One of the biggest questions golfers face when planning golf trips to Palm Springs is where in that golfer’s paradise to play in. Unless they have an entire month to play one Palm Springs course a day, coming up with a decision is rather difficult. These golf getaways are too precious to waste on a course that they would rather have spent time elsewhere playing. In these scenarios, no one goes wrong with a trip to the Indian Canyons Golf Resort. A game at its North Course will make one see what Palm Springs golfing is all about: only the best.
The North Course makes up half of the 36-hole facility that is the Indian Canyons. It sits in the beautiful canyons part of the foot of the stunning Mount Jacinto. The 6,943-yard, par-72 golf course is a creation of the renowned golf course architect William P. Bell. On this beautiful piece of earth, Bell utilized a classic design, with water hazards totaling to 6, and some of the best combinations of natural and man-made features. The course is made even more beautiful by the accents of olives, palms, and other native trees. But what this golf vacation destination is most proud of, apart from the excellent golf challenge it offers, is right smack at the heart of it.
The Walt Disney fountain is located right where everyone can see it, and where the scenery is always at best. It can shoot up to 100 feet of water – an extremely refreshing view in the part mountain-part desert haven. Taking golf vacations at the North Course of the Indian Canyons erases all doubt and question. Nothing goes wrong here.
The contrasting polarities, when tastefully meld together becomes a glorious spectacle. But that takes a lot of genius, patience and hardwork to achieve. It takes a good eye for detail to create an effective irony and not something that looks out of sorts. Take the
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mystery. Here, there are no forced carries, not as many bunkers with just 93, and water on seven holes – and though it is practically surrounded by desert, the desert part is restrained to give way to wider fairways to make for easier shots.
why this is among the Top 100 Courses in America. Out of the tens of thousands of courses in the US, with several thousands in the state of California alone, it emerged as amongst the 100 best. Thanks to the beauty nature has endowed this part of the planet, the
deemed the best. Always has been, always will. The golf course boasts of multiple inclusions in many Top 100 in the US and Top 100 in the World lists by countless big names in golf publication. And who would not want to put it among the best? The island par 3s are nothing like anything the world has seen; the bunkers are almost monstrous at the least, and the undulations are never predictable. This course is so tough it went on to becoming one of America’s 50 Toughest Courses, and the scariest for pros. It was so scary that after the first Bob Hope Chrysler Classic was played here, many pro golfers signed a petition requesting for the tournaments to not be played here. But that should not stop anybody from taking
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movie stars to dignitaries to athletes of different sports, this golf course has been able to attract them all with its undeniable charm and even more obvious excellence. The entertainment quality never gets old that
Robert Trent Jones Sr creation and went through an extensive overhaul in 2007 under the genius of renowned contemporary designer Raymond Floyd. What was once a typical Florida course of flat, watery layout was transformed into one of very impressive and exciting movements on the elevation. The water remains a traditional Florida layout – plenty, but now with more work done on the landscaping to make it even more beautiful that it already is. The best thing about this
overhaul by Floyd in 2007, some 30 plus years since it first opened as a RTJ creation. From a relatively flat course following the natural contours of the Florida terrain, this new face of the golf course carries a more sophisticated and more exciting course with mounds and elevation changes. Moreover, Floyd added more water elements to the holes making it more exciting and extremely beautiful. And with the stunningly gorgeous Lake Julius as its centerpiece, golfers are assured of
always, always be a delightful company and a reason why vacations are happy. This golf vacation destination is short and is probably the simplest of the courses, measuring only a short 6,146 yards from the tips, par 70, with 5 sets of tees for every golfer. What is most appreciated about this course is the fact that its holes are well balanced – sprinkled equally on the both sides of the course. And these holes are strategically guarded by any of the course’s 68 sand bunkers and water hazards. Most of them are, in fact, playing with water – 14 of the 18 holes to be exact. This
That is until one actually plays the course, and only then will things escalate into the best golf experience yet. While this has none of the intimidation of PGA favorite Blue Monster, or the length of the Great White, the
played first in the mid 60’s that he subsequently bought some ten years later. Whatever it was that he saw in the course at that first round, it must have been good enough to make him want to own it. Today, this course bears the signature of the legend himself both as the designer and the owner. With this golf course’s too personal a relationship with Palmer, golfers and visitors will have a peek and feel of how the legendary golfer wants his
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