The Best Golf in Baja at the Gary Player Signature Course in La Paz
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The CostaBaja Resort Course the Best Golf in Baja
It is a very bold statement to declare a golf course the ‘best in Baja’, considering all the excellent course options available on the peninsula from Tijuana to Los Cabos. But considering all the advantages possessed by the CostaBaja Resort and Marina course, it becomes easy to understand why this brand new course should be 
considered amongst the best on the peninsula.
Location, location, location…
This old adage is true in business and true in your recreational travel. The advantage of ‘location’ certainly falls to the CostaBaja Resort course, and in this case ‘location’ has many facets.
The course is in La Paz, need we say more? La Paz is the jewel of the Sea of Cortez and the seat of state government. Just coming into its own as a tourist destination, La Paz offers a Neapolitan tranquility and style unmatched on the peninsula.
In a recent study La Paz was found to be one of the safest cities in North America, far distant from headline grabbing violence. La Paz remains one of the most affordable travel destinations on the peninsula.
The location as part of the beautiful CostaBaja Resort and Marina on the Sea of Cortez enhances the golf experience even further. The resort offers homes, condominiums and villas with spectacular views of the Sea of Cortez and the Bay of La Paz. On the property is the CostaBaja Resort and Spa, the first five star resort in La Paz. Whether you wish to make the lifestyle your own with a real estate investment or simply spend a luxurious weekend on The Sea La Paz offers no greater opportunity.
The course location itself offers something no inland course can begin to compare to… the vistas of the Sea of Cortez. Much of the course is located well above sea level on a ridge overlooking the Bay of La Paz. With a 270° view of The Sea as it wraps the point on which the course is located offers spectacular vantage points of La Paz, the surrounding bay and presents some of the most spectacular sunsets to be seen anywhere. The elevation and location provide cooling breezes in the morning and evenings that enhance the experience for those that profane the heat of the desert days well into July.
The Golf Course Design
The course is a Gray Player Signature Course, the first in Mexico. Having just opened in November of 2010 the spring weather has allowed the course to ‘grow in’ at an excellent pace. The CostaBaja Resort chose the Gary Player Design Team for their ability to incorporate the surrounding ambience to create a course that blends well with the local aesthetics. Golfers say the course is challenging to players of every level and should attract golfers from all over the world as well as future golfing events.
The 19th Hole
My first visit to the CostaBaja Golf Course Club House was breathtaking. I have lived in La Paz for nearly a decade and hiked the ridge on which the course now lies many times. But on my arrival near sunset at the clubhouse provided a new look at the view from the deck overlooking the resort and the Sea.
From the dramatic front gates to the open floor to ceiling glass that brings the outdoors indoors, the design of the building mirrors the simple beauty of where the desert meets the Sea. Even if you are not a golfer sunset cocktails or dinner at the clubhouse should be on your ‘to do’ list when visiting La Paz.
Troon Maintenance and Operation
The best designed courses in the world would amount to nothing without the operational management. The CostaBaja Resort team selected Troon Golf to operate the course, clubhouse and proshop. With world wide experience and a pristine reputation guest of a Troon operated golf course can expect the same five star service and operation of any of their managed courses world wide.
Promoting La Paz
Just this past week a gala event was held at the stunning CostaBaja Golf Clubhouse where hundreds of media representatives, travel promoters and members of state and local governments kicked off the new campaign to make the fair city more familiar to travelers and real estate investors. As a gateway to the Sea of Cortez and the protect islands there in, La Paz stands uniquely ready to become an eco-tourism destination. In an alliance of property developers, including the CostaBaja Resort, travel businesses and local government more than $3 million dollars will be spent to inform the States, Canada and even Mexico City as to the advantages of the city of La Paz.
With Mexican tourism suffering the slings and arrows of negative media coverage from certain distant regions of the country, La Paz is putting its best foot forward. Studies 
show that despite misleading headlines, Baja California Sur is one of the safest states in Mexico, safer than most US states, and La Paz is one of the safest cities in North America. With this new media campaign more people will come to know this lesser known jewel on the Sea of Cortez.
To get you to know La Paz, the Sea of Cortez and the CostaBaja Resort and Marina, CostaBaja is offering ‘stay and play’ packages. The folks at the Resort are confident that once you experience what is unique to CostaBaja you will want to make it home. Please visit the CostaBaja Resort and Marina website for current travel package information.