About
The mountains are close enough to touch at this Arthur Hills design. Heritage Palms measures 6,698 yards from the back tees.
Four lakes are featured on the course, which is very green for a desert design. Hills contrast the fairways against the mountains and the desert in the distance, but this is very much a resort type course.
The par 3s are particularly inventive. This isn't one of Hills' tougher courses. It offers average hackers the chance to have a largely anxiety-free round. As long as they don't get too carried away with club selection.
There are a number of dogleg holes that force you to think before firing away. Just hitting as far as you can is an easy path to trouble. It's the shot after the shot you're hitting that must be thought of.
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Golfer Photos
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Twilight on the 4th Green Photo submitted by Squiggly on 09/11/2026
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Looking Back on 18th Green Photo submitted by Squiggly on 09/11/2026
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Photo submitted by TjFifer71 on 09/03/2026
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18th Photo submitted by AroundtheHorn on 07/11/2026
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18th Photo submitted by AroundtheHorn on 07/11/2026
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7th Photo submitted by AroundtheHorn on 07/11/2026
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Photo submitted by 1irishguy47 on 01/16/2024
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Photo submitted by cnatto on 12/25/2023
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Photo submitted by uYGIR9367YG on 06/05/2022
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Photo submitted by uYGIR9367YG on 06/05/2022
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Photo submitted by trojan66 on 07/10/2021
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Photo submitted by trojan66 on 07/10/2021
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Photo submitted by trojan66 on 07/10/2021
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Photo submitted by coltonmckay on 10/01/2018
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Photo submitted by coltonmckay on 10/01/2018
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Photo submitted by coltonmckay on 10/01/2018
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Photo submitted by coltonmckay on 10/01/2018
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Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 09/14/2018
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Photo submitted by GREGCGOLFER on 09/14/2018
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Photo submitted by antofd on 05/31/2018
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Photo submitted by ThatGolfGuy on 09/26/2016
Golfer Reviews
A Must Play!
Beautiful course that is well manicured and player friendly. Maybe the best greens I've putted on in the desert.
Fast Greens
The course was green (even the rough) and in good shape. The greens were pretty fast ( claimed to be 11 on stimp meter) but people just seem to have trouble fixing thier ball marks. I especially enjoyed the complimentary driving range for warm up. It was a perfect course for my wife and I as it was not difficult but presented itself nicely. I will definitely try to play here again.
Immaculate conditions
My wife and I spend the winter months in La Quinta each year and have always tried to play Heritage Palms a couple of times during our stay. It is sometimes difficult to book a tee time because of popularity the course. They often run shotguns throughout the week so there are chances to get a tee time. The average round usually takes 4 hrs and 15 minutes but it can play longer. The course conditions have always been immaculate; from tee to green the conditions are some of the nicest. The greens run pretty fast but are fair so practice your putting on the practice green. The fairways are generous and there are no "trick" holes, all hazards are visible so the first timer to the course will not be surprised by blind water or bunker hazards. Low to mid handicap players will be equally pleased with the course as there are many tee box choices and combo tee boxes to fit your game. They have an outstanding practice facility with two putting greens and a really nice driving range to get your game ready before your round. The staff at Heritage Palms are top notch so you will be treated well. I highly recommend the course.
Fair, Forgiving and in Great Condition
I found Heritage Palms to be a fun course to play. Fairways are wide and homes don't really come into play. The fairways were pristine and the ball sat up nicely on the lush turf. The greens ran true and fast. They were running at 11 on the stimp. We played 18 holes in 4 hours and the pace of play was good. We were a twosome and we're waiting on most shots for the group in front.
On the 7th hole a par 3, we joined up with a twosome playing behind us and after that we never had to wait to hit our next shots. Things moved along well after that and we had a great time. I would definitely play Heritage Palms again.
Course in great condition and I love their greens
This was the second time I played Heritage Palms and both times have been a very enjoyable experience.
They had a frost delay in the morning so ended up doing a 10am shotgun start (originally booked an 8am start) and the pro shop called me around 7am to inform me which I appreciated as I didn't drive there first to find out. Because of shotgun start the pace of play was a bit slower than I would like but still was quite reasonable.
Course was in excellent condition (10/10) and their greens were great, running a 10 on the stimp.
My one gripe with this course is that they don't have any kind of food service at the turn, just a vending machine, so starting at 10am I was extremely hungry by the end of the round around 2:30.
Would recommend this course.
Top Notch
Well worth the drive from downtown Palm Springs, course conitions were perfect, lush green fairways, fast true greens, wicked fast round under four hours and amazing panoramic views
Awesome!!!
Fantastic conditioned golf course! Some of the best greens in the valley!!!
Lush in Palm Springs
Played in an afternoon shotgun start. The staff was on top of everything, despite the confusion usually associated with shotguns. The course was green everywhere - tee boxes, fairways, rough, greens of course - not common in other Palm Springs courses I've played.
Great Surprise
Being new to the Palm Springs/Palm Desert area I reserved my 7:00 AM Tee Time through GolfNow with no previous knowledge nor expectations of the Heritage Palms Golf Club. I am very happy to say that this will be one of my new "Go To" golf courses.
Being a single I was paired up with three of the very nicest HP members that you could possible hope for. They openly welcomed me to the course and shared all of the local knowledge and course information that they had throughout our round. The course was coming out of its recent overseeding maintenance program so it was cart paths only - but that didn't prove to be a problem at all. We were all ready golfers and finished in just over three hours.
The course is in wonderful condition and I would guess will only get better in the upcoming months. I found it a very nice challenge to my golf game and the friendliness of the staff & fellow players was fantastic. I'm looking forward to playing Heritage Palms as often as possible.
great course
The course is in excellent condition - especially for this time of year in the desert! The greens are good and fairly quick. Nice course!
Excellent course for the money.
This is a fairly forgiving course that is not too long. Great for family play this time of year as there is almost no one on the course. We got around all 18 in about 3 hours -- for a foursome that's pretty good.
Stock up with water as the opportunity to replenish on the course is all but non-existent.
Course is in pretty good condition for the time of year and the greens roll well. Definitely tee it up here again.
Beautiful course
Nice course, slow play for us, we were a twosome and it took 4.5 hours (ughhhhh) The conditions were good, not many bunkers and not much water to worry about, pretty easy course, but nice! Confidence builder!
Play golf in a relaxing atmosphere on perfect rolling fast greens
Great welcome, courteous staff. No rush or hassle if you are ready to play before reserved teetime.
A lot of holes may resemble at first sight, but rest assure, almost each hole has its own characteristics.
There is sufficient variety between the holes, whether relating to the fairway bunkers or the greens.
Greens are challenging as a lot of them ondulate and they are really fast and not bumpy.
Long hitters may have advantage over intermediate players on the wide fairways and there is fortunately real soft sand in the bunkers. It is a very playable course for each handicapper, I believe.
I had no high expectations before my visit, but will for sure come back.
Well worth it!
I have always wanted to play this course. I was not disappointed. Very nice track. Great condition and everyone I met was friendly. I recommend this for anyone who enjoys golf.
User friendly
This course seems always to be in good shape whenever we play.
The on;y negative is the greens, they are very discolored making them very difficult to read, for the occasional player. Close to the pin 10 ft in not a problem, but long putts are.
No GPS or course map provided.
Shotgun start
We booked online through Golf Now so thought our threesome would have a quiet afternnoon round. We were surprised to find out they use shotgun starts twice a day four days a week. It looks like there are many members that use this format regularly. We ended up being hooked up with a single who was very nice and we finished right around four hours on the course. The course is in very good shape with nice views, greens were super fast and didn't hold.