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Indian Palms Golf & Country Club - Mountain/Royal
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This course dates back to the 1940s and carries a powerful history. Dwight Eisenhower and John Kennedy played many a round at Indian Palms, back when it was called Cochran Ranch. Eisenhower loved the place so much, he wrote his memoirs at the ranch.
You might become enraptured with Indian Palms' past. But the course itself has very much moved into the 21st century.
Eighteen of its 27 holes went through a massive renovation a few years ago. Some of the most dramatic changes are on the greens, once generally flat and small and tilting from back to front to allow the greens to hold shots almost to a fault. Many greens on the course today have been expanded to as much as 6,000 square feet.
The Royal nine features water on eight of its holes. (Yes, your break from water is one hole total).
The Mountain nine is probably the toughest of the three, with plenty of hills out on the course and plenty of slope on the greens. The Mountain nine also boasts a rare par-4 island green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black (W) | 72 | 6430 yards | 76.9 | 134 |
| Black | 71 | 6430 yards | 71.5 | 124 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 6028 yards | 74.5 | 129 |
| Blue | 71 | 6028 yards | 69.5 | 119 |
| Bronze | 71 | 5799 yards | 68.6 | 117 |
| Bronze (W) | 72 | 5799 yards | 73.4 | 126 |
| Silver | 71 | 5362 yards | 66.5 | 112 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 5362 yards | 71.1 | 121 |
| Gold | 71 | 5200 yards | 65.7 | 110 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5200 yards | 70.2 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.5/124 W: 76.9/134 | 514 | 202 | 360 | 418 | 405 | 380 | 344 | 219 | 450 | 3292 | 369 | 321 | 185 | 235 | 509 | 367 | 326 | 355 | 471 | 3138 | 6430 |
| Blue M: 69.5/119 W: 74.5/129 | 502 | 167 | 354 | 393 | 321 | 374 | 320 | 194 | 417 | 3042 | 358 | 303 | 166 | 200 | 490 | 353 | 316 | 340 | 460 | 2986 | 6028 |
| Bronze M: 68.6/117 W: 73.4/126 | 491 | 160 | 345 | 383 | 299 | 367 | 310 | 157 | 405 | 2917 | 344 | 295 | 153 | 195 | 477 | 341 | 297 | 330 | 450 | 2882 | 5799 |
| Bronze/Silver W: 71.2/123 | 476 | 160 | 326 | 330 | 260 | 341 | 304 | 146 | 399 | 2742 | 320 | 281 | 119 | 195 | 462 | 323 | 287 | 260 | 433 | 2680 | 5422 |
| Silver M: 66.5/112 W: 71.1/121 | 476 | 145 | 326 | 330 | 260 | 341 | 304 | 146 | 399 | 2727 | 320 | 281 | 119 | 150 | 462 | 323 | 287 | 260 | 433 | 2635 | 5362 |
| Gold M: 65.7/110 W: 70.2/119 | 476 | 112 | 326 | 330 | 260 | 341 | 278 | 146 | 399 | 2668 | 257 | 281 | 119 | 110 | 462 | 323 | 287 | 260 | 433 | 2532 | 5200 |
| Handicap | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
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Photo submitted by XHsrnOKqCjfSd8oy9ZX9 on 10/11/2025
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Photo submitted by XHsrnOKqCjfSd8oy9ZX9 on 10/11/2025
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Photo submitted by g1VPMpbyjoqMMKaJwgSP on 07/07/2025
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“Broken” range balls in a plastic bag Photo submitted by akuspira on 11/10/2024
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Photo submitted by MLopez760 on 11/25/2023
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Photo submitted by MLopez760 on 11/25/2023
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Photo submitted by u213169451 on 02/15/2023
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Cart conditions fit for this course Photo submitted by Hoot55 on 01/14/2023
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Photo submitted by smtre on 12/04/2022
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Green Photo submitted by SteveDB on 10/31/2022
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Tee Box Photo submitted by SteveDB on 10/31/2022
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Bunker And Fringe Photo submitted by SteveDB on 10/31/2022
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Photo submitted by Abbeycake on 10/29/2022
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Photo submitted by aftrwrk on 10/13/2022
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Photo submitted by u314161200879 on 10/18/2021
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Photo submitted by u314161200879 on 10/18/2021
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Photo submitted by u314161577292 on 05/18/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159692800 on 01/02/2021
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Photo submitted by reistad on 04/27/2020
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Dont walk on this stickers get stuck to your shoes Photo submitted by u7022668 on 04/25/2020
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Indian Palms CC&R, (Indian) Hole 2, Par 3, 201 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 03/18/2018
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Indian Palms CC&R, (Indian) Hole 8, Par 3, 207 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 03/18/2018
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Indian Palms CC&R, (Indian) Hole 9, Par 5, 520 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 03/18/2018
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Indian Palms CC&R, (Mountain) Hole 3, Par 4, 360 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 03/18/2018
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Indian Palms CC&R, (Mountain) Hole 8, Par 3, 219 yds Photo submitted by DYakimec on 03/18/2018
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Indian Palms CC&R, (Mountain) Hole 9, Par 4, 450 yds, 60 yds out Photo submitted by DYakimec on 03/18/2018
2 completely different nines
The first nine was on a well-kept course, clearly signposted. The second nine (on Indian) was almost a ploughed field in terrible condition, though the greens were OK.
meh!
Got crap from some old Kerin. The course needed some attention. It was inexpensive and the guy at the counter was nice and helpful.
Not a $60 golf course
The course is getting a little bit of grass on the fairways although very thin. The greens were good although some had dark patches.
We got there early so we could get ready and practice before our game, but were told we couldn't get a cart until 15 minutes before our game.
Not all tee boxes had identifying markers and hole 16 had a marker, but it was black rather than silver...didn’t take much to confuse us..haha.
Nice course for the price
We wanted to try a golf course in the desert that was only $55 per person. Great low price. So we signed up with GolfNow and we were not disappointed.
The green were challenging, with many rolling slopes. The conditions of the green was not great, but ok.
There are lots of trees. I hit many of them. Ha. My husband only hit a couple. And there are lots of leaves, which makes it a bit challenging to find your ball. But this is not a complaint, since we are from a golf course that also has lots of leaves in the fall.
The fairways had just been redone, so there were a lot of machine holes and lines. Maybe this will look better in a month, or so.
The tee box markers were poorly taken care of. I was hitting from the silver, and could find all mine…even though they had odd solver markers that changed design. Sometimes just rocks painted silver. My husband wa frustrated with his markers
Overall, we would go back.
This course is decent.
Course is subpar and in not great shape at all. Greens are good but the course itself isn’t very good. Leaves everywhere, pace of play was poor. Tee boxes were in rough shape, had to assign myself a golf cart. Tried to give the course a break from the reviews but the 2/5 stars is honest.
Course maintenance needs improving
The course is an enjoyable layout. Greens were in good shape. The biggest problem is leaf debris on the course. In some areas it is almost unplayable because balls cannot be found on the fairways amid the debris. The club needs to clean up the debris.
A cost-friendly pleasant round of golf
Staff are friendly and helpful. Pace of play was excellent, with members involved in a skins game allowing us to play through.
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