EXPERIENCE PALM SPRINGS

PGA West has 5 outstanding golf courses you can play... Pete Dye Stadium Course, Pete Dye Mountain Course, Pete Dye Dunes Course, Nicklaus Tournament Course and the Greg Norman Course. Tucked into the desert mountains, each course offers a unique and challenging golf experience.

Dye Stadium Course
When you think of PGA West, it's the Stadium Course that first comes to mind. Rated one of the "Top 100 Courses to play" by GOLF Magazine and 4th toughest course in Golf Digest’s "Top 50 Toughest Courses in America", there may be no greater challenge or excitement in the game of golf. Stadium is the Host course for the PGA TOUR Q-School"Finals every other year. And it's where Lee Trevino had a hole-in-one on #17 which won him a skin worth $175,000 in the 1987 TV Skins Game.

Dye Mountain Course
The Mountain Course, nestled at the base of the picturesque Santa Rosa Mountains, is famed for its Pete Dye design, playability and stunning visuals. This challenging course features pot bunkers and rock formations, as well as varying elevations of tee boxes and well-bunkered greens. Ascending to the top of the elevated tee box of the signature 16th allows you to fully appreciate the majesty of this course, named one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 You Can Play. The Mountain course has been the home to the World Cup, the PGA National Club Pro Championships and the California State Open.

Dye Dunes Course
The visual drama of the landscape and the sheer beauty of the desert showcase the Dunes Course, which is situated at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains. Pete Dye added a twist to the traditional Scottish approach for this links-style course. It favors accuracy from the tee and rewards carefully executed approach shots to its well-guarded greens. The Dunes Course is ranked among Golf Digest’s “Top 75 Resort Courses” in America, and was the site of the 1998 PGA TOUR Qualifying School.

Nicklaus Tournament Course
Challenge, beauty and drama permeate the Nicklaus Tournament Course. At 7,204 yards long, the course features not one, but two island greens. The course is the bi-annual host of the PGA TOUR’s final round of Q-School. Nicknamed by Members as the Nick Tourney, it is both very forgiving off the tee and extremely demanding around the greens. A popular host course for the Bob Hope Desert Classic, the course's elevated tees, sunken fairways, blind shots and severely contoured and shaped greens challenge amateurs and professionals alike. Without a doubt, a “must play” for not only a great test of golf, but for its magnificent desert setting.

Greg Norman Course
The newest course at PGA West is the only Norman-designed course in the Coachella Valley. Sporting only 68 acres of manicured turf with 102 crushed marble bunkers and shark blue water coming into play on 9 holes, this 7,200-yard course offers all any golfer can handle. Surrounded by an immense crescent of terra cotta mountains, the course teems with purple, white and yellow wildflowers and native grasses. As is typical of many Norman designs, the fairways are guarded not by thick rough but by sandy waste areas that often allow for a recovery shot, provided you don’t find one of the lingering bushes.

Indian Canyons Golf Resort has been the jewel of the Coachella Valley since 1961. The resort is surrounded on three sides by breathtaking natural mountain vistas and is nestled at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains. Once a private club, this 36-hole facility was a favorite haunt of celebrities like Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, and Jackie Gleason. Former U.S. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson and Ronald Reagan also walked these fairways.

The North Course was designed by William F. Bell, son of famed golf course architect William P. Bell. The longer of the two courses at Indian Canyons, the par-72 North plays 6,943 yards and features stunning mountain views and is surrounded on three sides by the San Jacinto mountains. Of the six water hazards on the course, the most notable is the lake between the 9th and 18th holes that is home to the famous Disney fountain, which to this day shoots water over 100 feet into the air.

The scenic South Course features rolling fairways and is home to over 1,000 palm trees and 500 Washingtonia Filifera, a cherished tree of the Agua Caliente Native American tribe. Once considered a hidden gem off the beaten path to Coachella Valley visitors, today, Indian Canyons can be found right in the heart of all the action in Palm Springs.

The Golf Club at Terra Lago presents 36 challenging holes (North Course and South Course) and features dramatic elevation changes, stunning views, and a beautiful and challenging island green par 3 which was a featured hole during the Skins Games played at The Golf Club at Terra Lago.

Challenging holes of all four nines zigzag across the banks of Southern California’s All-American Canal for over a mile and climb to the heights of the earthen berm dike at the northern boundary. From dramatic elevated tees to undulating greens, the panoramic views span from San Gorgonio Mountain to the Chocolate Mountains and are accentuated by beautiful topography changes from east to west and north to south.

In keeping with the expansive desert theme of the courses, the fairways wind through colorful native desert vegetation, offset by the club's signature bridges made from vintage railroad cars. The entire Coachella Valley is a backdrop and magnificent sunrises and sunsets shining orange and purple can be experienced every day.

This 36-hole Palm Springs golf resort, minutes away from the Palm Springs International Airport, is one of the few properties to have two courses ranked in the Top 25 "Best Municipal Courses in the US" by Golfweek Magazine. The Celebrity Course & Players Course have hosted Golf Channel's Big Break and the PGA's Skins Game.

Golf architect Clive Clark designed the Celebrity Course, which opened in 2006 to rave reviews. In addition to spectacular mountain views, course features undulating fairways and water in the form of streams, brooks, split-level lakes and striking waterfalls.

The John Fought designed Players Course opened in 2007 and features a classic American design complete with sculpted bunkers in a style reminiscent of Riviera, Winged Foot and the golf courses of Dr. Alistair Mackenzie. Most of the holes take full advantage of spectacular views of the San Jacinto, Santa Rosa and San Bernardino mountain ranges.

Both courses have received many accolades, including "30 Best Municipal Courses in America", "Best Courses You Can Play", "Southern California Best Playing Conditions" and "Golfers Choice - Top 50 Golf Courses in the US".

The Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort offers 36 holes of distinctly different and unique desert golf...

The Legend Course was designed by William Francis Bell who also designed Torrey Pines, the La Jolla Country Club and the Bermuda Dunes Country Club. The Legend Course opened in 1957 and in 1996 added 40 bunkers to enhance the character and challenge of the traditional layout of just over 6,800 yards. The course meanders through several different neighborhoods, most as old as the Legend Course itself. Large mature trees line the fairway and four holes play across or through the Palm Canyon Wash.

The Resort Course, designed by well known architect Ted Robinson opened in 1995, is a desert links style course with rolling terrain, well-placed bunkers, wonderful waterscapes and tremendous mountain views. Famed designer Ted Robinson Sr. applied his philosophy of letting nature take its course with this modern desert layout. The use of natural draught tolerant desert landscape, reclaimed irrigation, and recycled materials such as used tires for mounding are an intricate part of the course and resort. The layout features an island fairway, multiple water features combined with flowers, magnificent views of surrounding mountains and three holes that play over the Tahquitz Canyon wash.

The AAA Four-Diamond Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort enjoys a prime 360-acre setting in sunny Rancho Mirage boasting luxurious accommodations and 36 holes of championship golf.

The Dye Course is the more challenging, requiring golfers to hit precise shots throughout their round. The 6,706-yard, par-70 course presents a challenge for all skill levels. With hidden pin placements, carries over water, pot bunkers, elevated tees and railroad ties, the course incorporates all of the signature marks of architect Pete Dye. The course has hosted the LPG Tour, California State Open and Senior PGA Tour Qualifying.

The Gary Player Course is a 7,062-yard, par-72 course renowned for its seamless integration into the desert landscape. Featuring vast Bermuda greens, linked by rolling fairways and a variety of spectacular water features, this is a very playable and enjoyable course. The course features four waterfalls incorporated into the rock-lined water hazards and over 2,500 palm trees throughout the layout. Golfer Magazine voted the course one of the top ten new resort courses to open in 1998.

Set amidst the panoramic beauty of the desert mountains, the Escena Golf Club is an 18 hole championship golf course by Nicklaus Design. Escena features a 7,233-yard, par 72 Southern California golf course built upon 172 acres and accentuated by heavily landscaped native areas and multiple water features.

Every hole offers a new view of the spectacular mountains that frame the Coachella Valley. Lush landscaping and thousands of palm trees make each hole feel as if you're the only one playing the course. Water concourses meander through the property, offering both a visual and auditory treat as you play. Strategically placed bunkers, water hazards and undulating greens are there before you, allowing you to decide how much you want to flirt with them.

Escena has earned impressive accolades, including being named as a Top Ten Public Course in California by PGATOUR.COM.

SilverRock's Arnold Palmer course is a challenging 7,239 yards, sprawling over 200 acres and is set against the backdrop and natural beauty of the Santa Rosa Mountains. SilverRock is a former home course of the PGA Tour's Bob Hope Desert Classic.

The course is considered one of Arnold Palmer’s finest works, and is characterized by towering mountainside vistas, immaculate fairways, fast greens, and beautifully crafted water hazards. The course is every bit as good as the La Quinta and PGA WEST courses nearby and when it burst onto the scene in 2005, it was the only course in California to make the Top 10 New Courses You Can Play list by Golf Magazine.

Most golf courses in Palm Springs use the mountains as a picturesque backdrop for their holes, but in the distance. At SilverRock, Palmer has numerous holes that are literally right at the base of the mountain walls, even coming into play on several holes.

The Classic Club, home to the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, was designed by Arnold Palmer with the input from the PGA Tour. The course features a Tuscany inspired Clubhouse with fine dining, locker rooms, pro shop and a display of Bob Hope’s lifetime collection of golf memorabilia.

Classic Club has rolling terrain and features a design incorporating pine, olive and pepperwood trees, offset by flowering bushes, shrubs, and pine straw ground cover... all playing off of the surrounding mountains and vistas that are exclusive to the Coachella Valley.

There are numerous risk/reward opportunities around sand and water, with doglegs bending in either direction. The terrain is quite undulating with several elevated tees and generous, rolling fairways. Sand bunkers and ponds often squeeze the landing zones, challenging the shot making abilities of all levels of golfers. The green complexes are varied, some raised with daunting swales and depressions that make getting up and down a task, and most are well bunkered. The putting surfaces also vary, some medium sized and fairly level, while others are sprawling, tiered, ridged or very undulating.

Desert Willow Golf Resort features two championship courses designed by Michael Hurdzan, Dana Frye and PGA Tour player John Cook.

Firecliff, measuring 7,056 yards, is a true test of skill where golfers must negotiate their way around extensive natural areas, numerous water features, and more than 100 bunkers and waste areas. Mountain View provides unmatched scenery and views while allowing for a more relaxing round of golf. Both courses are a perfect blend of playability and aesthetics and the mix of desert and grass is perfect. You don’t feel like you're hitting to target fairways and greens, yet if you go way off line you're in the desert. It is a desert course done right.

In short, both courses offer an amazing golf experience... course layouts are excellent, views are spectacular, course conditioning is suburb and there are plenty of native plants and diverse wildlife to enjoy throughout your round. The facility was voted 4.5 Stars and a "Best Places to Play" resort by Golf Digest.