One of two 18-hole layouts at the Indian Wells Golf Resort, the John Fought-designed Players course is a modern track that somehow feels like a classical layout.
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One of two 18-hole layouts at the Indian Wells Golf Resort, the John Fought-designed Players course is a modern track that somehow feels like a classical layout.
Indian Wells Golf Resort (Players)
Indian Wells Golf Resort originally boasted a couple of Ted Robinson-designed courses (The East and The West) which were set out in the mid-1980s across land once owned by Bob Hope’s sons, with both layouts sharing fabulous views of the Santa Rosa Mountains.
Twenty years later, the golfing component at the resort underwent an extensive makeover when all thirty-six holes were replaced by two new 18-hole courses. The first to appear was Clive Clark’s Celebrity course in 2006, followed by the Players course a year later.
Designed by John Fought, the Players course lies mostly to the north of the grassed-over Whitewater drywash which runs through the property, playing longer and tougher than its slightly older stablemate.
Highlight holes include par fives at the 552-yard 7th and 626-yard 9th on the front nine, whilst the water-laden short par four 11th and semi-blind, right doglegged 13th are among the more memorable holes on the inward half.