Estrella Del Mar Golf Course

Overview: Estrella del Mar Golf Course is an 18-hole par-72 Robert Trent Jones Jr. design on the Pacific coast outside Mazatlán. The resort describes it as a championship course surrounded by tropical gardens and oceanfront, while Mazatlán tourism material notes that six holes sit directly beside the sea. The property combines beach, vegetation and long open views with the structure of a private resort community. Its coastal setting gives the course a distinctly Pacific character without reducing the round to a simple ocean-view experience.

History: Estrella del Mar was developed as part of a resort and gated community that links golf with a hotel, beach club and residential amenities. The current operator continues to identify Robert Trent Jones Jr. as the designer and maintains the course as the centrepiece of the property. Rather than assign an opening date from an older secondary reference, the profile records only the current, well-supported 18-hole and par-72 identity. That keeps the history grounded in the resort’s continuing operation.

Did You Know? Estrella del Mar’s resort also includes a sea-turtle sanctuary, a natural feature that adds context to the course’s coastal setting. The golf property is not simply planted turf beside a beach: the wider site is managed around a living shoreline and tropical environment. With six holes facing the sea and the sanctuary sharing the resort, the course’s most memorable feature is the connection between golf, ocean habitat and the Pacific landscape.