Located as one of the three golf courses erected by the brand Diamante Cabo San Lucaswhich shares territory with Dunes Course y Oasis Short Course, In addition to already having the fourth element called The Legacy Clubthe golf course The Cardonal It boasts a distinctive seal, cataloged by local specialists as one of the most complicated, if not the most, in the entire Los Cabos region.
Originally designed by Tiger Woods and with a degree of par difficulty 72in addition to having long fairways and a climate that already makes the route a special challenge, it is seen as a capital challenge even for workers at the same complex.
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Through eight years of experience involved in the organization of Diamond Cabo San Lucasthe Mexican caddy Iván Garibay Díaz describes his history with this field, as one of constant learning, given the changes that the field has experienced over the last three years with the arrival of the PGA Tour, para organizar el World Wide Technology Championship.
“The field of The Cardonal It’s not easy. It is very difficult and I think that is why the PGA chose it as the course for the WWT Championship. It is very tiring because of the length of the holes, but I also think that it has its degree of fun, because of the different types of games and techniques that you can develop,” said the caddie mexicano.
Interview with Iván Garibay, Mexican caddy who is part of the Diamante Cabo San Lucas and El Cardonal golf club teams. An inside look at the world of golf
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Passion and professional dreams
In his case, Iván tries to run daily before his work routine, to be able to overcome the 21 kilometers that an 18-hole course entails. Involved for almost a decade with the project headed by the North American Ken Jowdy, owner of the brand, Iván describes his relationship with golf as one that can only be achieved with passion and professional dreams to fulfillsomething that today he tries to instruct his son, with whom he already practices discipline.
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“My goal would be to be able to play or caddy with a professional,” says Iván, who was already able to accompany the champion of the 2024 edition on Wednesday. Austin Eckroatduring the ProAma tournament prior to each event and which brings together professionals and personalities of different kinds to play the same circuit. “It is a once-in-a-lifetime professional experience to play with these types of players.”
With a personal record of between 90-94which he says he does without paying much attention to the cards and just for the pure pleasure of playing golf, Garibay Diaz points out that unlike the other 17 fields registered in the region, none compares with The Cardonal, for the wealth of characteristics it brings together, being a course that can be played at all levels.