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Palm Springs

Resort golf in golf's American capital.

The desert is the family's fairway: Indian Wells Golf Resort runs two celebrated public courses under the Santa Rosas, and Escena brings Nicklaus-designed golf right into Palm Springs proper.

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Indian Wells

Indian Wells Golf Resort

44500 Indian Wells Ln, Indian Wells, CA
Public resort · book online

The valley's showpiece 36, celebrity-tournament fairways open to everyone.

Pip’s Tip Thirty-six resort holes open to everyone, book online. The valley showpiece, celebrity tournament fairways.

Palm Springs

Escena Golf Club

1100 Clubhouse View Dr, Palm Springs, CA
Public · Nicklaus design

Nicklaus Design golf inside Palm Springs city limits, mountain backdrops and a mid-century clubhouse.

Pip’s Tip Nicklaus design inside Palm Springs city limits, so no drive out to the far valley.

La Quinta

PGA West, Pete Dye Stadium

56150 PGA Blvd, La Quinta, CA
Resort · public tee times

Pete Dye's infamous Alcatraz island 17th headlines this American Express PGA Tour host every bucket-list desert golfer must play.

Pip’s Tip Pete Dye's island 17th, and the American Express PGA Tour host. Public tee times at a resort.

La Quinta

PGA West, Nicklaus Tournament

56150 PGA Blvd, La Quinta, CA
Resort · public tee times

Jack Nicklaus co-host of the American Express, pairing forgiving fairways with dramatic bunkering and Santa Rosa mountain backdrops.

La Quinta

PGA West, Greg Norman Course

81405 Kingston Heath, La Quinta, CA
Resort · public tee times

Greg Norman's stark desert-scaped shot-maker's test, firm, fast, and gloriously secluded beneath the Coral Mountains.

La Quinta

SilverRock Resort

79179 Ahmanson Ln, La Quinta, CA
Public · daily-fee, book online

Arnold Palmer's sprawling city-owned stunner and former Bob Hope Classic rotation course set hard against the Santa Rosas.

Palm Desert

Desert Willow Golf Resort

38995 Desert Willow Dr, Palm Desert, CA
Public · municipal resort, book online

Palm Desert's dazzling 36-hole municipal resort; the Firecliff course ranks among America's best public desert layouts.

Palm Desert

Classic Club

75200 Classic Club Blvd, Palm Desert, CA
Public · daily-fee, book online

Arnold Palmer design with rolling tree-lined fairways, thirty acres of water, and former Bob Hope Classic pedigree.

Rancho Mirage

Westin Rancho Mirage, Pete Dye

71333 Dinah Shore Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA
Resort · public tee times

Pete Dye resort classic with railroad-tie bunkers, wall-to-wall mountain panoramas, and easy Westin stay-and-play packages.

Palm Desert

Marriott's Shadow Ridge

9002 Shadow Ridge Rd, Palm Desert, CA
Resort · public tee times

Nick Faldo's rippled, Australian sandbelt-inspired fairways make this Marriott resort course a sneaky local favorite.

South Palm Springs

Indian Canyons Golf Resort

1097 E Murray Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
Public · tribal-owned resort

Historic Agua Caliente tribal course where Sinatra and the Rat Pack teed off beneath dramatic canyon walls.

South Palm Springs

Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort

1885 Golf Club Dr, Palm Springs, CA
Public · 36 holes, book online

Two affordable, walkable public courses minutes from downtown Palm Springs, the best value play in the valley.

Cathedral City

Cimarron Golf Resort

67603 30th Ave, Cathedral City, CA
Public · daily 6am–6pm

Friendly 36-hole spread pairing the championship Boulder course with the short Pebble nine, wide fairways, windmill views.

Indio

Eagle Falls Golf Course

84245 Indio Springs Pkwy, Indio, CA
Resort · public tee times

Clive Clark's hillside design at Fantasy Springs casino delivers waterfalls, elevated tees, and stay-play-dine convenience.

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Indian Wells Golf Resort

Two public courses, mountain views on every hole, desert golf at its most cinematic.

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