Dunes featured in LINKS: 12 Best Opening Par Fives in Golf

12 Best Opening Par Fives in Golf By: Joe Passov The Dunes was recently featured in LINKS as one of the top 12 best opening par fives in golf. As he did with the Los Angeles Country Club’s North course, site of the 2023 U.S. Open, George Thomas Jr. preferred to kick off his course […]

Revisiting the 2012 World Club Championship at Diamante

By Travelin’ Joe Passov As the dust settles on another exciting Ryder Cup Match, it was fascinating as always, to see professional golf switch its focus to a team competition. Nine years ago, one of the most eagerly anticipated team events in amateur golf, the World Club Championship, took place at Diamante. Combining club and […]

Missing Tiger at Torrey Pines

Photo by Paul Mounce/Corbis via Getty Images By Travelin’ Joe Passov Tiger Woods returned to Southern California this week. Unfortunately, it wasn’t for the purpose teeing it up at Torrey Pines for the U.S. Open. So many storylines are swirling around golf’s greatest competitors. So far, however, the biggest storyline has revolved around the player […]

Larry Walker: Diamante’s Humble Hall-of-Famer

Larry Walker of the Colorado Rockies during the All-Star Game on July 7, 1998 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images) By Travelin’ Joe Passov This coming Sunday, July 26, was scheduled to be induction day at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. for the class […]

Tiger’s Back: Chasing PGA Tour History at Jack’s Place

Tiger Woods gives a demonstration at Diamante's The Oasis Short Course designed by TGR Design

Tiger Woods gives a demonstration at Diamante’s The Oasis Short Course designed by TGR Design By Travelin’ Joe Passov Given what’s happened to our planet, it seems like a million years ago since Tiger Woods last teed it up on the PGA Tour. Actually, it’s only been five months. To put it in more unprecedented […]

Welcome Back to Diamante

We are pleased to report that the Governor of Baja California Sur is easing the restrictions on businesses here in Los Cabos in the coming days. With that great news, Diamante is happy to announce that we will be welcoming back members and guests starting June 27th. Even during these uncertain times, we remain committed […]

Six Reasons Why Tiger’s ‘Next Dance’ is Must-See TV

Tiger Woods El Cardonal Diamante cabo

By Travelin’ Joe Passov Big-time exhibition golf matches date back to ancient times—well before Old Tom Morris grew his first beard. This Sunday, May 24, Tiger Woods will make his 11th appearance since 1999 in one of these made-for-TV extravaganzas. His results are decidedly mixed. Rory McIlroy edged him back-to-back in China in 2012 and […]

Diamante Putting Course Q & A with Architect Paul Cowley

Architect Paul Cowley has enjoyed more than 25 years in the business of creating new golf courses. As a designer, planner, manager and builder, he has been indelibly linked to all of the golf courses at Diamante, working in collaboration with Davis Love III/Love Golf Design and TGR Design by Tiger Woods. Cowley’s newest creation […]

Like Tiger, Take a Trip to Japan

Tiger Woods El Cardonal Diamante cabo

By Travelin’ Joe Passov Twenty-two years ago, almost to the week, Tiger Woods ventured to Japan for the first time. The occasion was the Tiger Woods Invitational, a Nike promotion that also featured Mark O’Meara, Nick Price and Shigeki Maruyama. The three days included a pro-am with baseball stars Hideo Nomo and Mike Piazza, a […]

British Open Preview: Northern Ireland’s 6 Must-Play Courses

Photo by Atlantic Lens Photography / Shutterstock.comBy Travelin’ Joe Passov Whether you call it the British Open or The Open Championship, by any name it is golf’s oldest major, dating to 1860. This week, it returns to Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, for the first time since 1951. This will be only the second occasion […]