CATHEDRAL CANYON GOLF CLUB

The San Andreas Fault line cuts directly through this desert layout, creating dramatic elevation changes that turn routine approach shots into calculated gambles with gravity. Architect David Rainville carved fairways through natural arroyos and around towering date palms, with the back nine climbing into genuine mountain terrain where mis-hits disappear into boulder-strewn canyons. Water comes into play on half the holes despite the Coachella Valley setting, including a signature island green that separates the confident from the conservative.