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.
The Eagle Falls Golf Resort is part of the Fantasy Spring Casino complex in Indio. Designed by renown architect Clive Clark, Eagle Falls is 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.
Off in the distance was the spectacular twelve story 250 room tower of Fantasy Springs Casino hotel.
The course has three par fives and three par threes. Greenskeeper.org named Eagle Falls the desert's best value two years in a row. It is also the site of the annual Playboy Golf scramble as well as the Frank Sinatra Celebrity golf event, benefiting the Barbara Sinatra Children's charities.
Rates range from under a hundred dollars for weekday and twilight t - times and there are special rates for golfers staying the the casino's hotel.
The pro shop was a little disappointing, nothing more than a box car out in the desert. 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. Our golf cart had a GPS built into it, so I didn't have to guess how far to the nearest hazard or green.
When I got done, I went over to the casino and spent a couple of hours at the black jack table. The perfect end to my day in the desert.
The Eagle Falls Golf Resort is part of the Fantasy Spring Casino complex in Indio. Designed by renown architect Clive Clark, Eagle Falls is 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.
Off in the distance was the spectacular twelve story 250 room tower of Fantasy Springs Casino hotel.
The course has three par fives and three par threes. Greenskeeper.org named Eagle Falls the desert's best value two years in a row. It is also the site of the annual Playboy Golf scramble as well as the Frank Sinatra Celebrity golf event, benefiting the Barbara Sinatra Children's charities.
Rates range from under a hundred dollars for weekday and twilight t - times and there are special rates for golfers staying the the casino's hotel.
The pro shop was a little disappointing, nothing more than a box car out in the desert. 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. Our golf cart had a GPS built into it, so I didn't have to guess how far to the nearest hazard or green.
When I got done, I went over to the casino and spent a couple of hours at the black jack table. The perfect end to my day in the desert.
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