Are you interested in trying golf?

Play Golf America has designed a golf learning program that a handful of Coachella Valley Golf Clubs and Resorts are offering to the general public.  The program is called “Get Golf Ready In 5 Days” and the program cost is priced at $99 (price may vary at different facilities).

DesertCADDIE believes this program as one of the “Best Deals In The Desert.”  Five lessons for $99!  Not bad.  Get Golf Ready In 5 Days is a great way to try out golf to see if you like it.  With over a 100 golf courses in the desert, why not play golf?

Give us 5 days and we’ll give you a sport for a lifetime.

If you have ever thought about picking up a golf club, either for the first time or returning once again, you can make golf your sport for a lifetime. The Get Golf Ready Program is designed to teach you in five short lessons everything you’ll need to know to step onto a golf course and get out to play with confidence. Get Golf Ready will be guided by trained PGA and LPGA Professionals who will make sure you have fun each step of the way. For more information on this program and teaching facilities visit http://www.playgolfamerica.com/ggr/

Following is a list of golf clubs and resorts in Coachella Valley that are offering the “Get Golf Ready In 5 Days” program.  Desert Willow has a set schedule for their program with a confirmed rate of $99.  Several other golf country clubs  including Club Corp golf courses are also offering the program to the public.  Please contact those facilities individually for their schedule and rates.

Desert Willow Golf Resort

1 Day per week course for 5 consecutive weeks - Saturday’s

January 2 - 30                             Sat   3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
February 6 – March 13               Sat   3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
March 20 – April 17                    Sat   3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

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Club Corp Golf Facilities

Indian Wells Country Club
760-834-6060

Desert Falls Country Club
760-340-4653

Mission HIlls Country Club
Tel. 760-324-9400

Other Golf Clubs

Westin Mission Hills Golf School
760-s75-8392

Desert Golf Courses offer “Get Golf Ready In 5 Days” for $99 is a post from: DesertCaddie

This Week’s Super E-Specials!!

Days are getting longer so all Cardholders come enjoy the Sunset Special
of FREE Green Fees after 2:00 ($18 cart fee per person)

Sunday, February 7th:

Cardholders – Play after 11:00 for $49 and lunch included after 12:00

Cardholders – Play after 1:00 for $29 and $20 after 1:45

Monday, February 8th:

Cardholders – $49 includes lunch before 8:00 and after 11:30

Non Cardholders – $59 includes lunch before 8:00 and after 11:30

Tuesday, February 9th:

Cardholders – $49 after 11:00 and lunch included after 12:00

Non Cardholders – $59 after 11:00 and lunch included after 12:00

Wednesday, February 10th:

Cardholders – $39 before 7:45 (no lunch);
$45 after 11:30, lunch included after 12:00

Non Cardholders – $45 before 7:45 and after 12:30 (no lunch)

Thursday, February 11th:

Cardholders – $39 before 7:45 (no lunch);
$45 after 11:30, lunch included after 12:00

Non Cardholders – $45 before 7:45 and after 12:30 (no lunch)

Friday, February 12th:

Cardholders – Play for only $25 after 1:00

Non Cardholders – Play for only $35 after 1:00

Saturday,  February 13th:

Cardholders – Play for only $25 after 1:00

Non Cardholders – Play for only $35 after 1:00

GET ON THE TEE TODAY
CALL 760.770.6060

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Cimarron Golf Resort E-Specials is a post from: DesertCaddie

Click on the map below for a fully interactive Google Map showing all the golf courses in the Coachella Valley area of the California Desert.  Once on the Google Map, click on the blue balloons for more details on each golf course.

Map of Courses in Desert is a post from: DesertCaddie

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By Tony Schieffer, PGA

It’s the season for everything golf in the Coachella Valley and the roads and golf courses are seeing the highest traffic that they will see over the next couple of months for the rest of the year.  Everyone is looking for that great golf deal at a decent golf course.  If you are visiting the desert area and are looking for some ideas on where to play golf, here are some useful pointers.

Twilight golf rates look very attractive and are sometimes too good to be true.  It gets dark in the desert at about 5:15 for the beginning of February, so if you want to get in 18 holes, depending on which course you are playing and the difficulty, you better tee off by 1:30 to have any chance of getting finished with a complete 18-hole round.

Most twilight rates start at 1:00 p.m. and are very busy with individuals looking for a lower rate and many times these specials draw less experienced players.  This means that the round will be slower.  Golf courses offer reduced rates all the way until sometimes 3 or 4 o’clock.  If you take one of these times just be prepared to only get in maybe 6 to 9 holes of golf.

Most public golf facilities are busy between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. and then after 1:00 p.m. for twilight golf rates.  Many times golf courses have shoulder times that they offer smaller discounts and don’t always advertise them that well.  Check times between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. or 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.  These times that are right before peak playing times and twilight rates can offer some of the best golf experiences.  If you aren’t afraid to get up early, playing before 8:00 at many golf courses means a nice relaxed,  smooth round.

Check with the golf course to see how often they send groups out.  If the course sends out groups every 8 minutes, the round will go smoother and you will tee off on time.  If the course tees off groups every 6 minutes, that is too fast and you will tee off late and be bottled up throughout your round.  For the most part, the earlier that you tee off, the less chance of slow play or starting delays.  If it is cold outside and there is the possibility of a FROST DELAY, call the golf course and see if they are on time so that you don’t get an unwanted surprise when you arrive.  Frost delays happen in the Coachella Valley between mid-December and mid-February, and just because it says 40 degrees on your thermometer, doesn’t mean it didn’t freeze when the sun came up.

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Sunshine and Smiles
Birdies and Style
at the Cimarron Golf Resort

Desert CADDIE receives emails about golf specials from various clubs here in the Coachella Valley.  We will post them here on the site so our readers can learn about the golf discounts at the desert golf clubs and resorts.

This Week’s Super E-Specials!!

Days are getting longer so all Cardholders come enjoy the Sunset Special of FREE Green Fees after 2:00 ($18 cart fee per person)

Sunday, January 31st:

Cardholders – Play after 11:00 for $49 and lunch included after 12:00
Cardholders – Play after 1:00 for $29 and $20 after 1:45

Monday, February 1st:

Cardholders – $49 includes lunch before 8:00 and after 11:30
Non Cardholders – $59 includes lunch before 8:00 and after 11:30

Tuesday, February 2nd:

Cardholders – $49 after 11:00 and lunch included after 12:00
Non Cardholders – $59 after 11:00 and lunch included after 12:00

Wednesday, February 3rd:

Cardholders – $34 before 7:45 (no lunch);
$45 after 11:30, lunch included after 12:00
Non Cardholders – $44 before 7:45 and after 12:30 (no lunch)

Thursday, February 4th:

Cardholders – $34 before 7:45 (no lunch); $45 after 11:30, lunch included after 12:00
Non Cardholders – $44 before 7:45 and after 12:30 (no lunch)

Friday, February 5th:

Cardholders – Play for only $25 after 1:00
Non Cardholders – Play for only $35 after 1:00

Saturday, February 6th:

Cardholders – Play for only $25 after 1:00
Non Cardholders – Play for only $35 after 1:00

GET ON THE TEE TODAY

CALL 760.770.6060

Weeks Specials at Cimarron Golf Resort @ Cathedral City, CA is a post from: DesertCaddie

Crater Lake Vodka and Lindsey’s Lounge, along with many other local vendors, surrounded the Hope Square.  They had bands playing music, big screen televisions showing the NFL Playoffs and plenty of Bob Hope Classic Celebrities and PGA Tour Professionals walking the grounds.  Thank you to all of the volunteers, players, host clubs and Pro’s, staffs and charity organizations that make the Bob Hope Classic possible and their support for  the 100’s of local charities throughout the Coachella Valley.

To view some photos of the 2010 Bob Hope Classic click here

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Ogilvie birdies #9 at LQCC. Photo by DesertCADDIE.com

Ogilvie Closes In On Leaders
Bob Hope Classic Golf Tournament
Jan. 24th, 2010

La Quinta, CA- Joe Ogilvie finds himself two shots back from tournament leaders Bubba Watson and Alex Prugh, who sit at 23-under par after 4 days in the Bob Hope Classic Golf Tournament.  Ogilvie made double-bogey on the par 4 17th at La Quinta Country Club, when he and his caddie supposedly misjudged the yardage on the basically straight-away 420 yard hole.

Check out the 17th at La Quinta CC, and you decide what would be the smart play.

#17 at LQCC

Q. (When asked about how he played today.)
JOE OGILVIE: Normally when you shoot 4 under you’re not too disappointed, but I’m fairly hot right now. I double bogeyed the 17th hole due to stupidity. I finished 4 under and it should have been 6 under.

Q. (When asked about his goal for the day.)
JOE OGILVIE: My goal was to shoot 10 under here (at La Quinta Country Club) and at SilverRock, and I shot 8 under, so I’m not that far off. I need about 8 under tomorrow and it’s out there.

Q. (On the double bogey on 17.)
JOE OGILVIE: We didn’t know the yards to the trees. We guessed and my caddie was 30 yards off. I should have hit 3 wood instead of driver. I hit it right and had to draw the ball hard around a tree from there and I hit it OB.
I had uncertainty on the tee and it’s a mistake to hit driver when you’re not confident of your through line and you’re not confident standing there.

I was OB on my second shot and I deserved to be OB. I hadn’t made a bogey in a long time and you can’t have double bogeys and win the Hope.

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Scorecard for Shane Bertsch after a 62 on the Nicklaus Private Course at PGA West.

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