The Golf Club at Terra Lago---South Course
The challenges posed by the Golf Club at Terra Lago start with amazing elevation changes and end with the two courses winding their way through the Indio, Chocolate Mountain foothills. But the views are what you will never forget. The South course is the one to play if you're pressed for time. It's more than 7,200 yards long from the championship tees, and from them the course's slope rating is 136. Terra Lago's South course opened in 1999. Play after 1 p.m., and you'll pay as little as $65, including cart and unlimited practice on its driving range and green.
84000 Terra Lago Parkway
Indio, CA 92203-9706
Phone: (760) 775-2000
Fax: (760) 775-1988
http://www.golfclub-terralago.com
Desert Dunes Golf Course
Desert Dunes is considered by many as the best golf course in the Palm Springs area. Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed the course, taking raw land and turning it into a true masterpiece. "Golf Digest" ranked it as one of the country's top 30 public courses. It is almost 6,800 yards long from the championship tees, and from them it has a formidable slope rating of 142. If you tee off after 1 p.m., you can play Desert Dunes for as little as $50, including cart and taxes.
19300 Palm Drive
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240-7333
Phone: (760) 251-5366
Fax: (760) 251-5371
http://www.desertdunesgolf.com
Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta
Host of the PGA Tour's Skins Game four times, this course, set among the Santa Rosa Mountains, is a special place to play. There are several sets of tees on each hole that will make this course manageable even for beginners, but it does measure almost 7,200 yards from the championship tees. It also received 4 1/2 stars out of 5 for the best place to play, according to "Golf Digest." Tee up after 1 p.m., and you'll pay as little as $45.
60151 Trilogy Parkway
La Quinta, CA 92253-7640
Phone: (760) 771-0707
Fax: (760) 771-3355
http://www.trilogygolfclub.com
Cimmaron Boulder Course
John Fought designed this course, so it's predictable that you will encounter unique bunkers on most holes. This course mixes the best elements of the links found in Scotland with more traditional desert play, with its verdant and well-manicured fairways and bunkers of stark white sand. Cimmaron's Boulder Course is almost 6,700 yards long from the back tees and carries, from there, a slope rating of 123. Tee off from the front tees, and the course measures fewer than 5,200 yards. Start your round after 1 p.m., and you'll pay as little as $64, including cart and taxes.
67603 30th Ave.
Cathedral City, CA 92234-5828
Phone: (760) 770-6060
Fax: (760) 770-2876
http://www.cimarrongolf.com
Palm Desert Resort Country Club
Because it opened in 1983, its landscape and trees have grown to the delight of those who play this course. There are four tees on each hole, making Palm Desert a favorite of golfers, regardless of their ability. There are lots of lakes and sand traps on Palm Desert that are challenging for both the beginner and the professional. The course is almost 6,6,00 yards from the back tees, where it has a slope rating of 118. If you tee off after 2 p.m., you'll play for as little as $29.
77333 Country Club Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211-9231
Phone: (760) 345-2791 X233
Fax: (760) 345-6523
http://www.theresorter.com
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