Bighorn Golf Club, Palm Desert Overview

Palowet Drive at Hwy 74, Palm Desert

Club Private

Debut 1998

Golf Rates $250,000 ($350,000 family)

Course Designers Arthur Hills and Tom Fazio

Golf Holes 36

Homes 570 (still building custom homes)

HOAs $670 monthly

Prices $17.M to $6.5M

Bighorn Golf Club occupies a special place in the desert`s taxonomy of luxury country-club communities. Perched on the southernmost tip of Palm Desert's ascending desert floor, Bighorn straddles both sides of the Palms-to-Pines Highway 74, with each portion cradled by the imposing Santa Rosa Mountains. Boasting an incredible canyon-like entrance, with sculptures of Peninsula bighorn-sheep gamboling along the crest, the club promises and delivers unique delights. (During a June hike in the mountains above the enclave, my hiking companion and I spied a pair of bighorns keeping a close eye on us. They eventually leaped nimbly down the mountainside toward the club's grassy fairways no doubt.)

Two championship golf courses define the club`s man-made beauty; the development`s natural setting completes the stunning package. There`s even a natural oasis of California Fan palms with a legacy as a favorite hot spot for Hollywood royalty including Frank Sinatra and Gene Autry.

The Mountains Course at Bighorn Golf Club was designed in 1991 by Arthur Hills, who incorporated the natural splendors with a course offering spectacular elevations but accessible to all levels of play. Seven years later, Tom Fazio unveiled The Canyons Course on the east side of the club, offering up wide, rolling fairways and amazing water features. Players are immersed in a complete desert oasis. Three holes—the 16th, 17th and 18th—are widely regarded as the best in the desert.

Bighorn offers five dining establishments, a 40,000 square-foot clubhouse with magnificent down-valley views, and a Starbucks-serving Marketplace for grab-and-go items. The 13,000 square-foot Spa & Salon completes the world-class amenities of this stellar enclave.

A dedicated concierge assists residents with information, dining reservations, transportation, theatre tickets and club amenities.

Bighorn properties encompass semi-custom Villas (2,600sf to 4,000sf), custom homes (4,000sf and up), and homesites.

To see current properties available in Bighorn Golf Club, go to my website: Desert Realtor Mary and select Featured Communities under the Search Properties button.