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 u314161530873 on 05/07/2021
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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
This course is beautiful and challenging
My husband and I definitely recommend playing this course. He is an experienced golfer and I am a fairly new golfer (year 4 playing). We loved the course. It is challenging, very well maintained, visually beautiful, and the staff were all extremely friendly and welcoming. We look forward to playing here again.
Beautiful
One of the most manicured cold courses I have golfed on. Would highly recommend golfed with 2 guys from California had a great time.
Players is OK
Would highly recommend the Celebrity course over the players.
We played both back to back and they are not even comparable.
The greens we very beat up and brownish.
Wonderful course. Spectacular views.
This course has it all. Great, helpful staff. Wonderfully kept. Beautiful, fast greens, though players did not always repair ballmarks. Mountain views were breathtaking on almost every hole. Moderately difficult and beautiful to play. Pace of play was about 4-1/2 hours...too slow but it is a resort course and you must realize that there will be slow people or groups.
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Fairways and greens in superb condition but traps usually unraked. Course challenging from back tees but otherwise very playable. Had to quit after 12 holes on a hot day because of slow play by forward threesome-no ranger for help. Entire staff from car attendents to club house personel extremely friendly and helpful.
great pace of play
Great pace of play for a twilight time, they got me out as a single with one other player with an empty nine in front of us. Course in great condition and fantastic layout with a bit of desert and water in play on most holes. Perfect sand traps, Bermuda greens of course had some bumps but overall good reception and tricky pin placements. Fantastic deal!
Great course
This course is beautifully situated and maintained. It has a low slope rating for the difficulty that the numerous traps and twists and turns present to the golfer, but it is fair and enjoyable to play and is highly recommended!
Would recommend to anyone, played both courses and a definite on the return list.
We found the staff to be super, practise facility good, course in great condition. Played both courses, extra challenge on the Players course day was some wind but really enjoyed. Celebrity provides a different experience, great. We have put Indian Wells on our must play list for annual golf trip. Thank you so much, Pro shop, Starters, Player's Asst and back shop for a great two days.
Good Course but a bit pricy at rack rates.
We played the Players Course. It is not as scenic as the Celebrity but I think more challenging. Paced of play was very good -the only downfall is the course is a bit pricy - definately at rack rates.
An enjoyable course with scenic mountain views and attractive desert landscaping.
The Indian Wells Players course offers a stunning setting, and is landscaped in a classic desert style, as opposed to the more lushly landscaped Celebrities course. Play was slow on the day we played because of a tournament, but staff were very accommodating in explaining the reason for the slow pace and even offered a 9 hole rain check for any guests who desired (we declined). The course is well maintained, and greens were true - the main difficulty is that several holes are blind from the tee, although GPS is helpful. Staff were very friendly and the clubhouse is a beautiful example of modern desert architecture.
unbelievable scenery
This was our second visit to the Players course and loved it more than the first time. Challenging but very fair.... if you hit it off center you still have a good shot to the green. The greens were perfect. Can't wait to play there again.
Very Nice Course
This course was very nice. The Staff were more than friendly. The only down side was... pace of play 5, but it is a resort. So enjoy!!!!
really well maintain.
The staff are super helpful and friendly. The pro shop staff are very patient and knowledgeable. The food at the club house is super. The tee off time was ahead of schedule. Overall we had a wonderful time today.
Perfect condition, greens very true. Sand bunkers well maintained, a great experience.
Highly recommended. If price comes down more, will play more although its more than 50% savings already.
Beautiful and challenging
Beautiful course and a good time. People were friendly. Bit late getting off because of frost!
not worth the cost. too many holes cordoned off as much as 125yd from the green.
won't be going back.....too many holes cordoned off as much as 125 yds from the green.....50-60 yds limit for carts is reasonable....125 is not.
Nice course, well designed and maintained. The pace of play seems slower than it actually was, we were waiting often on tee shots.
Played at 1pm on a twilight rate and we finished before dark. It was a nice course, great vistas from many holes and the condition of the course was excellent. I believe there were many "resort" golfers on the course which may have led to the sense of slow play. Even so, had a nice time and scored well too. The normal rates are a bit steep from my perspective, as there are lots of great courses in the area that can be played for less. All in all, a good experience.
Tough but great layout
Beautiful setting... very high-end. This is a tough course, superbly maintained with a great layout. And the views are stunning in places.
lovely views
I FELT THE COURSE IS BEAUTIFUL AND HAD SOME GREAT HOLES. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE VISIBLE YARD MARKINGS ON THE COURSE SO GOLFERS DO NOT HAVE TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME TRYING TO FIGIRE OUT THE HOW FAR TO THE GREEN. MAYBE SOME LARGE ROCKS AT THE 100, 150, AND 200 YARDS OR GPS CARTS
Service, Service, Sevice.
Excellent service from the time I arrived at the bag drop to the time I left. Course is in great shape. I have played many course of this quality, but paid much more.