Palm Springs Golf Holidays

Golf Breaks in Palm Springs

Did you know? Palm Springs has more golf courses than any other region in California.

Palm Springs is an exclusive region set amongst dramatic mountain and desert scenery. Nestled at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains, the city is just over an hour’s drive east of Los Angeles.

The La Quinta Resort has access to 6 stunning courses including the PGA West Stadium course, home of the CareerBuilder Challenge in 2017. Other notable top pick courses include SilverRock and Desert Willow Golf Resort.

For flights, the most popular route from the UK is by direct flight to Los Angeles and then an hour transfer to the Palm Springs area. A couple of nights’ stopover in LA or Santa Monica is a favourite option before heading off to Palm Springs.

Top Tip: After your round, make sure you experience the stunning mountain scenery with patio dining at the Desert Willow Resort. This vista is not to be missed!

Golf in Palm Springs

The Palm Springs area has in excess of 60 courses available to the general public.

Green fees in low season June through September start from around £50per person including cart to £100 per person upwards in the peak seasons of January through April. May and November are good months to golf in Palm Springs.

Climate

It seems the sun is always shining on the Palm Springs Desert Resorts. With an average of 360 days a year of clear sunny skies, year-round desert dwellers will attest that low desert humidity makes even high temperatures comfortable.

Winter highs reach the 70s and spring and fall temperatures rise to the perfect 80s. Summer days are always perfect for water sports and life at a leisurely pace.

Surrounding Area

Often regarded as the blanket name of the entire Coachella Valley, “Palm Springs” is really just one of eight cities. Its outdoor cafes, charming shops and cosy inns rest snugly at the base of Mt. San Jacinto, taking advantage of the steepest escarpment in the continental US (the mountain rises from sea level to its towering 11,000 feet in a dramatically short distance).

Bold, but never brassy, Palm Springs can be as sophisticated as it is quaint. Palm Springs’ “Mid-Century Modern” designs in architecture and furnishings have caused a worldwide sensation.

The city’s desert and air museums would be a cultural jewel in any large city, and the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s revolving cars excite guests as they ascend near the top of Mt. San Jacinto.

The Indian Canyons, home to America’s only indigenous palm trees and sacred healing waters, remain to mesmerise and remind us of the city’s rustic past.