Indian Palms Golf & Country Club - Royal/Indian
About
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.
Each of the nines carries its own personality. The Indian nine is the longest, with the most straight-forward holes. The Royal nine features water on eight of its holes. (Yes, your break from water is one hole total).
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6648 yards | 71.9 | 126 |
| Blue | 72 | 6236 yards | 70.1 | 122 |
| White | 72 | 5766 yards | 68.1 | 116 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5766 yards | 71.8 | 124 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5155 yards | 69.4 | 119 |
| Red | 72 | 5155 yards | 65.2 | 109 |
| Red/Gold | 72 | 4703 yards | 62.7 | 104 |
| Red/Gold (W) | 72 | 4703 yards | 66.9 | 113 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.1/125 W: 77.6/135 | 369 | 321 | 185 | 235 | 509 | 367 | 326 | 355 | 471 | 3138 | 280 | 201 | 406 | 469 | 467 | 431 | 419 | 207 | 520 | 3400 | 6538 |
| Blue M: 70.6/121 W: 75.5/131 | 358 | 303 | 166 | 200 | 490 | 353 | 316 | 340 | 460 | 2986 | 262 | 192 | 380 | 465 | 424 | 403 | 379 | 191 | 511 | 3207 | 6193 |
| Bronze M: 69.2/118 W: 73.8/127 | 344 | 295 | 153 | 195 | 477 | 341 | 297 | 330 | 450 | 2882 | 252 | 164 | 370 | 430 | 393 | 372 | 369 | 150 | 486 | 2986 | 5868 |
| Bronze/Silver W: 70.7/121 | 320 | 281 | 119 | 195 | 462 | 323 | 287 | 260 | 433 | 2680 | 238 | 152 | 370 | 420 | 315 | 308 | 369 | 145 | 408 | 2725 | 5405 |
| Silver M: 66.7/112 W: 70.9/121 | 320 | 281 | 119 | 150 | 462 | 323 | 287 | 260 | 433 | 2635 | 238 | 152 | 343 | 420 | 315 | 308 | 325 | 145 | 408 | 2654 | 5289 |
| Gold M: 65.3/109 W: 69.3/117 | 257 | 281 | 119 | 110 | 462 | 323 | 287 | 260 | 433 | 2532 | 238 | 118 | 273 | 420 | 315 | 308 | 248 | 145 | 408 | 2473 | 5005 |
| Handicap | 13 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 4 |
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Reviewer Photos
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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
Terrible conditions
The course is in terrible shape. Tee boxes had overgrown grass. The fairways aren't cut well. Some holes is like hitting out of rough down the fairway. Around some greens it was cut, and piles of grass just sitting there. Many of the greens are full of sand. Golf now needs to take it off the list. Not worth spending money here. I should have paid extra money for a course better kept up.
Indian Palms - first and last time playing there
Terrible conditions including overgrown cups that covered parts of the hole. Dead carts -- mine and my playing companions, and other carts that were left abandoned in the middle of fairways. Very nice guy at the pro shop, nice on-course marshal, but there's little else I could say was anything close to good about my experience. Too bad. The course layout has potential.
The first golf cart they gave me the battery was dying after the 4th hole. The cart couldn’t drive a small uphill grade and was extremely slow on flat ground. I exchanged this cart for a different one after the first nine and the other cart was just as bad on the back nine.
Pace of play was great because I was the only person on the entire course!!
OVER GROWN FAIRWAYS
It didn't matter if you hit it straight down the middle or just off to the side of the fairway into the rough. The grass was over grown everywhere. I was part of a two-some and it took almost 4 hours to finish. Mind you, we are not professional golfers by any means but we've finished this course before easily within the 3 hour mark. Due to the over grown grass and poor maintenance on and around the fairways, we spent more than half the time looking for the balls. We started to give up looking and just drop a ball so we could finish. I understand it's the time of year to reseed, which one course was shutdown for that purpose but to not even mow the fairways on the open courses for what it seemed to be at least 2 weeks is unacceptable. I spent twice the money in lost balls than the cost of the actual round. I hope the management starts taking pride in this course and get the grounds crew out there more often especially for weekend play.
Poor course condition
Have played this course in the past at the same time of year. Course was always in good condition this time you couldn't find some of the tee boxes because the grass was so long . It appeared the course hadn't had any maintenance in some time.
Poor carts and few staff
The course is OK, the golf carts are old and I had to use 3 carts during my round of golf. This is very sad
Few staff members; but, those therecwere fantastic. It is the lack of effective management.
Indian Palms golf course
Fairways are mostly dirt and weeds.T boxes are long heavy grass not cut greens are rough and dry course does not get watered
I mean not terrible
It was like $35 so I wouldn't expect PGA West but I'd spend a little more for something better. Maintaining a course in the summer is hard, I'm not sure they are trying.
Bartenders are the best part of the staff. But the marshall and pro shop weren't super friendly.
Driving range is bad. Last time I was here they didn't have buckets and gave you balls in trash bags.
Pace of play is great because nobody goes here, so there is that.
Ultimately, I'd probably not play here.
It's a golf course, but looks like a natural habitat.
I don't mind the price, but put some effort into customer service and maybe hire a greens keeper.
LACKING FOR THE SUMMER
No Water!! Pro shop was out of bottles, snack bar not open, nothing on the course to drink. Not acceptable for summer in the desert.
Begged the pro shop guy to get us ice at the turn, which he reluctantly did.
Greens were excellent, the rest of the course needs severe maintenance, mow the tee boxes and fairways, cut down the rough a little,.
It will be a long time before we come back here.