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Palm Springs Golf Courses at Desert Springs and Palm Desert, CA

Where to Find the Best Palm Springs Golf Courses

By Blair Howard, About.com

Desert Springs Golf

The Palm Course in the Early Morning

Copyright © 2007 Blair Howard - Licensed to About.com

Palm Springs Golf Courses are centered in the heart of the Coachella Valley in southeastern Riverside County, California, and less than 16 miles from Palm Springs. For golfers, the area has become something of a Mecca. Combine 350 days of glorious sunshine each year with more than 110 stunning golf courses and you have a golf destination without compare. But there’s more, much more to Palm Springs Golf Courses. The entire area offers more things to see and do than I had ever bargained for. The great desert, anything but dry and arid, along with nearby San Andreas Fault, the Santa Rosa Mountains, and the city of Palm Desert itself, offer a unique vacation destination.

The Golf Courses

All of the venues in and around Palm Desert are, of course, desert courses. One of the finest is the renowned Desert Willow Golf Resort, but there are many more just as good: the Bighorn Golf Club, for example, has hosted The Skins Game, The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and the Frank Sinatra Celebrity Golf Tournament.

Where to Play Golf in Palm Desert

Golf Instruction

How to Get There

  • By Air
  • By Rail
  • By Car

Where to Stay in Palm Desert

The Spas, of Course

Where to Dine in Palm Desert

Things to Do in Palm Desert

  • Palm Springs Aerial Tram
  • Red Jeep Tours
  • The Living Desert
  • Art in Public Places

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