La Quinta Country Club was established in 1959 and has been known to the world's golfing community as the "Jewel of the Desert." It was on these rolling tree lined fairways where the late President Dwight Eisenhower first became devoted to golf in the desert. Even today, professionals and amateurs alike consider this course, designed by Frank and Lawrence Hughes, one of the toughest.

Lily pads dot the shimmering lakes along the 7060 yards of sweeping emerald fairways. The grounds are abundant with rose bushes and mature trees including palm, tropical banana, carob, olive, tamarisk, eucalyptus and pine adding to the beauty of the course. Features added to the course, during the summer of 1999, are the attractive water fountain that separates the 9th and 18th greens and the rambling waterfall at the 7th green.