O'Donnell Golf Club
Palm Springs, Riverside County, California · Palm Springs golf market
- Access
- non equity
- Holes
- 9
- Gated
- No
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O'Donnell Golf Club sits at the base of Mt. San Jacinto in downtown Palm Springs and is, by a wide margin, the oldest golf course in the Coachella Valley -- built in 1926 by oil magnate Thomas O'Donnell with design influences drawn from the Old Course at St. Andrews, conceived originally as a retreat for Hollywood's elite. It remains today a small, private, member-only club: a 9-hole course (played from two tee positions per hole), a historic Spanish-style clubhouse, and no walk-up or public play -- membership is required, and guest access is by member invitation only.
Golf & Course
A compact 9-hole routing with two tee positions per hole, SCGA-rated, and run informally (no assigned tee times -- golfers are simply started wherever the club deems appropriate). Its age and downtown-adjacent setting, rather than architectural scale, are what make it distinctive within the Coachella Valley's golf landscape.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Membership is required for any play; the club does not sell public tee times. Guest play exists only by member invitation. This research pass found only secondary, dated (2017) fee information from a course-review blog, not the club's own published rate sheet -- current initiation and dues figures should be confirmed directly with the club.
Location & Surrounding Area
Located in downtown Palm Springs at the base of Mt. San Jacinto, near the Palm Springs Art Museum -- in the heart of the city's historic core rather than in a purpose-built suburban golf subdivision.
Costs & Fees
Figures below are labeled Current only when the source itself frames them as presently accurate. Everything else is labeled Historical — a source checked today does not make an old fee a current one.
Golf membership initiation
Historical — as of 2017$4,000
Reported by one member/reviewer as the 'single' membership initiation fee, with a $395 monthly fee and $150 monthly restaurant minimum; this is a secondary source (course-review blog), not the club's own published rate sheet, and the effective date (2017) is old -- treat as a rough historical reference point only, not a current price.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current initiation fee and dues directly with the club -- the only figures found this session (roughly $4,000 initiation, $395/month, from a 2017 course-review blog) are old and from a secondary source, not the club's own rate sheet.
- Confirm the club's exact relationship, if any, to a specific named surrounding residential neighborhood -- not independently confirmed this research pass due to search-budget exhaustion.
Notable
- Built in 1926 by oil magnate Thomas O'Donnell -- the oldest golf course in the Coachella Valley.
- Design was influenced by the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland.
- A private, member-only 9-hole club with no public tee sheet; guest play only by member invitation.
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