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Hey guys,

 

heading down to Palm Springs from the Dec 20-27 and plan to get 2-3 rounds in (as early as possible to get back to the family).

 

May be a silly question but not having played golf...out of my local area much, is it pretty much standard for me to walk onto a course as a single? I'm assuming so unless there are some courses that can book a single?

Transportation wise - I'm thinking Uber or a cab?

Any course recommendations for a single golfer?

 

Cheers,

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Hey guys,

 

heading down to Palm Springs from the Dec 20-27 and plan to get 2-3 rounds in (as early as possible to get back to the family).

 

May be a silly question but not having played golf...out of my local area much, is it pretty much standard for me to walk onto a course as a single? I'm assuming so unless there are some courses that can book a single?

Transportation wise - I'm thinking Uber or a cab?

Any course recommendations for a single golfer?

 

Cheers,

 

I would try to book times the closer you get to your trip, the area is pretty crowded from Thanksgiving through Easter, it is high season. Many courses will allow a single to grab an open slot in a 2 or 3 ball.

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I’ve booked as a single online many times. The course software usually matches you up with 1-3 other players.

 

Some courses require you to phone the pro shop to book as a single.

 

I’ve never found it difficult to find a tee time as a single. Especially early in the morning.

 

I’d say December and January are not real busy in the area, but in the past few years they have been getting busier. February and March are much more crowded everywhere. However the week you are there may be busy due to lots of families there on Christmas vacation.

 

As to what courses to play, pick ones close to where you are staying. Uber works good.

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Thanks. I've started googling typical things like best courses in Palm Springs. Most of which are pretty close by so travel times shouldn't be an issue. I've looked at a few of them but being so far from my travel dates, booking isn't possible.

 

What I'm having a tough time finding are rates for that time of year. I'm also blown away by the shear number of courses they have in the area. I have to do a solo trip without the family there one day.

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To give you a good idea of rates and available times, check Teeoff.com & GolfNow starting in November before your trip. Most of the courses are closed in October for overseeding, but reopen in November. I do this before going to Hawaii as well, as you will see all of the typical rates, as well as discounted times, and they always seem to follow patterns. Don’t worry about finding a time as there will be tons of open spots for singles. Keep looking st Teeoff.com and I’m sure you will see courses with early bird (before 8am) discounted times.

 

Palm Springs is like Vancouver but x 10 for the # of courses. There are $50 dirt tracks, as well as $200+ private fancy clubs. But to give you a typical rate figure, I would say average for a good nice course there at a decent time would be $90-$140. This is for like Classic Club, Desert Willow, etc. Eagle Falls at $95 is an awesome course. There are numerous other threads about people’s favorite courses etc, so mark some of those down, and you will see all of the real rates in November. Just don’t look at the rates nownon Teeoff.com as it’s still 100 degrees down there, and the prices are heavily discounted now. It sounds like it’s your first trip down there, so just pick a handful of courses and then you will be back again.

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