Best Palm Springs Courses For 10+ Handicappers

By Steve Silverman

Best Palm Springs Courses For 10+ Handicappers

Taking a golf vacation in Palm Springs, California, is a dream for many golfers. In addition to beautiful weather throughout the year, Palm Springs offers a wide choice of courses that are good for medium- and high-handicappers as well as top players. Here's a look at three challenging Palm Springs-area courses that will not overwhelm intermediates and beginners.

Indian Springs Golf Club

Indian Springs is one of the more challenging courses in Palm Springs. The par-72, 6,771-yard course is not overly long, but the greens are tight and quick. Indian Springs is known for its lush fairways and the great shape it is kept in.
Indian Springs Golf and Country Club
79-940 Westward Ho Drive
Indio, California, 92201
(760) 200-8988

Desert Dunes Golf Course

This is one of the most beautiful courses in the Palm Springs area. The desert location gives the golfer a great view of the mountains. This is a public course that has excellent fairways, and the greens are challenging.
Desert Dunes Golf Course
11000 Palm Drive
Desert Hot Springs, California, 92240
(760) 251-5366

Mesquite Golf Club

The Mesquite Golf Club in Palm Springs is an outstanding course for golfers who may not be long hitters. The 6,328-yard, par-72 golf course features a lot of tight turns, but you don't have to bomb your drives off the tees in order to put a decent score on the card. The greens are fair and golfers can figure out their slope and how to read them.
Mequite Golf Club
2700 E Mequite Ave.
Palm Springs, California, 92264
(760) 323-9377

About The Author

Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time, among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.

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