One of Greater Palm Springs’ most venerable country clubs isn’t resting on old accolades. Host to four U.S. Presidents and home to the great Ben Hogan as its first head golf professional, Tamarisk is well known for a slew of famous, founding members, including George Burns, Jack Benny, and four of the five Marx Brothers. Along the 17th fairway at
SilverRock Resort in La Quinta is about more than just pars and birdies. Rather, one of Greater Palm Springs’ top golf (and FootGolf) courses presents a scorecard of natural wonder. “SilverRock is a great course with a great layout, but we just have a lot of cool stuff here,” says Randy Duncan, general manager at SilverRock Resort. Something of an
Even the best day of golf day doesn’t need to end after you sink the last one at the 18th hole. Post-round pleasures really do abound across the desert. Here are five favorite on-site spots to enjoy a meal or cocktail while you review the pleasure and the pain written on your scorecard. Escena sports some terrific San Jacinto views
Many golfers arrive for the Coachella Valley’s peak golf season overly-revved to take on the desert’s most stringent challenges. It’s not their enthusiasm that’s the problem – it’s quite often their level of play. This pair of John Fought designs near Palm Springs International Airport may not evoke the palm-lined fantasy fairways of a Palm Springs postcard, but there’s some
One of the Coachella Valley’s most celebrated venues is ready to kick-off the golf season – literally. The Arnold Palmer-designed SilverRock Resort in La Quinta, host to the former Bob Hope Classic (now the CareerBuilder Challenge) from 2008-11, debuted FootGolf to its 200-acre spread of Santa Rosa Mountain surrounds in the off-season. The fast-growing game of FootGolf, a hybrid of
Topgolf is interested in adding the Coachella Valley to its growing list of nationwide locations. The burgeoning sports/entertainment chain promotes climate-controlled driving ranges that include a higher end food and beverage menu, music, and hundreds of HDTVs. Golfers smack microchipped golf balls that score themselves, providing instant feedback on each shot’s accuracy and distance. Although no specifics are available yet,
One of the desert’s most popular and equally potent courses has enjoyed a makeover in recent months, which should make the beatific grounds a little more manageable for the mid-to-high range handicapper. A bunker renovation project at the Firecliff Course at Desert Willow Golf Resort will debut after the course re-opens from overseed in October. Generally regarded as the more
With more than 100 golf courses in Greater Palm Springs and more than 50 percent private, here are five favorite private golf courses to play.
Members at The Vintage Club are used to going for the green. Now, they’re going for the Gold. While up at his Alaskan home last year, Vintage member Bob Penney learned that the USA Women’s Rugby team headed for the Summer Olympic Games was visiting the desert. Not familiar with the game of women’s rugby? Well, neither is the Olympics.
The number “100” does not have to mean temps this summer. With the Palm Springs thermostat resting above the century mark, give the A.C. a break with an easy, 100 mile drive west to the 5-star, St. Regis Monarch Beach in Orange County’s Dana Point. Putting the finishing touches on a recent $40 million property renovation, the reimagined resort is