Premier Golf Tournaments in Greater Palm Springs: Winter/Spring 2018 Highlights
Planning a visit to Greater Palm Springs and eager for competitive golf beyond a casual round?
Experience a lineup of amateur tournaments, charity events, and unique local challenges on stunning desert courses. These opportunities cater to players of all skill levels, blending fun, competition, and philanthropy.
Open to locals and visitors alike, tee off with new partners during your next golf adventure in Greater Palm Springs.
Touring the Desert
America's premier amateur tour, The Golf Channel Am, features regular Coachella Valley events. Open to all skill levels (annual membership: $199), it offers 12 flights for a professional-style, competitive experience.
Desert Willow image by Chris Miller
2018 stops include: Desert Willow Golf Resort, The S at Rancho Mirage, La Quinta Country Club, and Westin Mission Hills.
The Southern California Golf Association (SCGA), one of the nation's largest and most historic amateur organizations, offers an affordable annual membership ($60, including handicap index and private club access). Join its popular One-Day Series at venues like PGA WEST and The Golf Club at Terra Lago.
Entering its 19th year, the Battle in the Desert—dubbed "The Ultimate Buddies Trip"—runs April 28–May 5, 2018. This Two-Man (or Woman) Best Ball event spans three skill divisions with unlimited weekday play at PGA WEST and La Quinta Resort & Club, plus optional rounds at Desert Willow and Bermuda Dunes Country Club. Accommodations included; airfare and car rental extra.
Charitable Play
The Warburton
The Warburton (March 1-4, 2018) has raised over $7 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital since 2011. Hosted by Patrick Warburton, this celebrity-filled event features golf, music, and festivities at JW Marriott Desert Springs and Classic Club in Palm Desert.
Debuting in 2018, the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Celebrity Invitational of the Desert (February 17-19), hosted by NHL legend Grant Fuhr, offers two rounds at Desert Willow in a five-person team gross and shamble format with celebrities, plus parties. Proceeds support Arnold Palmer Hospital, Make-A-Wish (Orange County/Inland Empire), and Loving All Animals, Inc.
It's Par-3 Madness!
In Greater Palm Springs with your clubs and craving a unique challenge?
Muni Madness
Head to The Lights at Indio, the area's only lit course for evening play, for Tuesday and Friday (team night) Muni Madness events.
Open to all, this isn't a standard par-3: it's one of the longest in the U.S., attracting skilled, single-digit handicappers. Expect fast-paced, chaotic fun with rapid tee-offs, playful banter, and speed golf. Survive the action, and your $15 entry (plus green fee) could win big Skins payouts.
