This past Christmas my family and I headed off to the California desert for a little fun in the sun. My kids took their beach gear to lounge at the pool and I grabbed my golf bag looking to take in one of the hundred or so golf courses that are found in Palm Springs and the desert resort cities of Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, La Quinta, Indian Wells and Indio.
Before I left I searched on line for some of the top courses and found the Eagle Falls Golf Resort which is part of the Fantasy Spring Casino in Indio. Designed by renown golf architect Clive Clark, the Eagle Falls Golf Resort has carved out of the desert a beautiful golf course that is full of elevations, water features and foliage rarely seen on a golf course that is open to the public.
Eagle Falls is an 18 hole course with three sets of tees, for the ladies, high handicappers and pros. The distances range from 5,729 to 6,715 depending upon whether you set up at the Falcon, Hawk or Eagle t - boxes. At par 72 the course is tough but fair.
My favorite hole was the par five 18th. It has a spectacular working waterfall, hence the name Eagle Falls.
In the distance you can see the twelve story 250 room tower of Fantasy Springs Casino hotel.
All told the course has three par fives and three par threes. According to the golf shop and some of the promotional literature I read Eagle Falls was named the desert's best value course two years in a row by Greenskeeper.org and is the site of the annual Playboy Golf scramble as well as the Frank Sinatra Celebrity golf event, benefiting the Barbara Sinatra Children's charities.
While the rates vary depending on the time of year, my playing partner and I got a special rate because he was staying at the casino hotel.
The pro shop is not much to look at, but it was fully stocked with the latest gear. There is also a snack bar and attractive girls selling food and drink on the course. There are golf carts with GPS trackers built in so you don't have to guess how far your ball is to the nearest hazard or green.
When you are done, you can go over to the casino to gamble the night away.
Before I left I searched on line for some of the top courses and found the Eagle Falls Golf Resort which is part of the Fantasy Spring Casino in Indio. Designed by renown golf architect Clive Clark, the Eagle Falls Golf Resort has carved out of the desert a beautiful golf course that is full of elevations, water features and foliage rarely seen on a golf course that is open to the public.
Eagle Falls is an 18 hole course with three sets of tees, for the ladies, high handicappers and pros. The distances range from 5,729 to 6,715 depending upon whether you set up at the Falcon, Hawk or Eagle t - boxes. At par 72 the course is tough but fair.
My favorite hole was the par five 18th. It has a spectacular working waterfall, hence the name Eagle Falls.
In the distance you can see the twelve story 250 room tower of Fantasy Springs Casino hotel.
All told the course has three par fives and three par threes. According to the golf shop and some of the promotional literature I read Eagle Falls was named the desert's best value course two years in a row by Greenskeeper.org and is the site of the annual Playboy Golf scramble as well as the Frank Sinatra Celebrity golf event, benefiting the Barbara Sinatra Children's charities.
While the rates vary depending on the time of year, my playing partner and I got a special rate because he was staying at the casino hotel.
The pro shop is not much to look at, but it was fully stocked with the latest gear. There is also a snack bar and attractive girls selling food and drink on the course. There are golf carts with GPS trackers built in so you don't have to guess how far your ball is to the nearest hazard or green.
When you are done, you can go over to the casino to gamble the night away.
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