The PGA TOUR returns to Los Cabos this November for the World Wide Technology Championship, four days of elite competition at El Cardonal at Diamante in Cabo San Lucas, running November 5-8, 2026. It is the tournament that opens the Los Cabos high season: practice rounds start earlier in the week, pro-ams and corporate hospitality fill the middle days, and the final round lands on the Sunday before the winter rush of villa and yacht bookings begins in earnest.
For golfers, club owners and executives making the trip, the practical question is where to base the group. The answer, for most parties of six or more, is a private villa along the corridor between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. You get chauffeured days at the course, then come home to a pool, a chef and quiet, instead of a hotel lobby bar at midnight. Here is how to do tournament week right.
What the World Wide Technology Championship is
The World Wide Technology Championship is a PGA TOUR event, and 2026 marks its chapter in Cabo San Lucas at El Cardonal at Diamante, the Tiger Woods-designed championship layout on the Pacific side of the corridor west of town. Four rounds, Thursday through Sunday, November 5-8, with the broader tournament week running November 2-8 for practice rounds and early hospitality. You can confirm dates, tee times and ticket information on the official PGA TOUR event page.
What makes this week different from a standard Tour stop is the audience it draws. Between the pro-ams, sponsor tents and corporate hosting, tournament week pulls in club professionals, finance and tech executives, and American and Mexican families who come for golf and stay for the beach. The gallery is walking-distance-from-the-villa territory, not budget-traveler territory, and the whole corridor runs accordingly.
Where to stay: the Cabo corridor
Los Cabos is not one town but a corridor: Cabo San Lucas at the marina end, San Jose del Cabo at the historic end, and roughly twenty miles of coastline, resorts and gated communities between them. Diamante and El Cardonal sit on the Pacific side west of Cabo San Lucas, which means the practical base zone for tournament week is the corridor's western half, from Pedregal down through Palmilla, Chileno and the Diamante neighborhood itself.
Staying in a villa in this stretch puts El Cardonal minutes from your front door and puts the marina, the restaurant row in San Jose del Cabo and the beach clubs within a short drive. If your group wants to pair golf with fishing charters or a yacht day, base closer to the Cabo San Lucas marina. If the trip is golf and quiet, base at Palmilla or Diamante and let the traffic stay behind you.
Why a villa beats a hotel for tournament week
- Space for the whole group. A four- to eight-bedroom estate keeps a multi-family or corporate group under one roof, with shared living and dining that a block of hotel rooms never gives you.
- A staffed kitchen. Early breakfast before tee times, a cold cooler for the gallery, and a late dinner on the terrace after the final putt, without a reservation or a lobby.
- Recovery matters. Eighteen holes in Baja sun, then a private pool and shade at home rather than a crowded resort pool deck.
- Privacy for hosting. Sponsors and clients get a real venue for a dinner or a signing, not a restaurant private room.
How to do the tournament days
Tickets and hospitality packages are handled through the official event channels, so book those early through the PGA TOUR page or the tournament's own site. Pro-am days early in the week are the networking days; if that is your reason for going, plan to arrive by November 2-3, when practice rounds and pro-am play fill the course. For pure spectating, the weekend rounds are the draw, and Saturday galleries at El Cardonal get dense along the back nine.
Getting to and from the course is easiest with a driver arranged through your villa staff or a car service for the week. Tournament-week traffic on the corridor's main highway thickens noticeably during peak tee times, and parking at the venue is limited. A designated driver also lets the group enjoy the hospitality tents without watching the clock.
What else tournament week offers
Beyond the golf, the first full week of November is when Los Cabos swings into high season. Beach clubs along the corridor reopen their full programming, the marina in Cabo San Lucas fills with sport-fishing boats heading for marlin and dorado season's tail end, and the restaurant scene in San Jose del Cabo's art district runs its Thursday night gallery walk. If you are extending the trip before or after the tournament, build in a deep-sea fishing day, a yacht afternoon on the Sea of Cortez, or simply a beach day at Chileno or Santa Maria.
Weather in early November is reliably dry and warm, with cooling evenings that make terrace dinners pleasant. It is one of the best windows of the year to be in Baja: peak-season energy without the December and February crowd density.
Booking a villa for the championship
The corridor's best oceanfront estates book months ahead for tournament week, because this is the event that kicks off the season everyone else is chasing. Groups of six to sixteen have the most options; the largest homes, the six- to eight-bedroom oceanfront estates with full staff, go first. If your dates are firm, lock the villa before you lock the flights, not after.
The Maruca Group manages luxury villas across Los Cabos, including staffed oceanfront estates on the corridor between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. Explore our Cabo San Lucas villa collection or speak with our team to match your group to the right estate for tournament week.
Frequently asked questions
When and where is the 2026 World Wide Technology Championship?
The tournament runs November 5-8, 2026, with the broader event week beginning November 2 for practice rounds. It is played at El Cardonal at Diamante in Cabo San Lucas, a Tiger Woods-designed course on the Pacific corridor west of Cabo San Lucas.
Where should I stay for the tournament?
Most groups base themselves in a private villa on the corridor between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, on the western half nearest Diamante and Pedregal. This puts El Cardonal minutes away while keeping the marina, San Jose del Cabo's restaurants and the beach clubs within an easy drive.
How far is El Cardonal from Cabo San Lucas?
El Cardonal at Diamante sits on the Pacific side west of Cabo San Lucas, a short drive from villas in the Diamante, Pedregal and Palmilla areas. Villas farther east near San Jose del Cabo are roughly a thirty- to forty-minute drive during tournament-week traffic, so western-corridor bases are the convenient choice.
How many people can a luxury villa accommodate?
Corridor villas range from four-bedroom homes for small groups to six- and eight-bedroom oceanfront estates that comfortably sleep sixteen or more, with full staff including chef and housekeeping. Corporate groups and multi-family parties typically book the larger staffed estates.
How do I get tickets and hospitality packages?
Tickets, pro-am entries and corporate hospitality are sold through the official PGA TOUR event page and the tournament's official channels. Pro-am and hospitality inventory for early-week events is limited, so book well ahead.
How do I get to the course during tournament week?
A driver or car service arranged for the week is the smoothest option. Corridor highway traffic thickens around peak tee times, and on-site parking is limited, so most guests rely on villa-arranged transport rather than driving themselves.
