The John Fought-designed Players Course opens for public play on Nov. 27. The 18-hole, par-72, 7,376-yard, golf course is the second of two new golf courses (Celebrity Course opened November 2006) to be built at the Indian Wells Golf Resort located in Indian Wells, California.
“We are simply thrilled with the upcoming opening of the new Players Course,” said Roger Behling, General Manager. “As the Players Course comes together, it is obvious that it will not only meet our expectation, it will exceed them. With its complete package of golf and hospitality offerings, Indian Wells Golf Resort certainly will provide an ideal golf experience to vacat! ioners looking for a premier destination golf resort.”
Conceived in the spirit of a classic American design style, The Players Course features wide playing corridors, traditional rectangular tee boxes and sculpted bunkers. Most of the holes are oriented to take full advantage of jaw-dropping views of the surrounding mountain ranges and majestic Eisenhower Mountain to the south. As a “core golf” layout, no roads or homes intrude into the golf courses, and each hole is designed to be somewhat sheltered from the others to elicit a feeling of solitude. Uniquely, Fought was able to utilize many of the mature trees found on the original East Course property to impart the feel of a venerable facility while at the same time delivering a modern approach to golf course design. But to be clear, the mature tree cover and geographical location are about the only two things that the original East Course (opened in 1986) and the new Players Co! urse have in common. By design, the Players Course is completely different than the original golf course.
“The Players Course has an interesting classic strategy developed in harmony with a host of wonderful aesthetics,” said John Fought. “The sand face bunkers are reminiscent of the work of George C. Thomas at Riviera. The mature trees, the California barrancas and stunning mountain views all combine to compose one of the finest new courses in the western United States.”
The Indian Wells Golf Resort has been a popular golf travel destination for nearly 20 years, offering two golf courses and four hotel/resorts (Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas & Spa, Indian Wells Resort Hotel, Miramonte Resort & Spa and Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa). The City of Indian Wells, owner of the golf resort, decided to invest in the future of the resort! by embarking on an ambitious facility-wide project that has already yielded two new golf courses. Plus the spectacular Douglas Fredrikson-designed clubhouse (IW Club), lighted putting course, sprawling practice facility and a host of other amenities will soon follow in the spring of 2008.
For more information about Indian Wells Golf Resort call 760-346-4653 or visit www.indianwellsgolfresort.com .