Indian Wells Golf Resort - Players Course
About
The Players Course is one of two championship courses at Indian Wells Golf Resort, both of which are ranked in the top 20 golf courses in California. Opened in 2007, the course is still young but the landscape's existing trees were carefully incorporated into the layout to give it a more mature feel. The terrain has many assets to offer a round of golf, including plenty of water features and elevation changes. The challenging layout is complete with meticulously sculpted bunkers. It is a scenic course too with lush, well manicured fairways accented by colorful flowers and meandering streams. The design also takes advantage of the stunning views of the surrounding Santa Rosa, San Jacinto, and San Bernardino mountains ranges. To the south, Eisenhower Mountain serves as a breathtaking backdrop.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabernet | 72 | 7376 yards | 75.3 | 139 |
| Blue | 72 | 6913 yards | 73.3 | 134 |
| Orange | 72 | 6538 yards | 71.7 | 129 |
| Yellow | 72 | 6326 yards | 70.6 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 6006 yards | 69.2 | 123 |
| Green | 72 | 5636 yards | 67.7 | 117 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5636 yards | 74.0 | 127 |
| Red | 72 | 5108 yards | 65.2 | 110 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5108 yards | 71.3 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabernet M: 74.1/133 W: 81.5/146 | 620 | 400 | 337 | 186 | 457 | 418 | 183 | 589 | 223 | 3413 | 319 | 382 | 190 | 577 | 467 | 515 | 461 | 243 | 551 | 3705 | 7118 |
| Blue M: 71.7/127 W: 78.6/140 | 598 | 373 | 312 | 170 | 424 | 390 | 152 | 537 | 202 | 3158 | 310 | 355 | 175 | 537 | 437 | 479 | 414 | 220 | 516 | 3443 | 6601 |
| Yellow M: 69.5/122 W: 75.9/134 | 550 | 350 | 290 | 159 | 391 | 361 | 143 | 502 | 189 | 2935 | 295 | 332 | 159 | 504 | 390 | 443 | 370 | 208 | 485 | 3186 | 6121 |
| White M: 67.0/116 W: 72.8/127 | 478 | 322 | 269 | 144 | 351 | 339 | 134 | 463 | 165 | 2665 | 260 | 305 | 148 | 474 | 354 | 410 | 346 | 161 | 444 | 2902 | 5567 |
| Silver M: 64.2/109 W: 69.3/119 | 412 | 289 | 241 | 124 | 327 | 296 | 122 | 407 | 137 | 2355 | 236 | 274 | 124 | 428 | 327 | 358 | 299 | 137 | 406 | 2589 | 4944 |
| Handicap | 3 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 8 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
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Photo submitted by u3882650 on 12/18/2022
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Photo submitted by lflandry on 11/21/2021
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Photo submitted by lflandry on 11/21/2021
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Photo submitted by lflandry on 11/21/2021
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Photo submitted by lflandry on 11/21/2021
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Hit em straight! Photo submitted by Kirbmeister69 on 07/19/2021
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Photo submitted by u360337097 on 08/18/2020
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Photo submitted by byronculp1125 on 08/11/2019
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Pure desert heaven! Photo submitted by mastew on 06/07/2019
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 03/15/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 03/15/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 03/15/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 03/15/2018
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Photo submitted by DebraBorcherding on 11/03/2013
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Photo submitted by DebraBorcherding on 11/03/2013
Top Notch
Near perfect conditions. Beautiful layout. Good value for the money. Will definately go back.
Indian Wells Players Course
Indian Wells players course is a very well layed out facility that will appeal to the golfer wanting to try a course that is very long and very challenging from the tips. There are several long par 4s that will test a golfers long iron striking ability. The greens were in good shape for this time of year. The staff was very accommodating and helpful with my visit. This is a world class venue that does a good job providing a memorable experience for their visitors. Would definitely recommend this to anyone in the Palm Springs or Indian Wells area!
Awesome course and staff
Played 4 times this week on Players course. Celebrity course closed right now. Staff was super friendly, great merchandise in shop and cart service was always out and about. Food service is limited during the remodel so plan accordingly.
It's a deal right now.
Easily the in the best condition compared to the other courses in the same pay range. The greens where immaculate, 10 on the stint, and sooo true. Fairways, tee boxes, staff. All top notch. If I didn't already have another tee time today @ La Quinta ......... I would go back in a heartbeat. Only downside, the bar and grill is closed for renovations.
Great Round
Great day all around course & staff were outstanding!!
Nice Course
Nice course, in pretty good condition. Greens were SUPER FAST. Quite a few blind shots which can be tough when you’re playing for the first time. Overall would recommend
A must play
When in palm desert this is the course to play. Beautiful grounds and the weather was perfect. I look forward to our next visit.
Players @ IW
Rode the Orange Tees (6538/71.6/130) with Sal and Johnny in around 4H early morning. The weather was in the 80's, clear and fairly calm. Thanks to Johnny for setting this up and for IW for having us out!
The course conditions were excellent overall. I appreciate this layout more with each round played here. It would be challenging to walk since there are numerous tees 100+ yards from the last green. The customer service is always excellent here. Plenty of ice/water stations on the course. Nice GPS on the carts. Cart person came around numerous times. Complementary range balls on an all grass range is a plus.
The tees were lush and nicely maintained with few divots.
The fairways were lush and very nice to play from.
The overseeded rough close to greens, just off fairways and arounf tees is mowed down and not overly penal and is lush. The non over seeded Bermuda rough farther off fairways has good coverage but is not what I would call lush.
The sand traps were well maintained with fine sand.
The greens were smooth and putted medium fast speed. Firm with few ball marks. These large greens have many subtle undulations with few straight putts.
Really like this John Fought design that features 7 sets of well spaced tees. Par 72 (37-35). The course is a good mixture of flat and rolling hills. Large challenging green complexes. Challenging layout featuring many holes with fairways that are either narrow in the landing area or require turning the ball to get in prime positions. Highly recommended.
Sadly disappointed
I golfed this course about 5 years ago and had very fond memories. This time
it was not the same experience. We arrived early to warm up but the driving range was not ready. The course appeared muddy and dry looking. Maybe this is due to the recent flooding but it was not what I remembered it to be. The bunkers seem to be everywhere and set up for a pro to get out of. We played The Players Course perhaps the other would be better.
Fast Greens
I know they were over 10 on the stemp, maybe over 11 - very fast, very nice!
Got hot deal
Golfed the players side, paid 99 bucks for a 1:20 tee off, just got our 18 in before dusk. 4:15 minute round, good pace, good friendly staff and excellent course conditions. The off season rough was brown which is not visually appealing but played very fair. I had played the celebrity a few years back, and found it much friendlier to a higher handicapper. The players is a shot makers course and much tighter and tougher. Overall I was very happy with my Indian Wells experience again. Only downside was the range was out of service ( flood last week)
Indian Wells Players Course
Wonderful good course, good test, prefect conditions. Highly recommended.
Book it, you will be amazed.
AWESOME course. Condition is perfect. Challenging but lots of fun. No housing/buildings to worry about. Some tight fairways but can miss left or right and not be in too much trouble. A must play.
Rainy Day in Palm Springs!
I left Seattle to come to the sunshine! LOL!
Record rain fall for Palm Springs!
Great round, course was well kept!
Only complaint would be the sand in the bunkers was inconsistent!