West at Monterey Country Club

The West Course at Monterey Country Club in Palm Desert was designed by Ted Robinson Sr., a California-based architect known for his work throughout the desert regions of Southern California and his extensive use of water features in arid settings. Robinson built numerous courses in the Coachella Valley during the area's golf development boom, typically creating layouts that balance playability for resort and residential golfers with strategic interest through water hazards and bunkering.

The course occupies relatively flat desert terrain characteristic of Palm Desert, with the Santa Rosa Mountains providing a backdrop to the east. Robinson's design philosophy in this environment typically involved creating definition and challenge through man-made lakes, streams, and ponds rather than relying on significant elevation change. The West Course serves primarily as an amenity for the country club's members and their guests within a residential community setting.

Like many Palm Desert courses from this era, the West Course features Bermuda grass fairways and greens suited to the desert climate, with palm trees and desert landscaping framing the holes. The layout provides a traditional country club experience focused on member play rather than tournament competition. Monterey Country Club operates as a private club, and the West Course functions alongside other club amenities as part of the community's lifestyle offerings in the Palm Desert area.