THE PLANTATION

The desert floor east of Palm Springs delivers one of the region's most underrated public tracks, where towering date palms frame elevated greens that demand precision over the sandy washes below. Water comes into play on half the holes, creating genuine risk-reward decisions that separate this layout from the typical desert goat tracks. The closing stretch through holes 15-18 builds drama with each approach, culminating in a par-4 finisher where anything right of the fairway bunker leaves you staring down an impossible angle to a green guarded by water.