desert hills, and he routed a par 72 of about 7,070 yards that has been called the finest in the country. Golfweek has rated it the best course in Mexico, and it has long featured in international rankings, prized less for any single signature hole than for the relentless quality of every one.

The catch, for the traveling golfer, is access. Querencia is a private members' club, open only to property owners and their accompanied guests, with no public daily fee play. We profile it because it sets the standard the rest of the corridor is measured against, and because the surrounding public and resort golf in Los Cabos is genuinely world class. If you are not a member, we build the trip around the courses you can play and the Fazio remains the aspiration in the distance.

The holes worth the trip

Fazio built Querencia for variety. The routing climbs and falls across the desert hillside, so almost every hole presents a different look, a different wind and a different shot shape, and the seven tee combinations let the course flex from a gentle resort length to a stern test from the back. The conditioning is immaculate, the bunkering is artful rather than punishing, and the greens reward thoughtful approach play over brute force.

The setting does much of the work. With the Sea of Cortes filling the horizon and the Sierra de la Laguna behind, the holes feel private and unhurried, a contrast to the busier resort tracks along the corridor. It is a members' golf course in the truest sense, designed to be played again and again rather than ticked off once, and that quiet completeness is exactly why it ranks where it does.

Because Querencia is private, a Los Cabos golf trip is built around the courses that welcome visitors, from the public Nicklaus and Norman golf along the corridor to the Pacific dunes courses near Cabo San Lucas. We will tell you honestly what is playable and shape the week around it.

Where to stay nearby

Querencia sits in the most fashionable stretch of the Los Cabos corridor, near Palmilla and the beaches of San Jose del Cabo. The hotels here range from landmark resorts to discreet boutique properties, all within a short drive of the corridor's public golf, so a base in this area gives a couples week or a buddies trip the best of both worlds.

Because Querencia itself is private, we build the trip around the courses you can play and match the hotel to your group, your dates and your budget. The Fazio stays on the wish list while the rest of Los Cabos delivers the golf.

Looking for a base? See our recommended hotels and resorts near Querencia Golf Club.