Palm Springs Golf

There's probably no better place in the United States to play than in Palm Springs, California. This beautiful location is host to many, many courses that give amateurs and pros the chance to best the course while basking in the beautiful California weather. There are more than a hundred courses in the Palm Springs area, and most of them are of a professional quality that you won't find anywhere else in the United States.

Palm Springs is located on the Northwestern boundary of the Coachella Valley, which also includes several other rapidly growing communities including Cathedral City, Palm Desert, Desert Hot Springs, Rancho Mirage, La Quinta, Indian Wells and Indio.

Discovered in the early 1920s by some of Hollywood's elite, it is no longer the group of sleepy little villages it once was. While the area has changed over the years, the one thing that has not is the magnificent clear blue sky and the mild climate. It's a great feeling to be soaking your body in a warm outdoor pool or playing a round of on a manicured course while the rest of the country is slipping and sliding behind a snow plow.

The Palm Springs region, with its world-class courses and destination resorts, while not as large, is rapidly becoming the West Coast version of the Myrtle Beach scene.

You have your choice of several different professional level courses when you travel to Palm Springs to golf. The great California weather makes it a premier, year-round vacation destination for golfers.

While we strive to remain unbiased in our review of Palm Springs destinations, we have found some of the more popular courses and feel compelled to pass these on to you.

* Indian Springs and Country Club - The 18-hole "Indian Springs" course at the Indian Springs & Country Club facility in Indio, California features 6,404 yards of from the longest tees for a par of 72.  The course rating is 69.8 and it has a slope rating of 112.  Designed by John Gurley, Sr., the Indian Springs course opened in 1962. Neil Finch manages the course as the Director of Golf.

* Indian Wells Country Club - The 18-hole "Classic" course at the Indian Wells Country Club facility in Indian Wells, California features 6,478 yards of from the longest tees for a par of 72.  Designed by David A. Rainville, ASGCA/Harry Rainville, the Classic course opened in 1955. ClubCorp USA, Inc. manages this facility, with Mark Neneman as the General Manager.

* Desert Dunes Club - Desert Dunes Course was the first desert course designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Voted as one of the best public courses in Southern California. Laid out among large dunes and mature desert trees, Desert Dunes has a unique Scottish links flavor.

There's no doubt that in Palm Springs is a golfer's paradise. When you Palm Springs, you are surely in for a trip that you will remember for years to come!

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Mark Hamilton of Golf2Win.com. This Golf article may be reproduced provided the author's information and web site link is kept intact

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