Escena Golf Club: Not your father's Palm Springs course
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- When it opened in 2005 Escena Golf Club was the first new course built within the city limits of Palm Springs in more than a decade. It's definitely new school though.
This isn't your father's Palm Springs golf course.
For one thing, the palm trees are actually kept to a minimum. This is a stark, largely wide-open course. It's easy to track your ball here. And the huge white windmills in the distance really pop out.
"It's different," said Linda Simpson, who played Escena three times with her husband Michael before it was six weeks old. "It's something you don't really get out here."
Escena Golf Club - 1st hole
A view of the par-5 opening hole at Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs, California.
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Escena golf course in Palm Springs
Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs, California opened in 2005.
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Escena Golf Club
Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs is a stark, largely wide-open course.
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Escena golf course in Palm Springs
Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs is a Nicklaus Design course that stretches to almost 7,200 yards.
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Escena Golf Club
A view of Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs, California, which was designed by Jack Nicklaus.
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Escena Golf Club
A view of Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs, California, which was designed by Jack Nicklaus.
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Escena Golf Club
A view of Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs, California, which was designed by Jack Nicklaus.
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Escena Golf Club
A view of Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs, California, which was designed by Jack Nicklaus.
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Escena Golf Club
Escena Golf Club's palm trees are the same species as those used in Palm Springs' distinctive 1960s landscaping.
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Escena G.C. in Palm Springs, CA
With generous fairways and four sets of tees, Escena G.C. remains playable for all.
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- Escena Golf Club in Palm Springs: Where classic ideals meet modern-day pleasures
