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4.6
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4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.7
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4.3
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4.2
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4.7
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Course Highlights
The Celebrity Course delivers immaculate fairways, true-running greens, and stunning desert scenery that consistently impress visiting golfers. Exceptionally welcoming staff and superior clubhouse amenities make every round feel like a premium experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7038 yards
Slope 138
Rating 74.3

Indian Well Golf Resort boasts two championship courses that have been ranked in the top 20 golf courses in California. The Celebrity Course was first to open in 2006 and it was joined a year later by the Players Course. The Celebrity Course offers stunning mountain views from start to finish. It has been the two-time host to the PGA Tour's Skins Game. Water is a prominent feature of the scenic landscape with streams, brooks, and split-level lakes connected by cascading waterfalls. The lush, undulating fairways contrast beautifully with the colorful flowers and sparkling blue waters. Both the greens and fairways are kept in immaculate condition. In addition to the golf course, Indian Wells also offers a practice area with a putting and chipping green and practice bunkers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Clive Clark (2006) Ted Robinson, Sr. (1986) Weller Designs (2006)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MC, AMEX, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Shirt and shoes required

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.6
514 Reviews (514)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Patio Dining 15
19th Hole Scenic Views 14
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 26
Undulating Greens 24
Water Hazards 24
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 19
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 18
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 17
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 22
Convenient to the City 19
Worth the Drive 13

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Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful course

Super golf course. Very pretty scenery. Conditions were perfect. Fairways, traps tees, and greens were all in excellent condition. Greens are very hard to read very hard to make putts.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful day of golf.

This is a beautiful golf course with plenty of challenging shots, lots of well maintained bunkers, and excellent conditions. Water comes into play on a number of holes and course management is a must. We had a perfect day of golf on the Celebrity course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

this course is very good

Compared to the other courses this is very pretty and has lots of shade from the hot sun. It makes you think about placement of your shots.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

One of the Best

Indian Wells Golf Course is a first class golf course with gorgeous grounds and beautiful play. The magnificent views of the Santa Rosa Mountains along with the impeccable landscape make this a course hard to beat in beauty and play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

confused

There was no parking ?? I had to drive in circles until a space was available. I had booked the celebrity course, but upon check in they told me there was a tournament that was going to be 6 hours, so I should play the other side ?? I wouldn't have booked it had I previously known that , and I couldn't understand why nobody offered that information prior ?? Course was fine though lol

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

Beautiful course and great condition. Glad I was able to play here, and look forward to coming back in the future.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course

A realt nice course with god conditions, pace of play was exelent <3 hour

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course. Great condition. Great staff

Great course. Fun to play. Top notch facility and course conditions. Very friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Loved it

The staff here are extremely friendly and helpful. We did get paid with a 10 year old beginner which allowed us down a bit but we played through them because the course was pretty much open. I got a good deal online so I didn't mind the price but I think all courses in Palm Springs are overprucrd. I will play here again. It was challenging but fun. Great facility, best locker room of 4 courses. I like that it had Gas, which they don't have at the Westin courses.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Looks like a Jungle in the middle of a desert

The course was in amazing shape. It gets a lot of play but you would never know by looking at it. The groundskeeper staff keeps it in tip top shape. It would have been nice if the fountains and waterfalls were turned on. Course layout is not overly challenging, but the greens are going to run up your score quick. We played celebrity and I would like to come back for players. It is pretty flawless every which way you look at it. Go look for yourself.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful course

Players is a beautiful course but day before I played the Celebrity which is simply amazing!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Celebrity Tilt

It is a beautiful golf course. Not many flat spots to stand on the fairway and greens are similar with very few straight lines to the cup. Nonetheless, the course is challenging yet not very difficult. A course evryone should play to enjoy the game and companionship away from work.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

It's a Keeper

We've been coming to Palm Desert for the past 10 years. This course is one of the best in the valley. We will play course in future years.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Immaculate With A Great Layout

Played the players course. I've been blessed to play a lot of very nice course including Kapalua, TPC stadium, and sandpiper. This course might've been the best maintained out of them all. Pristine and gorgeous

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic views and player friendly course

The course was in fantastic shape the staff were very friendly and helpful. This was the first time I played this course but it will definitely not be my last time. I highly recommend this course. The greens were fast but the pace of play was slow (only because we had a twosome in front of our foursome and they were lagging behind).

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

An adventure

As a first time player, it was extremely helpful to be paired with a twosome who was familiar with the course. Beautiful and challenging but not unreasonable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Most enjoyable round ever!

Great variety of holes enjoyable for all skill levels.

Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

I was a single and was behind a bunch of 4 somes on the celebrity course. I asked to switch to the players course on the turn and I was the only one on the course. It was late in the afternoon by this time.

Players was much better and I finished in an hour in a half.

Very good conditions and great layout.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Don't pass it up!

Really nice course, good value for what we paid for the greens fee + cart ($100). The course is beautiful, both in terms of hole design, course layout, but also the condition of the course. Most of the areas between holes looks like a botanical garden. I played the medium tees, and that was suitable for my handicap.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great views from every tee.

It was hard to find the course clubhouse due to lack of signage ,but after i did it was just excellent service until the end of the round.
tee off area,fairways & green all excellent.
The course is not for novice golfers,as there are lots of bunkers. The 3 people i was paired with had played the course before,so told me of the sloping fairways that will put your ball in the bunkers & water. The whole course is very well maintained.
After the round i tipped a staff member to clean my clubs,but when i got my clubs to the car,i discovered he only cleaned two clubs.The only negative.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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PALM SPRINGS, CA | Enjoy accommodations at the Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort, the Tommy Bahama Resort & Spa, the Indian Wells Resort Hotel, or the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa and golf at Indian Wells Golf Resort - Celebrity & Players Courses.

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