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
THIS COURSE WORKS WELL FOR SNOWBIRDS FROM CANADA
THE CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE AND THE RISING COST OF GREEN FEES IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY MAKE IT ALMOST PROHIBITIVE FOR CANADIANS ON A MODEST BUDGET TO PLAY GOLF HERE. THIS COURSE IS DECENT AND THERE IS GOOD VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.
Course in poor shape and cart lacked power and needed to be replaced after 9 holes for the 2nd time in a week.
Good corse for good price via GolfNow app!
We had a 6:57 AM tee time with no one on the course in front or behind. The sunrise made for some challenges on the first two holes. The greens are fast this time of day! We plan to reschedule soon to improve our scores via increased familiarity with the terrain. I was disappointed that my SkyCaddie range finder could not locate the course to give me accurate distances on the fairways.
Snowbird Golfer
1st off, booked thru GolfNow got to course, paid and then waited at first tee. Sitting there past our tee time then the starter comes along and says he doesn’t have us down for a tee time, he did his best and fit us in starting on the back nine between 3 or 4 groups of threesomes
Terribly slow play with the group ahead of us driving all over to find their balls
Once we got to the back nine (the original front nine for us) we thought this should go faster, but a threesome teed off ahead of us and again we were waiting on every shot
Lost interest in the game
As far as the course greens were bare and the fairways looked like someone had taken thousands of divots and they never grew back
This course has definitely went down hill from previous years play on it, used to enjoy this course
Fair value for the course!
The course is getting better. The limited staff is working very hard to give golfers a good course and enjoyable opportunity.
Carts are several years old and should be replaced. If you are lucky you will have a cart that will last your round. Some golfers are waiting for cart and are late in getting out past their reserved tee time. Be Prepared to wait!
You get what you pay for
Greens are currently in poor shape, as is mine wing. There are tight holes on front nine(Royal). Requires some target golf
Could not play
They had issues withgolf carts chargers
1 hour delay
We would have to start at 2 pm or latter due to backlog so we opted to go home
Course in poor condition after over seeding. Playing partner's cart quit on the 2nd hole and my cart was chugging until I replaced it at the turn. Carts are in bad shape!
The course is laid out with three separate nine holes
The course is not as good as it was eight years ago. The bunkers are better than most other public courses, but the fairways do need some better servicing. The greens are overall faster than other clubs, but there seems to be a lack of consistency between greens on different holes.
There are no free water facilities for golfers. Other courses have these fee water facilities with containers, lids and straws. Indian Palms does not and they cannot use Covid as an excuse for not providing them.
Good value.
A well kept 27 hole venue that is a great value and moderately challenging. Pace of play can be over 4 hours and that is a drawback unless you play early
Nice course!
It's a wonderful course with a great history. One of the oldest course in the valley. Good course for all levels and ages of golfers.
course review
The only thing bad with course is it was very wet.
Great course
Overall about 7,000 sq ft to cover just perfect you get drive the ball use your short pitch game and putt a little bit of everything definitely going back
Dead cart
Played 5 holes. Waited an hour for a replacement. No other carts were available. Finally just got a refund and left. Total disappointment.
Canada get away
Royal course could use a little bit of love. Indian course better shape. Overall a nice course