six holes set the tone for a solid test
of golf. But navigate yourself through
the gauntlet early, and you will be
rewarded with a chance to make up
those lost shots on the back nine.”
CostaBaja is the first Gary Player
Signature golf course built in Mexico.
With more than 300 design projects
around the world, one would think
Mexico would already be represented
in his portfolio. Fortunately,
Player finally got his chance when
CostaBaja CEO Alejandro Yberri III
approached him.
“The landscape of the CostaBaja
site excited me from the beginning,”
Player said. “There is so much con-
trast in what we were able to create
here, with the green fairways against
the desert conditions and the beau-
tiful water. Also, with tourism so im-
portant to Mexico, when designing
the course, we had to do something
special so that when people come
they say, ‘Wow, look at this hole, look
at the ocean, the beaches, the beau-
tiful accommodations,’ and then go
back and tell their friends about it.
When it’s snowing in other parts of
the world, this is the place to visit.”
As a centerpiece to the 5-star,
115-room CostaBaja Resort & Spa
sitting adjacent to prime real estate
opportunities and a marina filled with
million-dollar yachts, the resort has
paved the way for La Paz to become
a viable alternative to Los Cabos and
other destinations in Mexico.
