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The
entrance to PGA West in La Quinta, California.
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The golf courses at PGA West, better known
as The Western Home of Golf in America, are located in La
Quinta, California amongst one of the most prestigious luxury
communities in the United States. A short drive from Palm
Springs, the PGA West resort is host to six world famous championship
golf courses, three of which are open to the public. The
golf courses of PGA West are nestled at the base of the majectic
Santa Rosa mountains and provide golfers with breathtaking
views of this desert oasis. Created
by 5 of the top golf course architects, PGA West is a golf
resort like no other. The designers, Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye,
Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, and Tom Weiskopf have created
a unique golf experience for all types of players on all types
of courses.
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Numerous
PGA Tour, Senior PGA, LPGA, and NCAA events have enjoyed the
hospitality of the PGA West Golf Courses throughout the years
including The Skins Game, The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, The
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, The PGA Grand Slam of Golf,
and the PGA Tour's Qualifying School. The
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic is currently played on the Palmer
Private Course.
PGA West is also host to The Jim McLean Golf School; one of
the leading golf schools in the nation. If the PGA West Golf
Courses are not enough to fill your golf appetite, the Palm
Springs/Coachella Valley area boasts well over 125 golf courses
making it the golf capital of the world. |
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The
17th hole on the Stadium course at PGA West. This hole,
better known as Alcatraz, is where Lee Trevino had a hole-in-one
during the 1987 Skins Game.
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