Indian Canyons Golf Resort

By Dean Gregory – March 11, 2023

This long-standing golf resort originally opened in 1961 under the name Canyon Country Club and it was the only 18-hole course at the time. And since Palm Springs was a popular winter getaway for Hollywood celebrities, so was the club. Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Jack Benny and Jackie Gleason were among the stars that could be found knocking the ball around the fairways. Even the leaders of “The Rat Pack”, Frank, Dino and Sammy were regulars. It was also the go to place for Presidents Johnson and Ford. Nearly 60 years after its opening the name changed to Indian Canyons Golf Resort as the Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla Indians acquired the master lease of the courses.

Indian Canyons Golf Resorts consists of two courses. The North Course designed by William F. Bell is the original course since the opening. It’s a par-72 that plays to 6,943 yards. You’ll find six water hazards with a lake that sits in between the 9th and 18th holes which features a fountain that shoots water over 100 feet into the air. The South Course, which was added across the street years later plays to 6,582 yards with five par 5’s and four ponds.

The resort has hosted notable celebrity charity tournaments such as the Frank Sinatra Invitational, Howard Cosell’s Day and the Chuck Connors Invitational. But come May 6 & 7, 2023, it will play host to the 15th Annual FCG Memorial Championship. It will be a chance to walk and play where the Hollywood Royalty, Sports Superstars, Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the past have graced the fairways and greens.