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FAIRWAY
TO HEAVEN
Palm
Springs Desert Resorts, CA -- Here in the Golf
Capital of the World, visitors and residents in the Palm Springs
Desert Resorts find the perfect environment for enjoying and improving
their golf games, thanks to nearly 110 golf courses, abundance sunshine,
low humidity and dramatic desert scenery.
As
residents and celebrities tee off, hundreds of spectators follow in
droves, and championship players are standard features at the annual golf
tournaments. The finest examples of golf course design anywhere in the
world are found in the Palm Springs Desert Resorts.
To
get the ball rolling, there are plenty of top-notch services from golf
schools and golf packages to retail outlets and driving ranges. The new
Callaway
Golf
Performance
Center
at the Golf Resort at Indian Wells provides state-of-the-art technology
that fits professionals and amateurs with the perfect club through
innovative computer simulation technology.
Whether golfing in a country club setting or on a public course,
the choices keep any level golfer on the fairway to heaven.
The
Coachella
Valley
has earned its distinction as the “Golf Capital of the World” because
of great weather, dedicated following of golfers from celebrities to
snowbirds, and a wealth of beautiful golf courses.
The area is a mecca for golfers drawing a significant portion of
the three million visitors annually to the Palm Springs Desert Resorts.
The golf
industry drives hundreds of millions of dollars a year into the desert
economy and supports many charitable organizations.
The annual events are enough to fill any calendar with celebrated
occasions that include: The
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Kraft Nabisco Championship, Battle at Bighorn,
The Skins Game and Frank Sinatra Celebrity tournament to name a few.
Desert Golf
Courses
The
newest courses in the desert include Desert Willow Golf Course in
Palm
Desert
,
managed by the City of Palm Desert, and Cimarron Golf Club in
Cathedral
City
.
Rancho La Quinta Country Club celebrated the opening of the Palm Springs
Desert Resorts’ 100th golf course on
November 4, 2000
.
Marriott’s new Shadow Ridge course in
Palm
Desert
is also recently opened.
For a complete listing of
courses discover the Ultimate Guide offered by the Palm Springs
Desert Resorts Convention and Visitors Authority with information on area
attractions, courses, accommodations and dining.
Rev:
7/02
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