RANCHO MIRAGE COUNTRY CLUB (CLOSED)

The desert heat may have claimed another casualty, but this Coachella Valley track deserved better than its shuttered fate. Wide fairways carved through native mesquite and palo verde reward aggressive drives, while elevated greens demand precise approach shots against the backdrop of the Santa Rosa Mountains. What made this layout special wasn't just the mountain vistas—it was how the routing maximized every dramatic elevation change in terrain that most desert courses simply bulldoze flat.