Westin Rancho Mirage

Desert golf gets serious when you tackle Pete Dye's angular bunkers and forced carries over arroyo-carved waste areas beneath the Santa Rosa Mountains. The closing stretch demands precision iron play, particularly the risk-reward par-5 17th where desert scrub lurks left and a green complex that slopes wickedly toward trouble. Classic Coachella Valley conditions mean firm, fast fairways that reward strategic positioning over pure distance.