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Palm Desert sits at the heart of the Coachella Valley, one of the most golf-saturated corridors in the American West, where more than 100 courses compete for attention against a backdrop of the Santa Rosa Mountains and the kind of reliable winter sun that draws players from across the country. Firecliff is one of the valley's more evocative names — suggesting the dramatic desert terrain, the rust-colored rock faces, and the arid intensity that define this corner of Southern California.
Desert golf at its best asks you to manage more than just distance and slope. The hard, fast conditions, the ever-present threat of penalty areas carved from native scrub, and the way afternoon thermals can reshape a club selection entirely make this a style of game that rewards local knowledge and patience over raw power.
A par 72 layout in this environment will typically move across open bajada terrain and wind through elevation changes that give each nine its own rhythm. For travelers based in Palm Springs or beyond, the valley's sheer density of golf options makes it one of the rare destinations where you can play a different course every day for a week and barely scratch the surface.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black · men | 7,060 | 74.1 | 141 | 72 |
| Purple · men | 6,668 | 72.1 | 136 | 72 |
| Purple/Lavender · men | 6,408 | 71 | 132 | 72 |
| Lavender · men | 6,154 | 69.9 | 128 | 72 |
| Lavender · women | 6,154 | 75.7 | 140 | 72 |
| Lavender/Tan · men | 5,877 | 68.7 | 124 | 72 |
| Lavender/Tan · women | 5,877 | 74.1 | 136 | 72 |
| Tan · men | 5,612 | 67.5 | 120 | 72 |
| Tan · women | 5,612 | 72.5 | 133 | 72 |
| Tan/Green · women | 5,315 | 70.8 | 130 | 72 |
| Green · men | 5,082 | 65 | 112 | 72 |
| Green · women | 5,082 | 69.4 | 127 | 72 |
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