The La Casa del Zorro Resort and Spa is an oasis in the desert one mile from Rams Hill Golf Club. There's much to do - spa, tennis, pickleball, yoga class, shuffleboard, ping pong, swimming in one of 28 pools and hot tubs and hiking and biking in the 600,000-acre Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Three dining options cater to guests.
San Vicente Golf Resort in Ramona is nestled into the gently rolling hills 35 miles northeast of downtown San Diego. Both the 6,633-yard course and 28-room lodge have been recently remodeled. Every room offers a comfy bed, small fridge and a large patio or balcony overlooking the pleasant course designed by Ted Robinson Sr. Live music on weekends…
The Barona Resort & Casino, owned by the Barona Band of Mission Indians, is located in the beautiful Barona Valley just 30 minutes from downtown San Diego. No resort fees, parking fees and free WiFi are just a few of the perks for a casino named the best "outside of Las Vegas" by USA Today in 2019. The 400-room casino hotel is home to 2,500 slots…
Hard to believe Rams Hill Golf Club was shut down in 2010, a casualty of economic downturn and water rights. But new ownership brought the course back to life. It's as fun as any I've played in Palm Springs, and easily as good as any in San Diego County.
The dual-ownership grounds of PGA West and La Quinta Resort & Club offer up a desert experience full of pleasure. Combining five public golf courses with a full menu of accommodation and amenity options, "The Western Home of Golf in America" is an oasis for visitors to Palm Springs and the surrounding area, Judd Spicer writes.
Not all desert golf is created equally, but they do have some common threads. Senior writer Mike Bailey has a few tips for picking and enjoying a desert golf trip.
Millions of dollars have been invested in getting Rams Hill Golf Club into PGA Tour-caliber condition. It might be the most scenic round of golf in southern California not on the ocean.
They no longer play the PGA Tour's Humana Challenge (formerly the Bob Hope Classic) at SilverRock Resort in La Quinta, California, but that doesn't mean SilverRock has become irrelevant. In fact, the Arnold Palmer design, which opened in 2005, remains one of the premier playgrounds in the Coachella Valley. The fairways skirt deep bunkering, the desert landscape, and most impressively, the Santa Rosa Mountains. It takes extra effort to play golf and not to get caught up in their grandeur.
San Vicente Golf Resort, a hidden oasis located roughly 35 miles northeast of downtown San Diego, continues to invest in its AAA 3-Diamond Lodge and Ted Robinson-designed golf course to keep customers happy. The course is currently undergoing a million-dollar turf-reduction program to save on water costs. Despite all the changes, San Vicente has kept its old-school parkland character intact.
Barona Creek Golf Club in Lakeside, Calif., is one of the best casino courses in the U.S. The course headlines the Four-Diamond Barona Resort & Casino, located 30 miles northeast of San Diego. Forget gambling in the casino. There's plenty of risk-reward on this Gary Roger Baird design.