Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort · Legend
1885 Golf Club Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92264, USA
Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort · Legend is an 18-hole golf course in Palm Springs, CA, playing 5,547–6,680 yards from 4 sets of tees (slope 111–125, course rating up to 72.4).
It's a flat walk, roughly 89 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 126 bunkers, with water on 5 holes; the back nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
A flatter, wide-open, tree-lined course with large greens and little trouble, an easygoing value round that average players often enjoy more than the tougher Resort course. Opinion splits sharply, with some calling it a relaxed, forgiving good time and others a dull, forgettable basic layout.
Consistently praised
- Wide fairways, big greens and little trouble make it relaxed and playable for most.
- Strong value, and average golfers often prefer it to the harder Resort course.
Worth knowing
- Many find the layout basic, flat and short on character.
Golfers recommend
- A good pick when you want a stress-free, swing-away round.
- The back nine from the tips toughens up considerably when the wind blows.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the Yellow tees, 6212 yds
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #3, #13, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #8, #18. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 2 reachable par 5s, so get aggressive for eagle looks.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 403 | 5 | |
| 2• | 4 | 393 | 9 | |
| 3• | 5 | 488 | 13 | Reachable |
| 4• | 4 | 389 | 3 | Tough |
| 5• | 4 | 325 | 17 | Birdie |
| 6• | 5 | 536 | 7 | |
| 7• | 3 | 214 | 11 | Long 3 |
| 8• | 4 | 429 | 1 | Tough |
| 9• | 3 | 162 | 15 | |
| Out | 36 | 3339 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 393 | 10 | |
| 11• | 4 | 356 | 18 | Birdie |
| 12• | 3 | 182 | 14 | |
| 13• | 5 | 495 | 16 | ReachableBirdie |
| 14• | 4 | 396 | 6 | |
| 15• | 3 | 217 | 12 | Long 3 |
| 16• | 4 | 430 | 8 | |
| 17• | 4 | 436 | 4 | |
| 18• | 4 | 436 | 2 | Tough |
| In | 35 | 3341 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 6680 | 72.4 | 125 | 71 |
| White | 6432 | 71.3 | 122 | 71 |
| Yellow | 6212 | 70.1 | 119 | 71 |
| Red | 5547 | 66.9 | 111 | 71 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
Climbs & drops
Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Thu 05-28 · 89/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #13 (10) · #18 (10) · #4 (9) · #5 (9). Water on 5 holes: #5, #7, #8, #12, #17.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort · Legend?
- Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort · Legend plays 5,547–6,680 yards across 4 sets of tees, to a par of 71 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort · Legend?
- Its slope rating ranges 111–125, with a course rating up to 72.4. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort · Legend?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the Yellow tees at 6,212 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort · Legend walkable?
- It's a flat walk, with roughly 89 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort · Legend have?
- Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort · Legend has 126 bunkers, and water comes into play on 8 holes.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.