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Playing Golf in Ensenada

Last post on Apr 7, 2009 at 12:43 AM by John
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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 01:59 PM

We had a great day playing golf just outside of Ensenada at a place called Baja Country Club. 

It has a beautiful course set in a big Canyon with lots of lakes and great scenery.  We caught a cab there and back but you could probably more easily rent a car and drive out yourself - its about 20-30 minutes from the Cruise Ship Terminal.  We stopped at the beach at Estero on the way back for a swim which is a few miles down the road from the course.  It was a nicer alternative to walking the town in the heat.

 

There's a club house there with a bar and restaurant that does nice food. All in all a nice side trip.
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replied on Fri Dec 12, 2008 at 06:35 PM

Thanks for the info.  I thought there was only 1 course - Baja Mar - that was a shore excursion from the ship.  Could you rent clubs there?  And how was the course itself?  Muni or more upscale?  Price?  How/when did you make your tee time?  Thanks for any more info you may have.  We are going in April and playing a round of golf is definitely on my horizon. 

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replied on Fri Mar 20, 2009 at 01:35 AM

My husband and I are crusing on the Elation April 19th and are planning to play golf at the Bajamar course.  According to the website and some reviews - it is beautiful and has been compared to Pebble Beach.  I don't know about that (we live a few hours from there) but the Oceano Course is right on the ocean so it's got to be awesome.  Check out the website www.golfbajamar.com and see if that will answer some questions you have.  We are a little concerned about safety.  When are you going in April?

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replied on Tue Apr 7, 2009 at 12:43 AM

I played BajaMar last June.  It is 3-9's, you play one of the nines and the oceano course is usually the back nine.  It is a nice course but no PB.  Some challenging shots and a good variety of holes.  Greeens were fair and most were large targets.  It isn't a wet area and some parts of the course were a bit dry, increased the roll!  A few shot have a lot of carry needed to make fairway/green.  Wind is an issue also.  We rented clubs from ship (Nike) but didn't like them too much.  Overall, we had a much better time golfing Catalina, playing the nine twice.  fun little muni course but they had Taylormade for rent.  One thing I didn't like about the BajaMar was the CCL golf pro goes with you and you golf as a group.  They want people to stop after nine and have a full lunch which takes about an hour.  It seemed like some deal between the course and CCL.  I prefer to keep playing and stay warm.  If you like to stop for lunch then it is a good meal.  I looked at arranging transport from ship to course and book on my own but it just didn't work out. Since it is about 30 min. to course, taxis don't want to go that far.  So if you do, book through ship, it is easier and about the same.  Catalina?  Book that yourself, a short walk from the ship.

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