Played Sat 5/15 in the GK Tourney -
wow what an experience - this place is speechless. The parking is tight but I almost crashed just looking at the building. You walk through the doors and the hist... Continue »

Played Sat 5/15 in the GK Tourney -
wow what an experience - this place is speechless. The parking is tight but I almost crashed just looking at the building. You walk through the doors and the history of golf hits you. The pictures on the walls, the memorabilia, the statments made by the visionaries of the course. But what really took me for a loop, was all of the players names and dates in the floor, you are walking the same paths that they walked.

Again this place is awesome, the bathrooms were just as remarkable. Sounds wierd but they were the best I have seen so far. You walk into the dining / bar area straight ahead or the pro shop to your left. Both areas demand their own attention. the house that Jack built was his second great accomplishment in La Quinta.

His first - was building a championship golf course. And that it is, from 1 to 18 the course provided different challenges for everyones game. bunkers place in the fairways to make you think off the tee, drop offs in the fairways and next to the greens. Very well placed bunkers next to the greens or should i say below the greens? Being to Agreesive can get you in trouble, miss the green and live in the bunkers, with a difficult shot back up to the green. Even the par 3 bunkers were difficult.

The bunkers were a littel dissapointing to me and it was more of my game than anything. But I was told that the bunkers didnt have the soft fluffy sand in them becuase when the winds kick up (often out here?) they blow the sand right out of the bunkers. They are experimenting with a heavier sand to get better results?

The fairways were plush, the pictures do not do them justice. The rough was plush as well. The course was in great condition. The tee boxes were outstanding, near perfect, well maybe they were perfect?

I know everyone is saying how you should visit this course becuase it is the best. They are not only right but they are not telling you that it is guarenteed that you will enjoy urself more than you have at any other golf course in the Palm Springs Area and other surrounding areas. This is the place that others should look at and take back to their clubs to make them better.

GREAT JOB -
to Jack, PGA West Staff, and Johnny for this event.
Thank You -