Indian Wells Country Club
Indian Wells, Riverside County, California · Indian Wells golf market
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Indian Wells Country Club's founding began over dinner at Ruby's restaurant in Palm Springs, when Paul and Isabel Prom and Jean Susalla discussed building a golf and country club in the Coachella Valley; the club dates its history to 1956. Its own official history page documents an early celebrity-member roster including Bob Hope, Desi Arnaz, George Gobel, Chuck Connors, Arthur Lake, Lawrence Welk, Dennis James, Phil Harris, and Joey Bishop -- the last of these a core member of the Rat Pack. The former Indian Wells Hotel off the club's 11th green was owned by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz; the largest of the course's four lakes is named 'Bing-Phil' after Bing Crosby and Phil Harris; and President Gerald Ford was a VIP member both in and out of office during the 1970s. The club is today operated by Invited (formerly ClubCorp) and offers both equity and non-equity membership categories.
Golf & Course
Per this batch's own candidate framing (carried forward from the discovery-stage research that preceded this session and not independently re-verified this session via live search), Indian Wells Country Club has a longtime association with the PGA Tour's Bob Hope Classic/Desert Classic as a rotation host course. Course architect, number of holes, and course name(s) were not confirmed by a source reached this session.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
The club offers both equity and non-equity golf membership categories per a secondary source (loriebeling.com); the specific structural differences between those categories, current fees, and whether any waitlist exists were not confirmed this session.
Living in Indian Wells Country Club
Indian Wells Country Club is the club that gives the city of Indian Wells its name and much of its founding identity; a distinct, formally bundled residential development tied specifically to the club (as distinct from the city itself) was not confirmed this session.
Location & Surrounding Area
Indian Wells Country Club sits in the city of Indian Wells, within the same small Coachella Valley cluster as The Vintage Club, Eldorado Country Club, and Toscana Country Club.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current initiation fee, annual dues, and membership category structure directly with the club -- a membership-cost source page was identified (privateIQ) but not reached this session.
- Independently re-verify this club's Bob Hope Classic/Desert Classic host history with a live source; this record carries it forward from pre-session discovery research only.
- Confirm number of courses/holes and course architect; not found this session.
- Confirm whether any formally bundled residential development (distinct from the city of Indian Wells itself) is tied to this specific club.
Notable
- Founded in 1956; the idea began over dinner at Ruby's restaurant in Palm Springs among Paul and Isabel Prom and Jean Susalla.
- The club's own official history page documents Joey Bishop -- one of the five core Rat Pack members -- as an early celebrity member, alongside Bob Hope, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, and Lawrence Welk.
- The former Indian Wells Hotel off the 11th green was owned by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz; the course's largest lake, 'Bing-Phil,' is named for Bing Crosby and Phil Harris.
- President Gerald Ford was a VIP member both in and out of office during the 1970s.
- Today operated by Invited (formerly ClubCorp) with both equity and non-equity membership categories.
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