Diamante occupies 1.5 miles of Pacific beach just north of Cabo San Lucas, behind a guarded gate. It holds two of the best courses in Mexico: Davis Love III’s Dunes Course and El Cardonal, Tiger Woods’s first design. El Cardonal now hosts the PGA Tour every November. Diamante is a private community, though, not a public resort. The only realistic way for a visiting golfer to play is to stay there. Read the booking section before you build a Cabo trip around it.
Diamante Cabo San Lucas green fees and tee times.
Diamante is a private club. Play is reserved for members, homeowners and guests staying at Diamante, and you must have a confirmed reservation before you can request a tee time. The usual route is a stay at The Resort at Diamante, booked either directly or through a golf-travel specialist offering a stay-and-play package. Renting a homeowner’s villa inside the gate also qualifies. Non-member tee times are restricted to the afternoon. Some package operators currently list a window of roughly 12:50 to 1:30pm, and both courses are subject to availability. Diamante doesn’t publish non-member green fees, so prices are on request when you book your stay. Green fees include cart, range and food and drinks at the comfort stations.
The courses at Diamante Cabo San Lucas.
Dunes Course
Davis Love III’s 2009 links-style course, routed through massive dunes next to the Pacific. It has a clubhouse, several restaurants and a comfort station every three holes. Expect wind off the ocean, sandy waste areas and fairways framed by the dunes. GOLF Magazine includes it in its world top 100.
El Cardonal
Tiger Woods’s first course, which opened in 2014. It is broad and open, with ocean views on almost every hole and greens that reward a ground game. It has hosted the PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship each November since 2023, and the 2026 event runs from 2 to 8 November.
The round, in perspective.
The Dunes Course opened in 2009 and runs through towering sand dunes beside the Pacific. It is the more dramatic of the two, with views of the ocean from much of the round, and GOLF Magazine ranks it among the world’s top 100. El Cardonal opened in 2014 on higher ground. Woods built it with wide fairways, firm turf and greens that invite running shots, in the spirit of the courses he grew up on in Southern California. Since 2023, El Cardonal has hosted the World Wide Technology Championship. A 12-hole par-three course, the Oasis Short Course, offers a more relaxed loop, and a third full course, Woods’s Legacy Course, has been announced for a new owners-only private club.
Make the trip work.
Choose your dates and secure accommodation before you think about tee times, because golf follows the stay. The afternoon window means you will play in the warmest part of the day, so drink plenty of water. Avoid PGA Tour week in early November, when El Cardonal is given over to the tournament. A rental car is useful for the rest of Los Cabos. Inside Diamante, carts and shuttles cover the resort.
Fly into Los Cabos International (SJD), which has direct flights from many US and Canadian cities. Diamante is on the Pacific side of Cabo San Lucas, about 50 minutes west of the airport via the Tourist Corridor highway. Downtown Cabo San Lucas and the marina are around 10 km away.
The Resort at Diamante has more than 100 suites and villas overlooking the courses and ocean, with three restaurants, a spa and a 10-acre saltwater Crystal Lagoon for swimming and paddling. That makes it the simplest base for golf. Homeowner villas rented within Diamante are the alternative, with access arranged through the club. There is no golf access from hotels in Cabo San Lucas outside the gate.
Make a trip of it.
Quivira, Nicklaus’s clifftop course for Pueblo Bonito guests, is 15 minutes south. The Cabo del Sol Course is about 25 minutes east along the Corridor. Neither will let you in on a Diamante booking, so check each course’s own access rules. Off the course, take a boat from the Cabo San Lucas marina to El Arco and Lovers Beach. Between December and March, go whale-watching for migrating grey and humpback whales.
Find your season.
October to May is the main golf season, with dry, sunny days and comfortable mornings. June to September is very hot, and the Pacific hurricane season peaks from August to October. The World Wide Technology Championship takes over El Cardonal in early November.
Only if you are staying at Diamante. Tee times are for members, homeowners, and guests of The Resort at Diamante or homeowner rentals, and you need a confirmed stay before you can ask for a time. Outside walk-in play is not offered.
How much are green fees at Diamante Cabo San Lucas?
Diamante doesn’t publish its resort-guest green fees. Rates are quoted when you book a stay, often as part of a stay-and-play package. Budget extra for the US$35 cash caddie fee and tip.
Which course at Diamante hosts the PGA Tour?
El Cardonal, Tiger Woods’s first design, has hosted the World Wide Technology Championship every November since 2023. The 2026 edition runs from 2 to 8 November, so expect El Cardonal to be unavailable to resort guests that week.
Is the Dunes Course or El Cardonal better?
They suit different tastes. The Dunes Course is the more dramatic, ranked in GOLF Magazine’s world top 100 for its huge Pacific dunes. El Cardonal is wider and more playable, with ocean views and greens built for running shots.
Last checked 4 October 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
