The Big Easy has some big design news south of the border. Ernie Els, possessor of 79 tournament titles, including four major championships, is renowned for his famously smooth swing and amiable disposition. However, over the past couple decades, he has quietly put together a stellar collection of golf course designs across the globe. His latest creation will make waves in a matter of months—Oleada Golf Links, set adjacent to the rolling Pacific surf in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Els’s first design in Mexico is carved into windswept dunes and sandy ridges of the Baja California Peninsula, along a one-mile stretch of beach sitting 15 minutes north of downtown Cabo San Lucas. Expected to stretch more than 7,300 yards and play to a par-72, Oleada benefits because Els insisted that the land be the star.
