Cenote

Prepare for one of TGL’s most dramatic challenges. Cenote takes its name from the natural limestone sinkholes of the Yucatán Peninsula—deep, water-filled caverns surrounded by jungle and stone. These formations were sacred to the Maya civilization. Now they frame a hole where precision and power collide.

The green sits elevated in the heart of the cenote, surrounded by cliffs and cascading waterfalls. From the tee, players face two paths:

Precision Play: A daring long-iron/fairway metal from the Gold tee to the turntable-only landing zone, a 240-yard carry that's 17 yards below the tee. The platform is only 40 yards wide, demanding absolute accuracy.

Power Play: Grip it and rip it toward the V-shaped fairway ramp, starting at 274 yards (258 yards adjusted for the downhill) and stretching to 350 yards. The ramp widens the farther you hit it, but its funneling design adds intrigue—the farther right you land, the more left your ball will roll back onto the green, and vice versa. Geometry meets adrenaline.

Cenote is the ultimate match-play disruptor, where the first player’s decision dramatically influences the second player’s strategy. Every shot is a gamble. Every yard matters.

Hole Strategy

Hole designer: Pizá Golf

Agustín Pizá talks through his thought process on the design of Cenote and discusses how the teams may approach it: