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Public courses only:

Classic Club

Desert Willow -either Course. Firecliff a bit more scenic

Indian Wells Golf Resort- either Course. Players course is more demanding

Shadow Ridge

SilverRock

PGA West Nicklaus Tournament - kind of similar to Stadium

Eagle Falls

Escena

Indian Canyons South

Terra Lago North

 

Rams Hill is very highly rated but not really in the Palm Springs area

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I haven't played a lot of courses in Palm Springs but here are my 4 favorites in order.

Missions Hills CC Dinah Shore Tournament Course - I put it in the must play category. Have played it twice a few weeks before the ANA Inspiration and have never putted on purer greens before or since.Eagle Falls - One of the most fun courses I have played even though you might not think so when you pull up to the double wide trailer that is the golf shop. Desert Willow Firecliff - Kind of reminded me of Arizona type courses. PGA West Norman Course - Enjoyable enough but not enough to want to play it again.

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I'll pile on, here are my favorites

Classic Club

Desert Willow - Both are good, Firecliff is a tougher challenge

Eagle Falls

Silverrock - with the caveat, renovations made several holes better, in my opinion, but created two that are not so good, maybe even bad.

And if you feel like driving for 90 minutes or so into the middle of nowhere, Rams Hill is great.

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Classic Club - love it. Played it every time we visited.

Desert Willow - Firecliff (the other one was good, but something about the last few holes I didn't like as much at the time).

Eagle Falls - I was exhausted, hit the ball all over the place and my daughter chided me for being a little grumpy early on, but the course was fun and would play again.

Where my folks used to rent in Palm Desert at Del Webb had two courses - Mountain Vista and San Gorgornio I think without looking it up - well maintained, probably not on must play lists, but that's where we played most of the time when we visited for obvious reasons and it was winter, we were outside in California and they were just fine by me!

Mission Hills - the course the Dinah Shore was on looked incredible, we played the Gary Player layout and I wasn't really a big fan of the course at all, but played well. But that was the first time we got my dad to move up a tee box, of course my daughter got him to do it claiming she felt the other box was too long and they would play together (lol, she was driving the ball 240 by that year which was her junior year of high school) and he had the best 18 hole round he'd had in all the years he'd visited California that day (almost broke 80). Surprise, he and his buddies started "playing up" most of the time after that.

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Just got back from a guys trip. Played the following courses: Indian Wells (both courses), Eagle Falls, Desert Willow(both courses), the Classic Club, La Quinta CC, and Rancho Las Palmas. Surprisingly, I think for the money, Eagle Falls was my favorite. I think La Quinta and Rancho are private. La Quinta was a an old school country club layout but in unbelievable shape.

Desert Willow Firecliff was probably my second favorite. The Indian Wells courses were nice but nothing really blew me away about them. I think the Classic Club has the best layout and was the most challenging but it was in by far the worst shape. Dormant Bermuda rough, several greens had damage and many areas around the greens were being re-sodded. Great clubhouse though.

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yes, definitely seems repetitive by the middle of the back 9. 18 is a great finish though.

golf week public rankings for all of CA showing only area courses:

4. Rams Hill, Borrego Springs (m)

8. PGA West (Stadium), La Quinta (m)

23. Desert Willow (Firecliff), Palm Desert (m)

24. Indian Wells Golf Resort (Celebrity), Indian Wells (m)

25. PGA West (Nicklaus), La Quinta (m)*

26. Classic Club, Palm Springs (m)

28. Indian Wells Golf Resort (Players), Indian Wells (m)

I agree with the order and the fact there is a drop off after Stadium and then a bunch very good courses that are all about the same. Id thrown in Shadow Ridge with these and Silver Rock too (the fence, more than the rerouting killed it for me though). I havent played Eagle Falls. Also La Quinta Mountain has a few great holes.

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I'll echo these comments. This was my "home course" when I lived in the area, and when the wind picks up (mostly in the afternoons), it's borderline not fun...it's definitely a must-play while you're in the area.

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Two of my favs:

Desert Willow - Firecliff

Marriott - Shadow Ridge

Classic Club - except tee off early AM otherwise the wind can take a serious toll.

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OP ... if you haven't looked into my P.S Teaser thread, here's a Desert Willow discount code to take advantage of, Firecliff is one of my favorite tracks.

 

If your playing Stadium, also consider the PGA West Nicklaus track which basically the same location. It's a great track, too.

 

I would suggest if your coming in April it really gets very windy so Classic Club or Terra Lago N or S are next to the i10 & wide open, the wind can be brutal, just like the other day blowing steady at 25 mph gusting up to 44 mph, makes for difficult conditions. Eagle Falls - Fantasy Springs is a bit more protected, it's an enjoyable track, I'm playing there on Wed.

 

As an alternative, look into Indian Canyons South not the North course or focus on the La Quinta area, not as windy in that area.

 

Enjoy your vacation, all the best.

 

Cheers

 

David

 

 

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Budget courses (<=$150) for january 2023 palm spring area. Because i just got back from bandon and the pocket book is hurting from the trip (holy swag overload 😂)How would golfwrx rank them?

 

We need morning times so that were not gone all day. Right now i have booked:

 

classic club (the “splurge” round) one of my fav courses and considering possible wind, wed only do the afternoon unless its a replay

 

indian canyon south - this is the iffy one as i haven’t read too much about it, and its not top tier. 
 

For logistical reasons taquitz creek is our first round after landing. 
 

is there another option for a Budget round besides indian canyons south (and escena) within 10-15min i should consider or replace it with?

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@jpdx  for budget rounds ... add Eagle Falls to the top of your list here for at $125 as its a great course.  The clubhouse is just a trailer behind Fantasy Springs casino, but don't let that fool you as the course makes up for it easily.  

Don't be tempted by the cheap $$$ at Desert Dunes by the airport. It's ok for just hopping off the airplane and getting in some quick holes before dark, but thats about it.

 

@ZipinZ  You got any Desert Willow promo codes for this year?  🙂  The CAD$$ sucks .. and need to save a couple bucks too lol

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9 hours ago, bb123 said:

 You got any Desert Willow promo codes for this year?  🙂  The CAD$$ sucks .. and need to save a couple bucks too lol

 

I normally find the Golf Discount book at the PGA Superstore or Pete Carlson Golf in Palm Desert, hope to get out to there in the next few days ..... stay tuned.

 

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On 1/6/2023 at 4:59 PM, jpdx said:

@bb123

 

appreciate the response. I’ll look into that as well. Would you rank it above indian canyons south? 

I like Indian Canyons South - old school course with a tighter routing but fun to play.  Not going to be like Classic Club or Desert Willow but worth playing for the price.

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