The Golf Club at La Quinta

Wait — A 2008-2009 Best Places to Play? A 4.5-out-of-5-star rating from Golf Digest? A four-year stop on the PGA Tour? Yes, it's all true, so do not miss a golden opportunity in the desert: $29 for 18 Holes with Cart and a Bucket of Range Balls at The Golf Club at La Quinta in Palm Desert ($60 Value. Good Any Day, Any Time! Expires September 24, 2011.)

Set at the base of the majestic Santa Rosa Mountains of Palm Desert, California, this 18-hole championship Southern California golf course is a Gary Panks design that ensures a round of attentive decision-making for players of all skill levels. At 7,175 yards from the back tees, with a slope/rating of 74.4/131, you will quickly learn if you made the right choice to go for it, as the risk-reward paradigm is very much alive here at The Golf Club at La Quinta. However, in the relaxed spirit of Southern California, no worries — if those numbers aren’t your speed, you will easily find something to fit your game given the five additional tees to choose from.

As you grace the course with your presence, keep in mind that you're walking the same ground as some of the game's greats: The Golf Club at La Quinta has been tested and tried by big-time professional golfers, including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples, Adam Scott, Annika Sorenstam and Mark O'Meara, particularly as the host of the 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 PGA Tour SKINS GAME events.

As you make your way through the golf course you will come across dramatic water features and sand perils that complement the lush, green fairways. Your approaches will be played into receptive, smooth-rolling greens. Let the natural California desert landscape of the surrounding Coachella Valley take hold of your sense of sight and touch to create a boundary of play both beautiful and daunting.

The Golf Club at La Quinta opened for play in 2002 in the ever-beautiful and ever-developing City of La Quinta and if you've not yet had the chance to visit, now would be the time to do so — stop by, say hi, enjoy the sun and have your fun on The Golf Club at La Quinta!