The best courses you can play in Palm Desert, California
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 17 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Palm Desert, California, ranked by those community scores.
+518.4(Stadium) PGA West
La Quinta, CA, USA
+228.2(Celebrity) Indian Wells Golf Resort
Indian Wells, CA, USA
+198.1(Mountain) La Quinta
La Quinta, CA, USA
+68.1Marriott's Shadow Ridge Golf Club
Palm Desert, CA, USA
+228.1(Firecliff) Desert Willow Golf Resort
Palm Desert, CA, USA
+77.8(South) Indian Canyons Golf Resort
Palm Springs, CA, USA
+117.8SilverRock Resort
La Quinta, CA, USA
+157.8(Nicklaus Tournament) PGA West
La Quinta, CA, USA
+97.7(Mountain View) Desert Willow Golf Resort
Palm Desert, CA, USA
+127.7Classic Club
Palm Desert, CA, USA
+117.6(Players) Indian Wells Golf Resort
Indian Wells, CA, USA
+57.4(Palms) Marriott's Desert Springs Resort
Palm Desert, CA, USA
+67.3(North) Golf Club at Terra Lago
Indio, CA, USA- +67.2
(Valley) Marriott's Desert Springs Resort
Palm Desert, CA, USA 
+77.1Escena Golf Club
Palm Springs, CA, USA
+57.1(Dunes) La Quinta
La Quinta, CA, USA
+137.1(Greg Norman) PGA West
La Quinta, CA, USA
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Palm Desert, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in Palm Desert, California.
The top public golf courses in Palm Desert, California on Course Vaults are led by PGA West with a Course Vaults score of 8.4. This page ranks 17 courses, including PGA West, Indian Wells Golf Resort, La Quinta.
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Palm Desert, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Palm Desert, California list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Palm Desert, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
PGA West is currently #1 among public courses in and around Palm Desert, California on Course Vaults at 8.4 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 6, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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