Tee times with a mountain backdrop.
Most Indian Wells fairways sit behind private club gates, but visitors still have excellent choices. The city owns and operates a 36-hole public resort in the middle of town, Palm Desert runs two championship courses at Desert Willow, and PGA West in La Quinta opens its famous Stadium Course to public tee times. Winter mornings book quickly, and summer rates drop sharply.
The city-owned Indian Wells Golf Resort offers 36 holes open to the public: the Celebrity Course by Clive Clark and the Players Course by John Fought, which reopened in December 2025 after a renovation that rebuilt three holes. The Players Course hosts the Epson Tour Championship, and Kestrel restaurant looks out over the resort's entrance.
Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert is a premium public facility with two championship courses designed by Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry. Firecliff, the tougher of the pair at 7,056 yards, has more than 100 bunkers and reopened after a multimillion-dollar renovation, while Mountain View offers eight sets of tees and Santa Rosa Mountain views.
The Pete Dye Stadium Course at PGA West in La Quinta is the property's most demanding test, carrying the highest course rating and slope of all PGA West layouts. Together with the Nicklaus Tournament Course it hosts The American Express each January, and public golfers can book tee times through the tournament clubhouse on PGA Boulevard.
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Yes. Indian Wells Golf Resort on Indian Wells Lane is owned by the city and open to the public, with two 18-hole courses, the Celebrity Course and the Players Course. Residents receive preferred rates.
The Players Course reopened with a ribbon cutting on December 2, 2025, after a renovation by its original architect, John Fought, that rebuilt three holes and refreshed bunkers, greens and tees.
Yes. The Pete Dye Stadium Course at PGA West in La Quinta takes public tee times. It carries the highest course rating and slope at PGA West and is one of the courses used for The American Express each January.