Indian Wells Golf Resort: Players Course
Indian Wells, CA•Public
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Indian Wells Golf Resort: Players Course
44500 Indian Wells Ln
Indian Wells, CA 92210-8746
United States
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Overview
Indian Wells Golf Resort is a 36-hole facility that previously hosted a season of Golf Channel’s Big Break series and as well as the Skins Game, an unofficial PGA Tour event last held in 2008. The Players course offers wide fairways but small, demanding greens protected by expansive bunkering. There is an exciting risk/reward opportunity at the short par-4 11th, where longer hitters may try and drive the green that is closely guarded by water on both sides.
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“The renovation of the Players Course at Indian Wells was well done. John Fought did a good job improving the routing, creating a better flow throughout the course and a stronger finishing stretch. The changes to the bunkers, greens, and overall layout have improved the playability and appearance of the course. Overall, the renovation was a positive improvement that made the course more enjoyable while keeping much of its original character."
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“The changes were definitely positive. The conditions were not particularly receptive . Perhaps needing more maturity."
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“Just a solid resort course. Nothing too fancy or too hard. What you see is what you get. Designed for the vacationer to return again and again."
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“Good resort course with varying degrees of challenge. Par 3s are plain with little challenge. Fairly tough driving course as penalty can come into play quickly."
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“Best Transformation Candidate. Some tight driving holes demand precision off the tee. Average par 3s, lacking imagination. 3 solid par 4s with doglegs to blind landing areas. Greens are fair, slight undulations so putts do not break much."
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“The course is fresh of a major re-design and is still growing in in places. The greens were still pretty hard and bare and will likely still take another season to fully come in. The best part about this course is the collection of short par 4s - several of them with unique design features and memorable risk/reward shots. The par 3s are pretty bland. For a municipal/resort course, this course is a good value and presents some challenging shots and good views, but it doesn't stack up to the many wonderful higher end courses in the valley. Not likely to make any rankings appearances, but a good value course."
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“Designed by John Fought 2007, transformation candidate by John Fought 2025. Located in Indian Wells, south of Palm Springs, this municipal course is one of two courses at the Indian Wells Golf Resort. The courses are The Players and The Celebrity courses."
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“Country club for a day golf in a resort environment"
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“a very interesting layout with some good green complexes that were in good shape Also some nice views of the mountains on more than a few holes. Played 3 courses in the area that weekend, and this was easily the best."
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“Municipal course that is a John Fought design. Good, solid layout in good condition during the winter months. Greens were smooth and true. Hole #18 is a tremendous finishing hole."
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