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Photos: Inside the merchandise shop at the PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship

The pro shop at Diamante’s El Cardonal is selling World Wide Technology Championship merchandise this week.

LOS CABOS, Mexico —The PGA Tour visits the southernmost tip of the Baja California Peninsula, where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean. The El Cardonal course at Diamante, site of this week’s World Wide Technology Championship, was designed by Tiger Woods, and it also is the site of The Woods: Cabo, his upscale, farm-to-table restaurant.

The pro shop at Diamante’s El Cardonal is selling World Wide Technology Championship merchandise this week. Surprisingly, no Sun Day Red gear in the shop but Straight Down, IBKUL, Fairway & Greens, Levelwear, Pukka and Kenny Powers provide options.

My favorite shirt from last year is back and after running out on Wednesday, I’m happy to report this time they were better prepared.

Here’s a look at some of the best merchandise at the 2024 World Wide Technology Championship.

Marlin causes ‘huge commotion’ before being caught in Cabo marina

Footage shows the marlin inside the harbor at Baja California’s tip. “Of course this caused huge commotion on the docks.”

Last summer we shared footage showing a sailfish – described by National Geographic as “the fastest fish in the ocean” – swimming inside Mexico’s Cabo San Lucas Marina.

The rare appearance was brief as the sailfish soon breezed back into bluer offshore waters, where it belonged.

On Sunday a striped marlin was caught on video swimming around the docks in the same marina, at Baja California’s tip, in another rare event that did not end well for the billfish. (See footage below.)

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“So this happened yesterday… A Striped Marlin made its way into the Cabo Marina in front of our Pisces Office!” Pisces Sportfishing exclaimed Monday via Instagram. “The Marlin cruised around the slips seemingly confused in the shallow water.

“Of course this caused huge commotion on the docks and unfortunately for the Marlin a group of men caught it later on.”

Pisces spokeswoman Rebecca Ehrenberg told FTW Outdoors that the marlin was gaffed and hauled onto a dock.

Cabo San Lucas is billed as “The Marlin Capital of the World,” but most encounters occur in the deep blue – and most anglers release the marlin they hook.

But the marina, positioned where the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez, is occasionally visited by creatures more commonly found in offshore waters.

Ehrenberg said a marlin entered the marina last year, too, and that in late August a school of large squid was captured on video in an “amazing sight” under the lights at night.

“Right in front of Captain Tony’s [restaurant] – calamari anybody,” Pisces joked via Facebook. “Maybe they came for the music.”

That reel can be viewed via this link or in the player below.

Rare ‘cow’ tuna landed off Cabo San Lucas as bite heats up

The term applies only to yellowfin tuna weighing 200 pounds or more. More rare are “super cows” weighing at least 300 pounds.

A 208-pound yellowfin tuna was landed Sunday off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, helping to signal the start of another big-fish season at the iconic resort destination.

“COW TUNA Yesterday hitting the Pisces dock!” the Pisces Sportfishing Fleet boasted via social media. “This 208-pounder was landed by anglers Diego Bribiesca & Jesús Rodríguez aboard the boat Scale House (not a Pisces boat). The fish hit on a yellow/orange lure 35 miles out.”

Late summer and fall are prime months for anglers seeking to battle massive and immensely powerful yellowfin tuna, along with blue marlin and other prized game fish.

Pisces continued: “We should see the Tuna hold now all the way through to the beginning of November, just in time for the [Western Outdoor News] Tuna Jackpot Tournament.”

A yellowfin tuna earns “cow” status at 200 pounds. More rare are “super-cow” yellowfin weighing at least 300 pounds.

According to the International Game Fish Assn., the current world record was set off Cabo San Lucas in September 2012 with the catch of a 427-pound yellowfin tuna.

Yellowfin catches topping 400 pounds are exceedingly rare.

–Image courtesy of Pisces Sportfishing Fleet

Anglers discover rare oarfish under attack by sharks off Cabo

The Cabo San Lucas anglers were fishing for marlin when they spotted a deep-sea oarfish at the surface, being circled by sharks.

Part of the allure of deep-sea fishing is that you never know what you might encounter at sea.

But one can be reasonably certain that nobody would expect to encounter a 10-foot oarfish under attack by sharks.

The oarfish in question, a serpent-like denizen with crimson fins, was spotted floundering near the surface on May 28 off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Local angler Tony Frasconi and friends, Ken and Gary, were fishing offshore when they saw the oarfish with its tail-fin missing while being circled by sharks.

Pisces Sportfishing Fleet interviewed the anglers after they returned to port.

“Incredible catch today in Cabo!” Pisces exclaimed via Facebook. “This beautiful 141-pound, extremely rare oarfish, was snatched from sharks by anglers in the vicinity fishing for marlin.”

Realizing that the oarfish was dying, the fishermen gaffed and hauled it aboard their vessel. The “elusive and strange” creature was donated to biologists in the Baja California Sur capital of La Paz.

In a separate Facebook post, Pisces added: “This deep-water species is seldom seen and rarely this big. This fish is also known as the ‘Earthquake Fish’ as folk knowledge says they only appear when an earthquake is about to take place.”

Because of their size and bizarre appearance, oarfish are believed to have spawned tales of sea monsters among ancient mariners.

According to National Geographic, they reside mostly at depths of 3,000-plus feet and can measure 50-plus feet.

“Although oarfish were likely the source of many historic tales of sea serpents and sea monsters, they are hardly dangerous to people,” National Geographic assures on its website. “Oarfish feed on tiny plankton and have a small opening to their digestive system.”

Although oarfish sightings are rare, several have occurred off Baja California Sur over the years, generally involving dead or dying oarfish.

Scientists believe that oarfish can be forced to the surface by storms or powerful currents.

In Japan, some people believe that an oarfish sighting could mean that an earthquake is imminent.

The Los Cabos region has not recorded any significant shakers since the oarfish was brought to port.

Los Cabos angler lands massive “cow” tuna, first of season

Nathan Browne’s catch could signal an early start to the season for catching giant yellowfin tuna off Cabo San Lucas.

A report from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, implies that the first “cow” yellowfin tuna of 2024 was likely caught Saturday after a two-hour fight in the Sea of Cortez.

“First COW of the season!? 270 POUND Yellowfin Tuna Caught Yesterday by La Playita local Nathan Browne on 50 lb test with live bait aboard his friend Miguel’s Panga,” Pisces Sportfishing Fleet announced Sunday via social media.

Cabo San Lucas has long been referred to as the marlin capital of the world, but giant yellowfin tuna attract international anglers every summer and fall.

A yellowfin tuna earns “cow” status if it tops 200 pounds. More rare are “super-cow” tuna weighing at least 300 pounds.

According to the International Game Fish Assn., the current world record was set off Cabo San Lucas in September 2012 with the catch of a 427-pound yellowfin tuna.

Yellowfin catches topping 400 pounds are exceedingly rare.

–Image courtesy of Pisces Sportfishing Fleet

No one will be surprised if Ludvig Aberg earns first PGA Tour win this week on Tiger Woods’ first course

Is it any wonder that Aberg is considered the favorite in Los Cabos, Mexico?

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — If Swedish golfer Ludvig Aberg were a stock, longtime NBC Sports golf commentator Roger Maltbie said he’d be buying as many shares as he could get his hands on.

“The power he’s got, seems like he’s got a lot of wedge game, too, and putting, he seems to have pretty much all the pieces,” Maltbie said. “So right now, I’d say he’s got the biggest upside.”

A little more than four months ago, Aberg, who celebrated his 24th birthday on Halloween, completed a decorated amateur career at Texas Tech. The top-ranked amateur in the world swept college golf’s three player-of-the-year awards and became the first player to earn Tour membership through PGA Tour University, which will carry through the 2024 season.

In just his fourth start as a PGA Tour pro, Aberg earned a top-10 finish. Two months later, he notched his first pro win, making four birdies in his final five holes to shoot 64 and claim the Omega European Masters in Switzerland.

“Playing well over the back nine gave me a belief that I can do it and I can do it on this stage,” he said after his victory.

Indeed, he can. European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald named him one of his wild card picks for Rome, becoming the first player ever to play in a Ryder Cup before ever teeing it up in a major championship. Aberg played ably, including teaming with FedEx Cup champion Viktor Hovland to trounce world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and reigning PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka, 9 and 7 in a foursomes (alternate-shot) match.

“I just tried to put the ball on the green and my work was done,” said Hovland of his foursomes partner’s prowess with the short stick that day.

In his next start, Aberg rallied on Sunday to force a playoff at the Sanderson Farms Championship and went low again in Las Vegas, closing with 62 to finish T-13. Is it any wonder that he’s considered the favorite this week at the World Wide Technology Championship in Los Cabos, Mexico?

“He’s just getting on his road. He’s just starting to write his history,” Donald said. “I think he’s a generational talent.”

Count four-time major winner Rory McIlroy as another admirer.

“Everyone talks about what a great driver of the golf ball he is,” McIlroy said of Aberg during the Ryder Cup. “But I was really impressed with his wedge play and how he can sort of control his trajectory with shorter clubs. I was on the bandwagon before. Certainly at the front of it now.”

While much of the field is trying to lock up playing privileges for the 2024 season, Aberg is joined in the field by world No. 17 Cameron Young, who is making his first start of the FedEx Cup Fall, as well as Sahith Theegala, who won for the first time at the Fortinet Championship in September, and Lucas Glover, who won twice in August.

The tournament has shifted from one sun-drenched resort destination – it previously was held near Cancun at Mayakoba Resort – to another and will be contested at El Cardonal at Diamante, the first time a golf course designed by Tiger Woods is hosting a PGA Tour event. On Tuesday, Woods paid a visit to the first course he designed, which opened in 2014.

He might want to check out the uber-talented Aberg, who has rocketed to No. 58 in the world and with another good result this week he could surge into the top 50 and potentially earn a berth in the Masters. The quickest path to a trip down Magnolia Lane in April? A win this week south of the border.

Given his meteoric rise since turning pro, no one would be surprised if he made his maiden victory on the Tour his latest conquest.

Stat

60. That’s how many PGA Tour winners are in the field. Matt Kuchar and Brandt Snedeker lead the way with nine victories to their credit, while Sahith Theegala is the last player in the field to notch his first win at the Fortinet Championship.

Keep an eye on…

Maverick McNealy. He is making his first start since the RBC Canadian Open in June. He missed nearly five months while dealing with a left shoulder injury.

Cameron Young. He is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 17 in the world and is making his first start on the PGA Tour since the BMW Championship in August. Young is seeking his first Tour title.

(Editor’s note: The story was corrected to show that Aberg attended Texas Tech University.)

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Watch: Crafty sea lion swipes Cabo angler’s prized catch

Footage has surfaced showing a notorious sea lion named Pancho stealing a dorado from a fisherman who had been holding his catch.

Frequent visitors to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, know of and have probably encountered Pancho the sea lion.

The crafty pinniped is notorious for stealing fish from unsuspecting anglers after they return from a productive day at sea.

The accompanying video shows Pancho stealing a dorado, or mahi-mahi, from a Pisces Sportfishing Fleet angler who had collected his catch from a crewman.

Pisces described the incident Tuesday via Instagram:

“You always gotta watch your back when Pancho is around! Today our anglers aboard Pisces 30’ Karina learned the hard way and lost one of their Dorado to our famous & sneaky Cabo sea lion, but lucky for them they caught another 16 Dorado today too (10 released).”

Pancho has been around for years and crews sometimes toss him bait fish while returning to the docks. But as far as Pancho is concerned, all fish belong to him if he can access them.

Tiger Woods arrives in Cabo where PGA Tour will play on the first golf course he designed

On Tuesday, Woods was seen cruising around the venue in a golf cart.

Nearly nine years ago, Tiger Woods hit a ceremonial first tee shot to officially open El Cardonal at Diamante in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. It was the first golf course he designed and now, it’s hosting the PGA Tour for the firs ttime.

The World Wide Technology is this week, the first in a five-deal deal to be played at Diamante. The WWT was previously staged at El Camaleon Golf Club near Cancun, Mexico but after 16 years with the PGA Tour, the course jumped ship for LIV Golf.

Woods and El Cardonal stepped in to take over and on Thursday, a field of 132 golfers will tackle the 7,452-yard, par-72 layout for the first time.

On Tuesday, Woods was seen cruising around the venue in a golf cart.

Woods built a fun short course at Diamante called The Oasis. He’s currently building a third layout there called The Legacy, and the expectation is that the Tour stop will shift to that course which is set to rival Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.

El Cardonal is named after the large desert tree, the cardon, that dots the landscape on the Baja California peninsula.

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Justin Lower was among the Tour pros trying to work their way through a practice round at El Cardonal on Tuesday and apparently the Big Cat made him nervous.

The WWT starts Thursday. It’s the third-to-last event on the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall series.

Woods post a message on X on Wednesday, wishing all the players good luck on his course.

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Photos: Tiger Woods merch galore at El Cardonal at Diamante, host of 2023 World Wide Technology Championship

Check out the pro shop full of Tiger Woods merch in Cabo.

CABO SAN LUCAS — “We’re in the Tiger business,” they like to say at Diamante Cabo San Lucas. And it make sense.

Diamante, the luxury golf destination on the southern tip of Baja California Sur in Mexico, has three courses with a fourth under construction. El Cardonal is one of them, and it was the first course designed by Tiger Woods. It opened in 2014, with Tiger hitting the ceremonial first tee shot. He also did the 9-hole short course called the Oasis. Coming soon: the Legacy, a high-end luxury private course that’ll rival Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.

But that’s not all. Tiger is also opening a second restaurant at Diamante, dubbed The Woods Cabo. Just off the 18th green of El Cardonal, The Woods Cabo has fantastic views of the course with blue hue of the Pacific Ocean off in the distance.

El Cardonal is the new host venue for the PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship which moved over to Cabo from Mayakoba. Diamante has a five-year deal to host the tournament. This year’s event is Nov. 2-5.

The clubhouse at El Cardonal is dominated by Tiger’s signature red and black colors. Check out some photos here:

Rare sighting: World’s fastest fish sails into Cabo San Lucas marina

Sailfish, typically encountered far from shore, were documented swimming inside the Cabo San Lucas marina on Wednesday.

The marina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, is where the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez, and game fish abound in offshore waters.

But on Wednesday, folks did not even have to board a boat to encounter a type of billfish described by National Geographic as “the fastest fish in the ocean.”

The accompanying footage, shared Wednesday by the Pisces Sportfishing Fleet, shows a large sailfish cruising inside the marina.

“Filmed by Javi Sanchez this AM in the marina in Cabo – apparently there were 3 or 4 Sails that came straight into the Marina and he caught this one on film,” Pisces wrote on Facebook. “After a few minutes the Sailfish made their way back out to the bay!”

Sailfish are typically encountered far from shore in tropical and subtropical waters. They are speedsters without peer, capable of swimming in bursts up to 68 mph.

Pisces Sportfishing crewman releases a sailfish caught offshore in 2021.

Sailfish are named, obviously, for their large dorsal fins, which resemble sails when the they’re exposed at the surface.

It’s not known why the sailfish entered the Cabo marina, but sailfish often use their dorsal fins to corral schooling baitfish.

As for other game fish, Cabo San Lucas anglers are currently enjoying the “hottest yellowfin tuna bite of the year,” according to Pisces Sportfishing.