Heritage Palms Golf Club: This immaculately presented, classic Palm Desert golf course weaves its way through a retirement community of neat, single-storey homes. The pristine fairways are flanked by swathes of not overly penal grassy rough, giving you plenty of space to work the ball from the tee. Palm trees are liberally scattered alongside many holes and around the greens, while a few nicely "groomed" areas of desert provide a reminder of the area's origins. Not overly deep, white-sand bunkers provide the main defences to the excellent, well-paced and subtly-sloping greens. Water makes brief but telling appearances, skirting alongside some of the greens, as at the par-3 8th and 14th holes, and the par-4 4th, while a small creek runs the full length of the par-4 18th. The very good par-5 7th and par-4 12th are unusual in that they incorporate modest elevation changes; more typically the holes are laid out on relatively flat terrain. In addition to the beautiful mountain backdrops, many of the houses provide wonderful splashes of colour around the course, with plenty of bougainvillea and other colourful flowers adorning their gardens. Neither overly spectacular nor dramatic, Heritage Palms is a Palm Desert classic, easy on the eye and always immaculately maintained and presented.