Palm Springs Golf Vacations
Affluence was one thing Palm Springs has early on, even before when its economy was primarily supported by a failing agricultural business. With that off, the government then decided to tap its next bountiful resource: its well heeled citizens.
Golf courses cropped out by the dozen, and since golf was one game the rich enjoyed playing (say bandwagon), golf then became somewhat the theme of Palm Springs for years to come. From an idyllic farm country, Palm Springs morphed overnight into one of the world’s premier golf destinations. Even today, with a good number of Palm Spring golf courses earned top ranks in polls and golf publications; and the PGA Tour is already a major presence on several of its golf courses, its also only natural that Palm Springs golf vacations became one of the most pursued golf vacations in the Untied States.
Where do the gents go on golf trips in Palm Springs California? That is really depending on the level of challenge. Though a good number of golfers seek to be pro and would welcome those golf courses that would challenge mettles, not all golfers welcome the stress of a highly competitive play. These individuals may be pensioners, retirees or young starter golfers whose level of play might be far off to the link’s difficulty.
Lodgings aren’t a problem on Palm Springs since, as been stated, it’s been a popular tourist destination for some time now. Coachella Valley holds hundreds of lodgings, bed and breakfast inns, motels and hotels, and rent villas. And again, it depends on how much a vacationer is willing to spend on lodgings as well as personal preferences.
Here are some of my recommended golf courses for your Palm Springs golf vacations.
La Quinta Resort, Dunes Course
Relaxation could be La Quinta Resort’s only best feature. Its dramatically rolling landscapes that meet the tropical palms that sway gently with the wind will surely lull stress to unwinding -only its not.
World renowned golf course designer Pete Dye had made sure that the golf course should also present a fair challenge to the golfers, and not just a veiled “gimme”. On the Dunes Course, the dramatic landscape while still have that lulling effect will also bait the senses into thinking strategically though the scenery.
Even on a tropical setting of palms and sunshine, the La Quinta Dunes Course is more of a links challenge typical to that traditional Scottish mold. It favors heavily on accuracy so it might put off a number of average handicap golfers. Testament to the course’s genius, the La Quinta Dunes Course held 1998 PGA TOUR Qualifying School. Furthermore, Golf Digest ranks La Quinta Dunes Course among the top pick golf resorts golf vacations Palm Springs.
Cimarron Golf Club, Boulder Course
Cimarron Boulder Course is one of those golf courses that offer moderate challenge but on a top tier experience. Previously known as “The Long Course” the Cimarron Boulder Course offers perhaps the most stunning visuals in the Coachella Valley. Rolling fairways that undulates softly and sand bunkers that meet the unmatched panorama of the surrounding mountains. It seems that the architect John Fought made sure that the mountain backdrop should be noticed by the golfers; the golf course design was made in a way that it’s almost impossible to miss the backdrop. Unquestionably the Boulder Course is the best green in the Coachella Valley, perfect for any Palm Springs golf vacations but without the stress.
There are still a lot of magnificent golf courses worth mentioning. There is still the Jack Nicklaus Concept PGA West whose level of challenge is more worthy to PGA Tour players, a TPC Stadium Course designed by Pete Dye whose presence is perhaps the most renowned due to the “Island Green”, the Mission Hills, whose tough challenge is only worthy to pro golfers...etc.
Take time to browse, Palm Springs since booming to become the most visited golf destination holds well over 200 golf courses.