Resident's Golf Programs in the Palm Springs Area

Think of Palm Springs and what comes to mind, sun, movie stars, vacation - true enough, but for many it's just golf. I saw an example of this yesterday at about 2 PM in Sun City Shadow Hills. I was showing a client new and resale homes. We were in the golf cart viewing new homes - unbelievable deals on the current inventory. Equally unbelievable, we had to stop for a golf cart with two golfers. It was 108 in the shade.

There are more than 100 golf courses in the Coachella Valley. Many are private country clubs. At least two are attached to private estates and privately owned. There are numerous public and semi private courses scattered throughout the valley. Several cities here have resident golf programs. They can be the reason that you buy your home or condo within a particular city limits.

I wrote my first blog about a last minute showing in Indian Wells. I picked up two golfers at the Indian Wells Golf Resort. They only wanted to look at a couple condos in Indian Wells. Their purpose was to get a resident's card so they could play for $35 a round anytime. And better yet it is free to Indian Wells homeowners. Check out the links button to find links to the original blog link and the Indian Wells Property Owners ID card. I recently played the Celebrity Course. It is beautiful, my game not so much. I posted some photos on my facebook page in the mobile uploads album. There are numerous other benefits to the card, including discounts on food and merchandise, also discounts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. It is, in my opinion, the best golf program in the desert. Indian Wells is home to the Indian Wells County Club, Eldorado Country Club, The Vintage, The Reserve, and Toscana Country Club.

I live in Rancho Mirage. Beautiful city - fantastic place to live. Home to two of the oldest private country clubs in the valley, Thunderbird Country Club and Tamarisk County Club. Tamarisk is one of the few areas of the city that is not behind gates. Great area with wonderful examples of mid century modern and current contemporary architecture. Another example of this architecture is Magnesia Falls - also not behind gates. Rancho Mirage is home to Mission Hills Country Club, home of the Kraft Nabisco Tournament and the Dinah Shore Tournament Course. My favorite LPGA event. Check out my facebook page for photos of this year's tournament in the mobile uploads album. Rancho Mirage has a great resident's program. It allows owners and renters to benefit. Register with the city and pay the $75 annual fee. Then play the Pete Dye Resort Course or the Gary Player Signature Course at Mission Hills Country Club. The fees range from $35 to $55 depending on the time of year. There are discounted fees for your guests. Another option for a great deal on golf is Rancho Mirage Country Club. Check out the links button for more information. Rancho Mirage is also home to The Springs Country Club, Morningside Country Club, Sunrise Country Club and Rancho Las Palmas Country Club.

Desert Willow Golf Resort is the home of the Palm Desert Resident's Golf Program. Proof of residency is required and an $8 annual processing fee. There are two courses. Desert Willow Firecliff and Mountain View. Check out the links button to find more information on the course. Residents pay $45 per round. Guests pay the published fees, ranging from $70 to $175 depending on the time of year. Palm Desert is home to many country clubs. In south Palm Desert, there is Bighorn Golf Club, Ironwood Country Club, Marrakesh Country Club, Stone Eagle Golf Club and Shadow Mountain Golf Club. East Palm Desert is home to Avondale Country Club, Desert Falls Country Club, Indian Ridge Country Club, Oasis Country Club, Palm Desert Country Club, Palm Valley Country Club, The Lakes Country Club and Woodhaven Country Club. North Palm Desert includes Chaparral Country Club, Desert Springs, Monterey Country Club, Portola Country Club and Suncrest Country Club. I am sure that I have missed some.

La Quinta's resident's golf program requires proof of residency and a $15 fee for three years. In reading the rules of the program, I found it interesting that La Quinta doesn't seem to recognize California's Registered Domestic Partners. If you are using a utility bill as a second form of identification and it happens to be in your partner's name and it is not the same as yours, you are required to provide a marriage certificate. Either La Quinta is lobbying for change, looking for a law suit or way behind the times. Anyway, back to the golf program. Residents can play at SilverRock Resort. Current fees for a round are $30. They seemed to be having server problems, so I can't provide any more rate information. Click on the links button to find more information about SilverRock Resort and the resident's program. La Quinta is home to Andalusia at Coral Mountain, La Quinta Country Club, Mountain View Country Club, PGA West including the Greg Norman course, the Legends course, the Nicklaus Private and Tournament courses, the Palmer Private course, the Stadium course and the Weiskopf course, Rancho La Quinta Country Club, The Citrus, The Hideaway, The Madison, The Palms, The Quarry, The Tradition and Trilogy.

Check back later for municipal course information in other desert cities. Just a quick update - I sold one of the new homes in Sun City Shadow Hills today to the client that I mentioned at the beginning of this blog!

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Alvin Greenwalt

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