California, USA
PGA West - Dunes Course
Course Highlight
Crafted by legendary designer Pete Dye in 1981, this links-style course ingeniously recreates Scottish rolling dunes in the California desert, featuring fescue-covered mounds and signature railroad tie-wrapped water hazards.
Tournament History
PGA Club Professional Championship, PGA Tour Final Qualifying School, California State Open, Ladies NCAA Championship
About the Course
PGA West Dunes Course hosted the PGA Tour's Humana Challenge (formerly the Bob Hope Classic), where David Duval etched his name into tour history with a final-round 59 in 1999—a course record that remains legendary. Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Phil Mickelson all competed on this desert stage, establishing the Dunes Course as a classic venue in California's Coachella Valley professional golf scene. This represents one of Pete Dye's rare 'player-friendly' designs, blending Scottish links-style rolling dunes, signature railroad tie-wrapped water hazards, and intricately guarded greens—retaining the master's distinctive touch while dialing back his notorious extremes. The 17th hole stands as the course's ultimate test: a long dogleg-left par-4 with water hugging the left side from tee to green, demanding both courage and strategic precision. Nestled at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains, the layout rewards accuracy over power, with mountain vistas framing every carefully plotted shot.