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4.0
388 Reviews (388)
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.6
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.6
76.9%
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365 out of 388 reviews
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3.5
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3.2
Value
3.2
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
3.6
66.7%
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3.8
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4.3
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8 out of 12 reviews
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Course Highlights
The newly redesigned Players Course impresses with seamlessly integrated holes, enlarged greens, perfect fairways, and a walkable layout that earns high overall marks. Exceptional staff and top-tier amenities round out an experience that consistently earns strong praise from recent visitors.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7376 yards
Slope 139
Rating 75.3

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Fought (2007) Ted Robinson, Sr. (1986)

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

4.0
388 Reviews (388)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
19th Hole Specials 16
Patio Dining 16
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 28
Water Hazards 25
Undulating Greens 23
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 21
A Weekend Splurge 20
Locals 16
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 25
Worth the Drive 17
Convenient to the City 14

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Reviews 6
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4.0
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Previously Played

It's certainly a course that has been improved on and off the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great experience

I had heard that this was one of the top five to play in PS. They were right. Excellent condition. Pace was well managed. Marshall was very helpful and delivered cold wet towels at about the 13th hole (it was 107 degrees out). Course was in excellent shape. Liked it enough to play again a couple days later.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

The Best

Always in great condition. One of the very best to play in Palm Springs area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course that is challenging no matter which oh the longest set of tees that you play. I moved up to the mid 6,500 +\- tees now that age and distance not as robust as when I was younger. Greens fairly tough to read and quite fast downhill. This and the Celebrity course two of the best Palm Desert area courses a visitor can play. Could have played in about 2.5 hours if not held up by a foursome of players who should have been playing shorter tees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1001
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1 Contributor
California Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Players Course

Played the Orange Tees (6538/71.6/130) with GK Guru's Kevin, Brian and Keith in 4.5 H twilight. The weather was clear and fairly calm in the mid 80's. Almost perfect golf weather, and the course conditions were as good as the weather. Challenging layout with a good mixture of flat and rolling hills. Many holes with fairways that are either narrower or require turning the ball to get in prime positions. Large challenging green complexes. This course would be challenging to walk since there are numerous tees hundreds of yards from the last green. The customer service matched the playing conditions, superb! Cart gal was around numerous times. Complementary range ball on an all grass range is always a plus. The tees were lush and nicely maintained with few divots. The Bermuda fairways were lush and VERY nice to play from. The Bermuda rough was lush and excellent to play from as well. Really nice to chip from, the rough here is better than almost all other courses fairways. The traps were immaculately maintained with nice fine sand. The Bermuda greens putted medium fast and were firm with few ball marks. These large greens have few straight putts with many subtle undulations. Beautiful layout (37-35) with 7 sets of well spaced tees. I especially like how basically all their tees except the tips are combo tees. Makes it easier for people to play different tees since you are playing 9 tees from the color in front of you on most tee sets. Everything was outstanding, I like this course better with each visit. Definitely recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great golf experience. Valet parking, bag drop and course we're all perfect. We went to the outside bar for a drink after and waited 20 minutes before a server came over and then he told us we can't be served in "these" seats. Great day overall.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Golf Coursr

What a perfect day to experience this beautiful golf course. All staff friendly with tips and and a food cart that showed up regularly.

The course was in excellent condition. Challenging as its sister course Celebrity was.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great experience at Indian Wells

What can I say? The experience from arrival to departure was top notch. The service, course conditions, layout, amenities...everything was great! No complaints at all!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice but pricey

Nice very well maintained course. Great fairways. Ball sat up very well. Greens rolled true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Doesn't get much better

Played on January 27 with my wife, wedding anniversary trip. Indian Wells lives up to the accolades that I found online.

Staff: Have grown to expect Troon course staff friendliness and professionalism, Indian Wells sets the bar. Excellent from arrival to departure

Course: Perfectly manicured, every hole unique and challenging. Will definitely play this one again, as often as we are in the area. Worth the trip from Phoenix

Play: I am not one who measures the golf experience by how fast I got around the course. When I play golf, I have nothing to do afterwards, I go to enjoy golf. That said, we had very little waiting on any tee box, just a couple of times people coming up behind us. Very comfortable pace

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

serendipity

delightful---sublime!!! the weather clear(as in crystal)

temp hi 60's. not too many others playing, pace was good, no pressure from others. the fairways lush with recent rains, the greens fast and fun

all in all- as good as it gets--please don't show this to others, as they will come here and play this too......

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

GPS failed and no yardage on course anywhere!!!

Gps quit working on # 10 and despite sending message to pro shop and asking cart girl to relay message no one responded. No player assistant appeared the entire round. Played the entire back nine with no yardage as course is not marked other than the tee box. No yardage is very difficult and the back nine experience was less than enjoyable. Pro shop offered no recourse other than an oppology. For the cost I expected something other than sorry.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 156
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
San Francisco Advisor
Previously Played

Never disappoints

Indian Wells has two courses and. Both are fantastic. If you can only play one I'd say Celibrity course is the prettier of the two (but not by much) From the time you arrive at the course until you drive away you are treated like royalty. The entire staff is absolutely over the top super friendly and will take care of you.

The course itself is perfect with lush fairways excellent bunkers and a challanging yet manageable layout. Plenty of tee box options to make it as difficult or accomondating as you desire.

Greens were slower than normal from last months overseed. Pace of play for the afternoon was under 4 hrs which is fantastic for this course. The course scenery is so beautiful that even when you dunk one into the many lakes around the course you can't help but smile!

I can't wait until I play again tomorrow !!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great golf experience

I was paired up with another couple. They were friendly which contributed to my good experience. The course was immaculately maintained. Although the greens were a bit slow due to recent over seeding, they putted well. The layout was great for a range of golfers when you use the various tee boxes. Overall, a great golf experience and I would be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tough but fair...

Golf course was in great shape.., green were fast but true. First time playing there was a little tough. There a a few blind spots if you don't know where to hit it your in trouble. Would definitely play it again...

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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