Cabo del Sol Desert: 2026 Access and Booking Update
The old Desert Course at Cabo del Sol has been comprehensively rebuilt and rebranded, the centrepiece of a major redevelopment on the Los Cabos corridor between San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas. Here is where it stands in 2026, what it costs, and how to play it.
The news: a rebuilt course in a booming golf town
Cabo del Sol heads into 2026 transformed. The course long known as the Desert Course has been comprehensively reworked by the design partnership of Dana Fry and Jason Straka, who added a set of new holes on the mountainside of the property with sweeping views over the Sea of Cortez, and the resort has rebranded the layout as the Cabo del Sol Golf Course. A new clubhouse and practice facility came with the redevelopment.
The timing is no accident. Los Cabos is in the middle of a golf boom, with new and announced signature courses from the biggest names in the game arriving along the same desert coast. That rising tide is part of the story here, because a refreshed Cabo del Sol now competes for attention with marquee neighbours, and the practical questions for visitors are about access, season and price rather than anything still under construction.
The course itself
The original Desert Course was a Tom Weiskopf design that opened in 2001, routed through canyon like arroyos in the hills above the resort. The current layout keeps that desert and mountain character while folding in the new Fry and Straka holes, and it plays as a par 72 across dramatic elevation change with ocean views from much of the round.
It is target golf in the best Baja tradition, with generous landing areas framed by native desert, then approaches that ask for precision into well defended greens. The rebuild has modernised the conditioning and the bunkering, and the combination of mountain backdrop and Sea of Cortez panoramas gives the course a genuine sense of theatre that holds up against anything in Los Cabos.
How to play it in 2026
Cabo del Sol is open to resort guests and visiting golfers, bookable through the property or your trip planner, and carts are standard given the elevation and desert terrain. Book tee times in advance, particularly across the busy winter high season from November to April when Los Cabos is at its busiest.
On cost, the indicative 2026 green fee runs from around 195 dollars in the quieter summer months to around 290 dollars for a winter morning, with the fee typically including cart, practice balls and water. Those rates are set by the resort and move with the season and time of day, so treat them as indicative and always confirm the current price directly before booking.
Our take
Our take is that the rebuilt Cabo del Sol is one of the most improved rounds in Los Cabos and an easy course to recommend, combining proper desert and mountain golf with reliable winter sunshine a short drive from the airport. The redevelopment has given a well known name a fresh edge at a time when the whole destination is raising its game.
If you are planning a 2026 trip, build Cabo del Sol into a multi course Los Cabos itinerary, aim for the dry season from November to May, and book the marquee winter mornings well ahead. Pair it with the other great courses along the corridor for one of the most reliable warm weather golf escapes in the Americas.
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Questions
Has the Cabo del Sol Desert Course been renamed?
Yes. The course long known as the Desert Course has been rebuilt by Dana Fry and Jason Straka and rebranded as the Cabo del Sol Golf Course, with new mountainside holes, a new clubhouse and a new practice facility added in the redevelopment.
Who designed Cabo del Sol and what is the par?
The original Desert Course was a Tom Weiskopf design that opened in 2001. It was reworked by Fry and Straka in the recent redevelopment and plays as a par 72 routed through desert and mountain terrain above the Sea of Cortez.
How much does it cost to play Cabo del Sol in 2026?
The indicative 2026 green fee runs from around 195 dollars in summer to around 290 dollars for a winter morning, usually including cart, practice balls and water. Rates change by season and time of day, so always confirm directly before booking.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course, season and access details verified June 2026 from club and golf travel sources; conditions and green fees change, so always confirm directly before booking. Last reviewed June 2026.