Palm Springs Teaser continued for 2024 Golf Vacations

[ZipinZ]

32 minutes ago, eddiecut said:

I agree with Indian well, really did not like that set up. It was also $30 for an hour 
 

what’s the daily fee at PGA 

 

 

I believe it was $75.00 a visit 2 years ago, perhaps it's gone up.

 

D.

[dayvei214]

5 hours ago, Socrates said:

I never really felt that any course on PS was a desert course.  Nothing like you can get in Arizona for the most part.

 

You will find more elevated greens than many other places so you are constantly needed to adjust for that in your yardages.  If you play a low spin ball, you might be chipping a lot. Depending on your game skill, you might want to opt for a long club that gives you more height if you hit those into a lot of holes.

Best advice I can give you, is to play from a tee-box that fits your game.  This is not a place to be a hero and play farther back than you should.

 

No one walks out there, unless you are a  high school or college golfer.

Thanks for the reply! I play to a 4hcp, not overly long hitter not overly short. only thing is i just switched over from my MB101 to Km700 and still trying to get a feel for the irons.  switched out from PX LS 6.5 to X100 SS 1X and kinda all over the place.  hopefully i can get it all worked out by next weekend.  Currently playing the chrome tour and really liking the feel overall, may switch into the PV1X to the trip which is my other game ball... KM700 setup dropped my spin a little so maybe going with the spinny ball would be a good addition to the back for the trip. 

 

[dayvei214]

5 hours ago, Socrates said:

I never really felt that any course on PS was a desert course.  Nothing like you can get in Arizona for the most part.

 

You will find more elevated greens than many other places so you are constantly needed to adjust for that in your yardages.  If you play a low spin ball, you might be chipping a lot. Depending on your game skill, you might want to opt for a long club that gives you more height if you hit those into a lot of holes.

Best advice I can give you, is to play from a tee-box that fits your game.  This is not a place to be a hero and play farther back than you should.

 

No one walks out there, unless you are a  high school or college golfer.

 

 

Edited March 7 by dayvei214

[jackbenimble7]

I'm trying to decide between Terra Lago North and Desert Princess for a twilight round. The prices are about the same...does anyone have an opinion on the more enjoyable course? 

 

Edit: 

 

Got my Thursday, Friday, Saturday booked:

 

Thursday: Indian Wells Players 

Friday: Indian Canyons South / Indian Canyons North Replay

Saturday: Firecliff

 

Both Indian Wells and Firecliff are twilight rounds, about 4 hours before sunset. Hoping to finish both, but even if I get just 15 holes in, I think it will be worth it. This 15 handicapper is getting stoked!

Edited March 8 by jackbenimble7

[ZipinZ]

2 hours ago, jackbenimble7 said:

I'm trying to decide between Terra Lago North and Desert Princess for a twilight round. The prices are about the same...does anyone have an opinion on the more enjoyable course? 

 

 

 

My first observation, is it depends were your staying, I rent at the Desert Princess, it's a 45 min drive on the i10 to Terra Lago N/S.   I like Terra N much more, no homes to hit & you will also get more daylight out there.  The D.P. has 3 different 9's, my favorites are the Lagos 9 & Cielo 9. then there's the Vists's it has 4 holes in the condo complex the remainder are boring & out in the wash.  I watch golfers finishing #9 Celio out my back door about 6:00-6:05 pm when it's dark here. It's normally pretty slow play at that time. Which ever you pick, enjoy & the time changes this Sunday early am, that might give you some extra daylight.

 

The other courses your playing are great choices. You should be able to finish in 4 hrs 10-20 minutes for your twilight rounds at I.W. & Firecliff.

 

Did a cut & paste of green fee's at the Desert Princess for Monday March 11th for comparison.

 

 

Edited March 8 by ZipinZ

[jackbenimble7]

Thanks for the feedback Zipinz. We were looking to play Terra Lago or Desert Princess on that Thursday, but my foursome ended up being more willing to spend money!

 

So we'll have to wait on TL and DP for the next trip. Palms Springs is overwhelming with how many courses there are to choose from. It's one of those "good problems."

[ZipinZ]

March 09th .... today was a tourist day drove 1hr 30 min south to  the El Centro Naval Air Facility for the Blue Angles air show, it was amazing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 10 by ZipinZ

[Socrates]

3 hours ago, ZipinZ said:

March 09th .... today was a tourist day drove 1hr 30 min south to  the El Centro Naval Air Facility for the Blue Angles air show, it was amazing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice to see an aerobatics team not using planes that were built before I was in elementary school.

[eddiecut]

On 3/6/2024 at 9:11 PM, ZipinZ said:

 

 

I believe it was $75.00 a visit 2 years ago, perhaps it's gone up.

 

D.

$75 at stadium, $50 at Greg Norman. 
 

we got a place at Shadow Ridge, pretty excited to use that facility in the am while the family sleeps. 
 

 

[ZipinZ]

It's been crazy windy here for the past few days and not letting up until the weekend, fine sand dust in everything, very few golfing, roads closed again, my asthma is getting tired of it.

 

 

 

Edited March 13 by ZipinZ

[Socrates]

That's too bad.  That fine sand dust gets into everything.  It's really weird when you see it fill in roads like a snow drift. 

I guess the more protected courses get really busy.

[eddiecut]

Classic Club and Terra Lago North booked! 

[ZipinZ]

One last crazy windy day ..... weekend into next week look much better, temps in mid-80's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 14 by ZipinZ

[ASN21]

1 hour ago, eddiecut said:

Classic Club and Terra Lago North booked! 

Haven't played Terra Lago before but doesn't get much better than Classic Club in that region. Enjoy!

[ZipinZ]

March 18th ... getting ready for my T-T at Escena and something you don't hear or see here to often ... a Thunder-Sun Shower just rolled through headed towards La Quinta .... Boom-Boom-Boom. It sure has been funny weather here this year, things are looking great this week.

 

 

 

[ZipinZ]

Played Escena, got rained on twice, course is in decent shape.  Was enjoying a cold one in the hot tub when Space-X from Vanderberg Space Force Base Ca. did a fly-by tonight at 7:30, right over P.S. sure was impressive.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 19 by ZipinZ

[Socrates]

10 hours ago, ZipinZ said:

Played Escena, got rained on twice, course is in decent shape.  Was enjoying a cold one in the hot tub when Space-X from Vanderberg Space Force Base Ca. did a fly-by tonight at 7:30, right over P.S. sure was impressive.

 

 

 

 

 

That is so cool.  Glad you were able to see that and actually get some solid pictures of it.  Any idea what the small object is that seems to have dropped out of the contrail?

[ZipinZ]

1 hour ago, Socrates said:

That is so cool.  Glad you were able to see that and actually get some solid pictures of it.  Any idea what the small object is that seems to have dropped out of the contrail?

 

I noticed it too, you can see it in a couple of the pic's, they suggested it was a spent fuel tank. Wouldn't want it dropping in my back yard.  Included someone's else valley pic, quite spectacular.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Socrates]

35 minutes ago, ZipinZ said:

 

I noticed it too, you can see it in a couple of the pic's, they suggested it was a spent fuel tank. Wouldn't want it dropping in my back yard.  Included someone's else valley pic, quite spectacular.

 

 

 

 

 

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I'm sure all the conspiracy nuts are all over that object.

[litts11]

Just found this thread.  Thanks for the info - will follow.

 

We stay at Desert Princess (on Vista #1) for a few weeks each year in March/April/May.  Looking forward to some golf in a few weeks.

 

It's probably been mentioned previously, but one site we use for discounted golf on occasion is https://www.underpar.com/courses/us/california

Edited March 27 by litts11

[ZipinZ]

The Galleri® Classic, named after GRAIL's multi-cancer early detection test, will take place March 25-31, 2024 at the renowned Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club.

 

TV said windy and rain for Saturday and perhaps Sunday, that would make conditions challenging for the old guys.

 

Mike Weir & Steven Ames are the only 2 Cdn's in the field this year, hope they do well.

 

 

[mallrat]

Just an fyi, played Terra Lago N today. Really fun course to be honest but the greens are rough. They putted ok but LOTS of bare spots. Guy I was playing with says they got a fungus. Hope they come back and I will definitely play the course again. 

[ZipinZ]

April 04th, ..... golf vacation has come to an end, packing up the vehicle and departing in the early morning.  Put a deposit down & signed our rental contract to return to same condo next year for another 3 months or so.

 

It sure was a different year here, weather was on a roller coaster ride with wind storms and rain days. Yesterday was calm, 86F, went to P.S. City Center Park and listed to a Garth Brooks tribute band perform, great show, nice and warm evening not a breath of wind, it was packed standing room only.

 

This morning they closed Gene Autry to the i10 & Vista Chino at the wash again due to the wind, no visibility it's brutal out here again. Not a great golf day, however, the locals are playing in a tourney or at least trying to in 25 MPH wind.

 

It's snowing back home, hope to see some sun and warmer temps after we arrive, our local courses won't be open until the end of the month or early May if this keeps up.

 

Hope others visiting P.S. will continue to post updates on their golf vacation experiences, reviews, comments and feedback is always welcome. 

 

Cheers

 

David

 

Taken out out patio door, you can't see much but blowing dust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 5 by ZipinZ

[3_Jack_Par]

Drive safe on your way home. We set out for home to Michigan from Napa on Saturday morning and ended up taking a much longer route home than we initially planned, because there was a ton of snow coming down in the mountains along all of the more direct routes (I-80 was closed at one point the night before we were leaving, to give you an idea). We ended up driving all the way back down through L.A. and stayed the first night in Palm Springs. We found a cheap, but fairly nice hotel, and we almost decided to extend our trip by 4 or 5 days, and we really wished that we'd done that, because we still ended up hitting snow while trying to avoid it around Flagstaff, AZ, and we dealt with rain on and off throughout the entire trip (including a tornado that touched down about 10 miles from us the night we stayed in Springfield, MO). It sounded like the weather was going to be a lot better later in the week, so hopefully you have smooth sailing for your trip.

[Rearviewmirror]

Has anyone played Terra Lago North recently (last few days)? On GolfNow someone reviewed it on May 2 and made it sound like the greens have been aerated and are very sandy recently.

 

We have a tee time for Friday and trying to figure out if we should try to switch to the South course if the North Course greens are in bad shape.

 

Thanks!

[ZipinZ]

8 hours ago, Rearviewmirror said:

Has anyone played Terra Lago North recently (last few days)? On GolfNow someone reviewed it on May 2 and made it sound like the greens have been aerated and are very sandy recently.

 

We have a tee time for Friday and trying to figure out if we should try to switch to the South course if the North Course greens are in bad shape.

 

Thanks!

 

 

You may wish to look at the Website "Google Reviews", there are 963 of them, most recent was 9 hours ago, not favorable see below.

 

I would consider booking Fantasy Springs Eagle Falls, it's 2 miles about 5 minutes away from Terra Lago and it's a great course.

 

D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 6 by ZipinZ

[Rearviewmirror]

11 hours ago, ZipinZ said:

 

 

You may wish to look at the Website "Google Reviews", there are 963 of them, most recent was 9 hours ago, not favorable see below.

 

I would consider booking Fantasy Springs Eagle Falls, it's 2 miles about 5 minutes away from Terra Lago and it's a great course.

 

D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super helpful. Just booked at Eagle Falls! Hopefully the rumored wind doesn't show up!

[ZipinZ]

6 hours ago, Rearviewmirror said:

 

Super helpful. Just booked at Eagle Falls! Hopefully the rumored wind doesn't show up!

 

You'll enjoy it, Eagle Fall's is one of my favorites, hope the wind isn't toooo bad. 

 

Go to page #4 of the thread near the top to see my review dated January 13, 2020 with lots of pic's. Cheers

 

D.

[ZipinZ]

 

NEWS Flash ....

 

 

 

Firecliff Renovation Closure Time is running out to enjoy our acclaimed Firecliff course before it undergoes temporary closure for renovations on May 13th! This summer marks the beginning of an exciting, multi-million dollar renovation project: All greens will be converted to Mini Verde Bermudagrass, providing for a more consistent playing experience, year-round. Tee boxes will be leveled, reshaped, and in some cases, expanded. All fairways will undergo fraise mowing to ensure optimal conditions for the upcoming 2024-2025 season. Stay tuned for updates throughout the summer months as we continue to elevate your golfing experience at Desert Willow Golf Resort.

[Rearviewmirror]

On 5/6/2024 at 3:09 PM, ZipinZ said:

You'll enjoy it, Eagle Fall's is one of my favorites, hope the wind isn't toooo bad. Go to page #4 of the thread near the top to see my review dated January 13, 2020 with lots of pic's. Cheers

 

Closing the loop here - Eagle Falls was absolutely great. Course condition was amazing, and greens were very very tough - rolling very true, but fast and hard - I couldn't get anything to check up on the green, so not a great GIR day 🙂 The course is definitely demanding - narrow chutes for driving on a lot of the holes, and challenging approaches, often with a "can't miss there" penalty. I really enjoyed it, and would love to play it a second time to try to put together a slightly stronger round. Really fun hole design and no "repeat" hole shapes.

 

We played Indian Canyons South and I couldn't recommend it enough either - very different flavor of course and a lot more "resort style" with very wide fairways. The greens there were also surprisingly challenging - lots of undulation and breaks for chips and putting, but a lot softer and more receptive to approach shots. There was a lot of fun risk vs reward hole design which I imagine destroys many a scorecard (my only mistake was poor contact on going for it in two on the ninth) but the course is extremely forgiving if you play sensible golf. It was almost an extremely memorable day on the 15th hole, which is a blind tee shot. I absolutely pured my tee shot, and knew it might be close. Turns out it was: