71333 Dinah Shore Drive,
Rancho Mirage, California 92270
The Course:
18 holes. Open parkland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Residential setting.
Designer:
Pete Dye
Above distances are for the Westin Rancho Mirage Pete Dye Resort course. Adjacent to this course to the south and west, are the three courses of the private Mission Hills Country Club, designed separately by Desmond Muirhead, Arnold Palmer and Pete Dye. The Muirhead designed Dinah Shore Tournament course, annually hosted the Nabisco Dinah Shore, an LPGA major championship.
Sitting above the Mission Hills CC courses is the Mission Hills North (Gary Player) course, formerly a stablemate of the Westin Pete Dye Resort course.
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6 miles E of Palm Springs
From I-10, just west of Thousand Palms, take exit 130 (Ramon Road) and follow Ramon Road West. After 150 yds turn left into Bob Hope Drive South. After 1 mile turn right into Dinah Shore Drive West. After o.6 miles turn left into the Westin Ranch Mirage Resort & Spa.
Rancho Mirage Resort
Westin Rancho Mirage Resort (formerly Westin Mission Hills) Pete Dye Resort course: located directly behind the impressive resort hotel, the Pete Dye Resort course is another of the great man's excellently crafted designs. It plays a fraction shorter than its former stablemate, the now separate Mission Hills North Gary Player course (located a mile away).
Don't be lulled into thinking that the relatively straightforward opening pair of par-4s, with their beautiful views onto the San Jacinto mountains, herald an easy-going and leisurely round on this Pete Dye design. Although a resort course by name, Dye has woven plenty of golfing challenges into the relatively open and nicely undulating fabric of this skilfully designed layout.
Although water is used more sparingly than on many other Pete Dye designs, it does threaten on four or five occasions, making the drives at the par-5 5th and par-4 18th, and the approach shots to 7, 8, 14 and 18 particularly testing. The wonderful par-3 8th is a fine example of a trademark Pete Dye hole; railway sleepers line the water hazard, which unnervingly extends from the tee-box right across to the angled green.
The often large, elevated and sloping greens, are usually surrounded by excellent mounding, bunkering and clinging grass, ensuring your short game will be thoroughly examined. Beyond the good-width fairways and not overly penal rough, many holes are flanked by single-storey housing, while attractive palm trees stand behind many greens - accentuating the resort-style ambience of this excellent golf course.
Stay&Play at Rancho Mirage Resort: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance (hotel guests up to 90 days in advance; other visitors 30 days in advance).
Soft-spikes preferred. Walking permitted.
Excellent
Mission Hills, which was formerly the name of this Rancho Mirage resort, refers to a suburban community in the San Fernando Valley, in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles. The community is home to the Mission San Fernando Rey de España (Mission of Saint Ferdinand, King of Spain) and the Andrés Pico Adobe, the second oldest residence still standing in Los Angeles.
71333 Dinah Shore Drive, Rancho Mirage, California 92270
+1 (760) 770 2199
Visit websiteSet on 360 acres, the luxury Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & Spa (formerly Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa), is surrounded by landscaped courtyards and extensive waterways. Guests enjoy elegant accommodations, ample meeting space, and a relaxing desert climate. The resort offers the excellent Pete Dye Resort course, which stretches out to the south of the hotel. Extensive recreational facilities allow guests to take full advantage of the ideal climate.
Rancho Mirage Resort (Pete Dye course)
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