Palmer Private golf course at PGA West in La Quinta
LA QUINTA, Calif. - The site of David Duval's historic final-round 59 in 1999, the Arnold Palmer Private Course at PGA West is set at the base of the picturesque Santa Rosa Mountains.
The golf course opened in 1986 as the second of five championship courses at PGA West. It has 30 acres of lakes and streams, several elevated tees and plenty of large trees dotting the rolling terrain. The finishing stretch is particularly appealing with five holes sculpted along the rugged mountains. The 15th is a little par 3 with virtually no room for error; the 16th is a short par 4 that requires players to cross a canal twice; the 17th is another beautiful short par 3; and the finishing hole is a spectacular risk-reward par 5 around a lake.
PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 1
The opening hole on the Palmer Private course at PGA West is a par 4 with bunkers on each side of the fairway. Off the tee, stay to the left side to get the best look at the green.
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PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 2
The second hole on the Palmer Private course at PGA West is a great opportunity for birdie. Long hitters can try for this par 5 in two or lay up to an easy wedge to this three-tiered green.
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PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 3
Most players will want to use a mid- to short-iron off the tee on the third hold at the Palmer Private course at PGA West. The key to success is to avoid the large bunker protecting the left side of the green on this medium-length par 3.
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PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 4
Nicknamed "Rembrandt," the scenic fourth hole on the Palmer Private course at PGA West has a lake running down the left side. This par 4 also challenges with out-of-bounds right and a bunker guarding the large, sloping green.
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PGA West's Palmer Private GC - No. 5
Appropriately named "Intimidator," the par-3 fifth hole on the Palmer Private course at PGA West requires length and accuracy with water surrounding the green on three sides.
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PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 6
Most people know Arnold Palmer is a pilot. He could probably land his plane on the long par-5 sixth hole on the Palmer Private course at PGA West, nicknamed "Runway."
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PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 7
Fairway bunkers left and water down the right side of the tight-driving seventh hole on the Palmer Private course at PGA West helped it earn its moniker: "Brutal."
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PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 8
No. 8 on the Palmer Private course at PGA West is a short par 4 with a generous landing area and a fairly flat green to set up birdie opportunities.
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PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 9
Once one of the hardest holes on the PGA Tour, the ninth hole on the Palmer Private course at PGA West features water down the left side of a narrow fairway with a long approach over a hazard.
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PGA West's Palmer Private G.C. - No. 10
With a forced water carry off the tee, a cut-shot approach to an elevated green (for right-handers) just adds to the difficulty of the 10th hole at the Palmer Private course at PGA West.
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PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 11
They call the par-5 11th hole on the Palmer Private course at PGA West "Breather" because it's reachable in two and perhaps the best scoring opportunity left on the golf course.
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PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 12
You don't want to go long on the lengthy par-3 12th hole on the Palmer Private course at PGA West, especially with a back pin, which would leave a difficult up and down.
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PGA West's Palmer Private GC - No. 13
With two forced carries over water, the par-4 13th hole on the Palmer Private course at PGA West features a green that wraps around the lake.
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PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 14
The 14th hole on the Palmer Private course at PGA West is nicknamed "Venice" because of a canal that borders the fairway. You must cross water on approach to a large green that slopes back to front. Big Horn sheep near the green are a common site.
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PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 15
Visually intimidating off the tee, the short, par-3 15th hole on the Palmer Private course at PGA West leaves little room for error with water to the left and mountain to the right of the green.
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PGA West's Palmer Private golf course - No. 16
On the Palmer Private course's 16th hole, you have to cross the canal twice to reach what would otherwise be a fairly simple par 4. Just ask Tim Herron who made a quadruple-bogey 8 on the hole to lose his final-round lead in the 2003 Bob Hope Classic.
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