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Classic Club Desert Willow Golf Resort

his nationally recognized championship course designed by esert Willow Golf Resort located in Palm Desert—just minutes
Arnold Palmer and a host site of the 2006, 2007, and 2008 away from Palm Springs—offers two of the Coachella Valley’s
TBob Hope Chrysler Classic creates a new spin on desert golf Dbest plays. Test your skills against the natural hazards and
with rolling terrain, wide landing areas, 30 acres of water features, 14 myriad water features of the challenging Firecliff Course or play a
bridges as well as an abundance of pine trees and pine straw ground smoother, more relaxing round on the magnificent Mountain View
cover. There are five sets of tees on each hole. Course.
Classic Club is pleased to announce that the Arnold Palmer designed Desert Willow Golf Resort is unlike any other Southern California
facility has achieved designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative golf vacation. You will see it in the staff, the two championship golf
Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program courses, the spectacular clubhouse, Palm Desert Golf Academy,
for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. To reach weddings, meetings and special events, scenic outdoor dining and of
certification, a course must demonstrate it is maintaining a high course incredible views of the surrounding Santa Rosa Mountains.
degree of environmental quality in a number of areas including Desert Willow Golf Resort has the ability to mesmerize you with its
environmental planning, wildlife and habitat management, outreach natural beauty and great service, but hear it from the critics. Desert
and education, chemical use reduction and safety, water conservation, Willow was even featured by the Smithsonian Institute Magazine for
and water quality. its environmentally sound design and construction.
Entertain your guests in style in their private rooms, banquet facilities
or under the stars by waterfalls and lakes at the recently opened, new, 38-995 DESERT WILLOW DR., PALM DESERT, CA 92260
three-story 63,000 square foot, Tuscan Village inspired clubhouse. 760-346-0015 | WWW.DESERTWILLOW.COM

75-200 CLASSIC CLUB BLVD., PALM DESERT, CA 92211 ACCOLADES
760-601-3600 •WWW.CLASSICCLUBGOLF.COM • Southland Golf Magazine #1 Best Golf Course 2015
• Golf Range Association of America Top 50 Public Ranges 2015
ACCOLADES • Golfweek Magazine Best Resort Course Top 2—2016
• California Golf & Travel Magazine Best of 2016 Desert Golf : • Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 4.5 Stars 2015
#2 Best Course, #5 Best Value, #1 Best Range,#3 Best Greens • Best of Golf Advisor 4.25 Stars 2014
• Listed Golfweek’s Best: State by State Courses • Coachella Valley Weekly Best Public Golf Course 2014
You Can Play 2016

• Best Places to Play by Golf Travel Annual
• Top 10 Best Desert Courses by Desert Golf
• America’s Top Golf Courses by Zagat Survey
• Best Golf Course Playing Conditions in Southern CA
by greenskeeper.org
• Resort Course of Distinction by Golfweek’s Best
Courses 2009

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