Open on his resume.Īs a designer, Cabrera toured the property and decided he didn’t want to change the look of the course, but he did want it to more subtly fit the style of play he preferred. For this task, the club decided to hire Latin American golf legend Angel Cabrera, a three-time PGA TOUR winner who at the time was one of the world’s best players, with wins at the Masters and the U.S. In 2008, a decision was made to transform the 18 holes into a championship golf course. That hasn’t changed since the course opened. Whether you bogey, birdied or did something else, it hardly matters since the scenery is simply breathtaking. You’ve never seen anything like this hole, and that’s the idea. Tucked in the middle of the lake is the green-an island green-that both excites and tantalizes you. If you decide to play it safe, your third-shot approach to the green, has to-you guessed it-go over another lake, this tajamar described as “massive,” which does adequately describe a 35-acre water expanse. You encounter the first tajamar on the tee shot that must travel over this body of water, and the second shot has to carry another lake, as well-whether you’re going for the green in two or not. The course is also home to seven tajamares, Spanish, essentially, for lakes-specifically low, topographical areas that collect and store water from rain runoff. Surrounding you are groves of olive, almond and chestnut trees, lush green grass in front of you. To get there, it took a 175-kilometer drive from Montevideo, and scene is phenomenal. It’s a 10,000-acre piece of property on the Uruguayan coast, not far from the village of Garzón and the beach town of Jose Ignacio. You’re standing on the 12th tee at Garzón Tajamares Golf. The Garzón Club, an Experience That Goes far Beyond Wine and Golf
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