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4.6
347 Reviews (347)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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3
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
92.8%
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331 out of 347 reviews
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4.6
8 Reviews (8)
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.9
87.5%
Recommend this course
7 out of 8 reviews
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4.7
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.5%
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21 out of 22 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7376 yards
Slope 139
Rating 75.3
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Indian Wells Golf Resort - Player Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect John Fought (2007) Ted Robinson, Sr. (1986)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MC, AMEX, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Shirt and shoes required

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.6
347 Reviews (347)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
19th Hole Specials 16
Patio Dining 16
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 28
Water Hazards 25
Undulating Greens 23
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 21
A Weekend Splurge 20
Locals 16
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 25
Worth the Drive 17
Convenient to the City 14

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Played On
Reviews 7
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Day and Good Location

The course was well maintained, staff was outstanding, however the fairways were very tight to one another, which made hitting the greens in regulation difficult if your tee shot was not in the middle of the fairway.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice location! Incredible greens

Really nice place the players course it was incredible greens. Everything went really fast. Only took a little over four hours. Really nice people and lots of nice buildings.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Should be better for the price

Only the tees, fairways and greens are overseeded. Usually this is Ok but the brown areas are very bare overall. Playing for the first time you really don't know where to miss and if you hit it towards the "wash" side of the course you will get some really bad bounces down the hills. Greens were hard but lightning fast. Difficult to hold a green with anything longer than a 9 iron and lots of spin. I expected more for one of the higher priced courses.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A little pricey

Overall great experience. However for the price I found classic club less expensive and in better condition. The simulators in each bay in the range was really cool. There was debris and trash just off of most fairways. One staff member also tainted the beginning of round with some negativity ie not very friendly. Other staff members were excellent!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent

First time at Indian Wells and it did not disappoint. Played the Players Course on a Wednesday morning a few days before Christmas and it felt like we had the place to ourselves. So, no issues on pace.

Course was in stunning condition. Absolutely perfect. Not a blade of grass out of place. Greens fast and firm (and tricky!) but fair. The views are out of this world. For the most part, nothing but mountains and nature. A special spot.

Hi-tech GPS with touch screens in the cart was nice. Also bluetooth speaker in the carts as well.

One odd note -- they had us start on #9 which was a little strange. Made for a slightly disjointed trip around but we managed it OK.

Clubhouse is really enormous and a little impersonal -- but we had a nice lunch and a beer on the upstairs veranda. Food was good and decent craft beer selection.

I will be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Amazing

Beautiful course …. A must play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

PERFECTION

This place has the perfect golf courses!!! It is well maintained, challenging, fun, risk/reward, but fair. The conditions were perfect! I would say this is a hidden gem of a course surrounded by bigger names like PGA West that take the spotlight. If you get the chance to play in this area GO HERE!!! Staff was friendly, but the only reason I don't give a perfect score is because they kicked us off the driving range for a group of kids lessons. They only used half of the range but they kicked everyone off... Not cool. Pro shop was robust and the food and drink is great on and off the course. This is an easy recommendation for me! I can't believe I pay the same price in Florida (for a mediocre course at best) when I could just go here instead...

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It was cart path only .

We were not told ahead it was cart path only. When I told the proshop we did not know that we were told to talk to the booking company. We had already paid and a no show would not get our money back. I indicated at the time that I had hip problems and the attitude was “sorry, you should always book through the course.”It was too strenuous to walk back and fourth an I was only able to complete 12 holes. I cannot even get a partial refund. The price was outrageous for cart path only conditions. Under “normal” conditions I imagine it is a great round of golf. Golfnow says they aren’t responsible and Indian Wells says they aren’t responsible.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

great course, best conditions of fairways and greens, pace of play a little slow as carts allowed only on cart paths, we enjoyed and will come again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

great!

fairways very vood conditions, greens very good, a little slow, overseeded?
pace of play slow, probably due to carts only on cart paths allowed (need the right clubs in hand when crossing the fairway to ball and play the next shots :-))
overall very nice and interresting courst layout, but still fair for bogey players
we enjoyed the day!

Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Best of Indian Wells Package

FROM $167 (USD)
PALM SPRINGS, CA | Enjoy 3 nights' accommodations at either Miramonte Indian Wells Resort & Spa or Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, and 2 rounds of golf at Indian Wells Golf Resort - Celebrity & Players Courses.

Best of Indian Wells Package

FROM $167 (USD)
PALM SPRINGS, CA | Enjoy 3 nights' accommodations at either Miramonte Indian Wells Resort & Spa or Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, and 2 rounds of golf at Indian Wells Golf Resort - Celebrity & Players Courses.

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