The Classic Club
About
On the Classic Club's scenic landscape, golfers will find a wide variety of trees including olive trees, towering pines, and California pepper, but unlike the many other golf courses in Palm Springs, there isn't a single palm tree. The Classic Club opened in 2006 to much acclaim and has since garnered a following amongst locals and visitors. Formerly a host site for the Bob Hope Classic, the challenging layout has an interesting mix of tour-worthy holes including intimidating par 3s balanced by reachable par-5s and short par-4s. Water hazards come into play on 13 holes. The back nine begins with a memorable stretch of holes. The par-4 10th is a tight driving hole with an elevated green and the 11th hole requires a shot over water. The stretch ends with the par-3 12th, which also plays over water to a well protected green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7322 yards | 75.8 | 144 |
| Blue | 72 | 6711 yards | 72.9 | 135 |
| White | 72 | 6229 yards | 71.0 | 129 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6218 yards | 77.0 | 142 |
| Gold | 72 | 5782 yards | 68.7 | 125 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5777 yards | 74.6 | 138 |
| Purple | 72 | 5279 yards | 66.2 | 118 |
| Purple (W) | 72 | 5257 yards | 71.9 | 132 |
| Orange | 72 | 4219 yards | 60.7 | 105 |
| Orange (W) | 72 | 4216 yards | 65.7 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 75.9/142 W: 83.0/151 | 408 | 180 | 443 | 568 | 419 | 220 | 477 | 433 | 595 | 3743 | 474 | 459 | 162 | 399 | 560 | 349 | 436 | 176 | 564 | 3579 | 7322 |
| Blue M: 73.2/135 W: 79.5/144 | 358 | 173 | 408 | 525 | 402 | 208 | 414 | 413 | 540 | 3441 | 432 | 394 | 160 | 351 | 511 | 337 | 398 | 161 | 526 | 3270 | 6711 |
| Blue/White M: 72.1/132 W: 78.2/141 | 358 | 173 | 377 | 525 | 402 | 193 | 405 | 357 | 529 | 3319 | 407 | 351 | 160 | 351 | 501 | 337 | 365 | 161 | 526 | 3159 | 6478 |
| White M: 71.0/129 W: 76.8/138 | 346 | 160 | 377 | 477 | 366 | 193 | 405 | 357 | 529 | 3210 | 407 | 351 | 142 | 309 | 501 | 310 | 365 | 151 | 483 | 3019 | 6229 |
| White/Gold M: 69.8/126 W: 75.5/135 | 316 | 160 | 365 | 477 | 331 | 183 | 405 | 357 | 485 | 3079 | 375 | 351 | 118 | 309 | 475 | 310 | 340 | 151 | 483 | 2912 | 5991 |
| Gold M: 68.8/124 W: 74.4/133 | 316 | 152 | 365 | 432 | 331 | 183 | 375 | 329 | 485 | 2968 | 375 | 338 | 118 | 299 | 475 | 300 | 340 | 130 | 439 | 2814 | 5782 |
| Gold/Purple M: 67.5/121 W: 72.8/130 | 316 | 126 | 334 | 432 | 325 | 136 | 375 | 329 | 457 | 2830 | 344 | 296 | 118 | 299 | 419 | 300 | 330 | 130 | 439 | 2675 | 5505 |
| Purple M: 66.5/118 W: 71.6/127 | 305 | 126 | 334 | 404 | 325 | 136 | 351 | 288 | 457 | 2726 | 344 | 296 | 93 | 270 | 419 | 273 | 330 | 112 | 416 | 2553 | 5279 |
| Orange M: 61.6/106 W: 65.7/114 | 252 | 44 | 269 | 347 | 256 | 66 | 253 | 240 | 418 | 2145 | 300 | 266 | 68 | 232 | 355 | 203 | 249 | 58 | 343 | 2074 | 4219 |
| Handicap | 15 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
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Reviewer Photos
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View from clubhouse Photo submitted by KingofWestIndies on 11/19/2024
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Photo submitted by Beijing9322093 on 12/24/2023
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Photo submitted by Boone43atc on 09/11/2023
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Photo submitted by Boone43atc on 09/11/2023
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Photo submitted by Boone43atc on 09/11/2023
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Better than it looks Photo submitted by u000007430772 on 07/13/2023
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Photo submitted by u527637026 on 02/21/2023
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Photo submitted by u527637026 on 02/21/2023
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Photo submitted by jeffstafford on 12/17/2022
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Photo submitted by TheRockwells on 04/03/2022
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Photo submitted by LICC on 04/01/2022
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Photo submitted by LICC on 04/01/2022
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Photo submitted by LICC on 04/01/2022
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Photo submitted by LICC on 04/01/2022
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Photo submitted by LICC on 04/01/2022
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Classic Club Clubhouse Photo submitted by u1972375173 on 03/30/2022
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Photo submitted by gn19406137 on 02/22/2022
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Photo submitted by u2233504 on 01/22/2022
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Photo submitted by u2233504 on 01/22/2022
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Photo submitted by u314162394082 on 01/07/2022
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Photo submitted by u314162394082 on 01/07/2022
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Photo submitted by u314162394082 on 01/07/2022
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Photo submitted by u314160697504 on 09/22/2021
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Missed it by THAT much Photo submitted by u314160697504 on 09/22/2021
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Photo submitted by luersusmc on 05/08/2021
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Photo submitted by luersusmc on 05/08/2021
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Photo submitted by luersusmc on 05/08/2021
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Photo submitted by u000007114204 on 03/25/2021
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18 Photo submitted by u314159893364 on 11/29/2020
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Photo submitted by yank98 on 05/21/2020
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Photo submitted by kdobkowski on 12/07/2019
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Photo submitted by Ogle0437 on 12/04/2019
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Photo submitted by Ogle0437 on 12/04/2019
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Photo submitted by Ogle0437 on 12/04/2019
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Photo submitted by u000004649969 on 09/23/2014
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Photo submitted by oderatna on 09/18/2013
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Just a neighborhood clubhouse... Photo submitted by level01 on 06/15/2013
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Photo submitted by MikeGingrich on 05/11/2013
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Photo submitted by MikeGingrich on 05/11/2013
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Photo submitted by anitabonghit on 02/18/2013
Beautiful course and facilities
Excellent value for this beautiful course.
It included lunch coupon and beautiful complimentary golf towels.
Staff were excellent and friendly from valet to starter to Marshall, cart assistant with beverages who came around at least 3 times, to restaurant staff.
Lunch was fabulous and such a great deal with the voucher. Outstanding seafood salad.
The course was lovely and so enjoyed playing here.
Will definitely return for both golf and/or lunch.
Thank you
Excellent course
We played in the morning 9:10
TT; finished before it got real windy
Great round
Can be windy here, but we had an early tee time and low wind round.
Classic Club
This is a very nice course, which is in excellent condition. The value was raised by a food credit and a complimentary golf towel.. I highly recommend this course.
Very enjoyable. Will be the first course I play when I return in October.
Smart, beautiful course
Intelligent track with challenges on every hole. Sand traps and water hazards in play. Bermuda grass takes some of the break, out, a subtlety if you’re not familiar with it., but every green will test you. Nonetheless, the course is never unfairly difficult, and I’m a mediocre golfer. Very well maintained, beautiful mountain views, and surprising amount of water hazards nicely sculpted to both pkease the eye and be dangerous.
Staff were terrific throughout, especially the clubhouse and bag handlers, valet, etc. Rangers should have sped up play early, as one group backed up 5 until it was intolerable. $15 food Vouchers a nice promo, but come with quirky conditions.
Pace of Play
First 9 went well and was just under two hours - the second 9 was extremely slow taking close to 3 hours - the marshal on the front side was active and engaged the marshal on the back nine might as well have gone home
Ruined a great day
It was over 95 degrees and didn’t see a cart girl until 7 - she told me was out of most things - no food at all - did not hurry back to meet our needs so didn’t see another cart girl until 14 - same story all out
Tried to refill the out bucket from station and it was empty - really poor considering the heat of the day
Must play in Palm Springs
This is true “Classic”,
We were greeted by a friendly staff who invited us into what seemed like their own home. The starter Ron was informative and gave us all the in and need to knows. This is a true Arnold Palmer classic. The greens and fairways were lush and presented challenging and fun holes at every turn. The ambiance was magical and the overall presentation was above board. Played PGA west the day prior and this place blew it out of the water. A must play in Palm Springs.
Loved it!
The course is in great condition, the setting is beautiful, and it was fun to play. Would highly recommend it to anyone!
Must play in Palm Desert Area
Classic Club is a scenic and well manicured course. The layout is challenging with a unique character. I would definitely Italy recommend this course to golfers visiting the Palm Desert area.
Good condition
Tough course ball runs to water on fairways so first time playing makes it hard
Excellent course and top notch overall experience
The course has a beautiful setting, is on a good property with nice movement and elevation. It has good variety of length and direction. The greens have nice slope and some ridges and undulation. Water is in play an a number of holes but otherwise the playing corridors are fairly wide. The course is not walkable due to long distances from many greens to tees. There are some areas that look manufactured, particularly the waterfalls, but it is all nicely done. The bunkers have a relatively hard sand. The course conditions were very good and the wind was strong the day I played. It is a terrific course and just below a 5 star level.