Indian Wells Golf Resort, Indian Wells, California

Indian Wells Golf Resort is a 36-hole Palm Springs golf resort located minutes away from the Palm Springs International Airport. It features a magnificent 53,000 square-foot clubhouse and is one of the few properties to have two courses ranked in the Top 25 “Best Municipal Courses in the United States” by Golfweek Magazine. The Celebrity Course & Players Course—aka “Beauty and the Beast”—have hosted Golf Channel‘s Big Break and the PGA’s Skins Game.

Clive Clark’s Celebrity Course opened in November 2006. The Par-72 Celebrity Course features undulating fairways, and flowing water in the form of streams, brooks and split-level lakes connected by striking waterfalls, with vibrant floral detail.

The Players Course features a classic American design complete with sculpted bunkers in a style reminiscent of Riviera, Winged Foot and the brilliant golf courses created by Dr. Alistair Mackenzie near Melbourne, Australia. Most of the holes are oriented to take full advantage of views of the San Jacinto, Santa Rosa and San Bernardino mountain ranges and majestic Eisenhower Mountain stands sentinel to the south.

The John Fought-designed Players Course opened in November 2007.

In 2015, the Players Course ranked 19 on Golfweek’s “Top 25 Best Courses you Can Play” in California, and in 2014 the California Golf Course Owners Association named Indian Wells the Golf Course of the Year.

Director of Agronomy Rick Menard manages Indian Wells Golf Resort.

Photos: Indian Wells Golf Resort