Palm Springs golf courses: every course you can actually book

Palm Springs golf courses open to visitors number 48 on our map, from Mission Lakes in Desert Hot Springs to Terra Lago in Indio, counting par-3 and executive courses. Six more public-access courses sit off the map in Beaumont and Borrego Springs. Another 51 clubs on the map are private, and a handful of old courses have closed.

This guide lists every bookable course by area, then the ones you cannot book, so a group does not plan a round at a club that will turn it away. Fees were seen in October and early November 2026 and change by season, day and hour, so treat them as a guide, not a quote.

Quick facts

• Open to visitors: 48 courses and rotations on the map, plus 6 off it.
• Private: 51 clubs on the map, most of them in La Quinta, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage and Indian Wells.
• Time zone: Pacific Time.
• Peak season: January to April, with the highest green fees and tightest tee sheets.
• Fall overseed: nearly every course closes for a few weeks between mid-September and December.
• Distances: free-flow drive times from downtown Palm Springs (Palm Canyon Dr at Tahquitz Canyon Way), no traffic.

Palm Springs golf courses, side by side

Back tees are the longest rated men's tees published for each course.

Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Desert Hot Springs

Rancho Mirage

Palm Desert

Indian Wells and La Quinta

The Indian Wells Players figures come from listings; the course reopened in December 2025 after a John Fought redesign, so expect new yardages and ratings.

Indio

Motorcoach Country Club in Indio also has nine par-3 holes, free for lot owners and registered guests of the Motorcoach Country Club resort; the club does not say the public can play.

What Palm Springs golf courses cost

Most Palm Springs golf courses price dynamically, so the same round can swing by almost $90 in a day. Examples seen in fall 2026:

• Time of day: Cimarron Boulder ran $145.49 at 8:48 AM and $56.49 at 3:04 PM for November 3, 2026 (GolfLink).
• The splurge: the Stadium Course had GolfNow prepaid hot deals of $165.99 to $232.99 for October 2026 dates. A user-contributed tracker estimated about $235 from January to April.
• City rate bands: Desert Willow's own page estimates $125 to $210 for prime times from January to mid-April and $115 to $180 from October to December.
• Value: Woodhaven's public rate for November 6 to December 31, 2026 is $115 in the morning, $75 from 12:30 PM and $50 from 2:30 PM.

Read Palm Springs golf rates for course-by-course detail and cheap golf in Palm Springs for the value end.

Which courses are open in early November 2026

Overseed decides which Palm Springs golf courses you can play on a fall trip. A few 2026 dates:

Most courses run cart path only for two to three weeks after reopening. The Greg Norman course closes latest at PGA WEST, from November 9 to December 7. Our Palm Springs golf overseed guide has the full list.

Private, closed and unclear

• Private: 51 clubs on the map, including the four private PGA WEST courses, the three Mission Hills Country Club courses, Thunderbird, BIGHORN and The Vintage Club. Most are members and guests only. Bermuda Dunes is member or member-guest play. See private golf clubs in Palm Springs.
• Closed: Desert Dunes in Desert Hot Springs (January 2025), Mesquite in Palm Springs (2022), Rancho Mirage Country Club (2015), Palm Springs Country Club (2007) and the old 9-hole course at Emerald Desert in Palm Desert (2007). See closed golf courses in Palm Springs.
• Status unclear, call first: Ironwood South (under renovation, no reopening date found), the executive course at Outdoor Resort Palm Springs, and Ivey Ranch in Thousand Palms.

Off the map: Beaumont and Borrego Springs

West of Palm Springs in Beaumont, the two Morongo courses at Tukwet Canyon, Champions and Legends, are 42 minutes out and Oak Valley 44. South over the mountains, Rams Hill in Borrego Springs is 125 minutes away, with de Anza (visitor tee times on its own sheet) and the 9-hole course at The Springs at Borrego nearby.

How to choose among Palm Springs golf courses

• One bucket-list round: the Stadium Course. See the Stadium course guide.
• City-owned quality: Desert Willow or Indian Wells Golf Resort. Start with the Firecliff course guide.
• Close to downtown Palm Springs: Indian Canyons, Tahquitz Creek and Escena. See the Escena course guide.
• Value: Cimarron Boulder after 3 PM, Cathedral Canyon, Big Rock and Indian Palms.
• Short on time: the lit par-3 at Indio, open for night golf until 10 PM.

Where you stay decides most of this: Indian Canyons North is 7 minutes from downtown Palm Springs and the Stadium 39. Our Coachella Valley golf guide explains the towns, and the best golf courses in Palm Springs gives a ranked short list. If you are weighing desert towns, our Tucson golf courses guide lists that city the same way.

Plan it on the map

Open the Palm Springs golf map to see every Palm Springs golf course, the stays nearest each one and the drive between them. The $30 plan turns the list into a day-by-day trip, or a whole winter with a weekly rotation, with each course on a day it is open.