Palm Springs Golf Course - Rancho Mirage

An excellent par-70 course with tricky holes, bunkers, out of bounds and water to make the course play tougher than you might think. The fun starts on the first hole, a short par-4 with a dogleg to the right. A big drive that doesn't play for the dogleg and reach the street beyond a wall won't work. A shorter drive that bends to the dogleg is much better. The second hole continues the trend of tricky holes, requiring just a 101-yard shot to a large green, but with bunkers and slopes around the green. The course features seven lakes that come into play on nine holes. The second and 15th holes, both par -3s, can torment players with water. On the par-4s, much of the water comes into play off the tee to the right of the fairways.

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Players can attack the two par-5s, both under 500 yards. The course gets some of the shots back on the lengthy par-4s. The seventh is one of the toughest holes in the desert, measuring 469 yards with water down the right side of the fairway. Even the shorter par-4s can be tough with water and bunkers protecting the greens.



 

They don't call Palm Springs the "golf capital of the world" for nothing. Not only are there more than 100 golf courses in the valley area, but they are also among the world's most beautiful. In fact, if you watch golf tournaments on television, you've already seen many of them. They star in the highly-rated network golf special. Tennis is the sport that originally built Palm Springs golf. Movie stars Charlie Farrell and Ralph Bellamy began their famed golf Racquet Club in Palm Springs to attract their Hollywood golf friends. Be warned, however, the gorgeous mountains in the background may play havoc with your concentration.

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