La Quinta Golf Course

A par five that measures 500 yards from the tee to the green demands your tee shot to be up the left hand side. After you do that, some of the longer players can get here in two, but more importantly, lay up to a perfect yardage of about 100 yards to the green that is heavily surrounded by bunkers. Hit a couple of good shots here and a birdie is a possibility.

Handicap M:5 / W:5

A demanding par four that measures 437 yards with out of bounds both to the right and left, a tee shot up the right side is very important. Try to avoid the bunkers on the left hand side of the green. Par is a good score here.

Handicap M:7 / W:13

An extreme dog leg left par four that measures just 408 yards. Most of the players will be laying up off the tee leaving themselves with a second shot back over the water. If you miss over a green to the right, it goes deep into a collection area. Par is a tough score here.

Handicap M:1 / W:1

The shortest of the par fours on the front nine, players will be laying up once again leaving a second shot of maybe a wedge or nine-iron over water. This is one of the holes that you can birdie on quite easily.

Handicap M:3 / W:11

A picturesque par three requires players to be hitting over water. It’s one of the short holes measuring just 147 yards.

Handicap M:15 / W:15

This is one of the most challenging par fours on the La Quinta Golf Course with water on the right hand side and a sharp dog leg from left to right. You must play it down the left hand side off the tee leaving yourself with a long second shot in to the green.

Handicap M:13 / W:7

The longest par fives on this golf course measures 563 yards and has a fairway that slopes left to right. This is a three shot hole, not too many players can get here in two. The treacherous shot is the layup, try to leave yourself with a short iron in for your third.

Handicap M:9 / W:3

An uphill par of three that measures 180 yards to an exposed green. Wind is critical to the shot here, usually coming from the right to left making this a very difficult hole.

Handicap M:17 / W:17

The ninth hole is a 414 yard, very narrow driving par four hole with bunkers down the left and right. You must find the fairway here because your second shot comes up and over water to a green that really has a lot of movement. It’s key to get the ball in a fairway here.

Handicap M:11 / W:9

After you make the turn you come to the tenth, a par four that measures 406 yards. The tee shot and second shot are pretty easy. The fun begins when you get upon the green.

Handicap M:14 / W:18

The eleventh hole, an interesting par five, is a short dog leg right to left. It depends on how much a player wants to bite off on this tee shot, maybe leaving themselves with a second shot that can get to the green. You might see some eagles here.

Handicap M:10 / W:2

This is one of the birdie holes. The twelfth hole is a par four that measures 423 yards. Off the tee you must bisect the trees down the left and right, leaving yourself with a short second shot. Three shots is a possibility on this hole.

Handicap M:12 / W:12

There is usually a helping breeze here at this par three that measures 173 yards. Usually it’s about an eight-iron shot from the back tee, but you must avoid the bunkers to the right and left if you’re going to make three here.

Handicap M:18 / W:10

The longest of the par fours here at the La Quinta Golf Course measures 510 yards, but there is usually a helping breeze. You must find the fairway down the right side. Your second shot is up hill to an elevated green where must avoid the bunkers on the right hand side.

Handicap M:8 / W:16

On this 470 yard par four, you must drive it down the left hand side of the fairway. The second shot requires a shot over a hazard, but it gives you enough room to try to run the ball up the left hand side of this green. You must avoid the bunker on the right hand side. Four is a great score here.

Handicap M:2 / W:4

On this 410 yard par four, you must avoid the bunkers down the right hand side. If you’re going to make a mistake on your second shot, miss it to the right, because water lurks to the left.

Handicap M:4 / W:8

The tee shot at the par three seventeenth hole that measures 153 yards requires a shot directly over water. A large undulating green requires a good shot, but two is a possibility here.

Handicap M:16 / W:14