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Where: El Camaleón Golf Course, Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen
El Camaleón in Mayakoba hosts the Latin America Amateur Championship from 14 to 17 January 2027. Leading amateurs from Latin America and the Caribbean compete for a result that can open the way to major world golf tournaments. For spectators, it is a chance to follow players at an important stage in their careers.
Why the tournament matters
The Masters Tournament, The R&A and the USGA founded LAAC to develop amateur golf in the region. Under the organisers' conditions, the winner receives a Masters invitation and exemptions into The Open and the US Open. There is therefore much more at stake than a regional title.
2027 brings the twelfth edition. El Camaleón previously hosted LAAC in 2020; its return lets you watch a new field of players tackle the same distinctive course.
The El Camaleón course
Greg Norman's design combines tropical forest, mangroves and seaside holes separated by freshwater canals. A limestone cenote on the par-five seventh hole is a distinctive feature. The landscape forms part of the sporting challenge.
Travelling to the tournament
Mayakoba is near Playa del Carmen on the Riviera Maya. Check spectator access and your day's programme with the organiser, then give Hola Taxi El Camaleón, the date, departure address and passenger count. From Cancún, name your exact hotel; when leaving directly from an airport, specify CUN or TQO, which are different airports.
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-23
