Hideaway Golf Club delivers 36 holes of top-tier private golf with distinctly different Pete Dye and Clive Clark signatures, all set against a lushly maintained desert canvas. While the club echoes the best of Coachella Valley exclusivity, it's the recent renovations, impressive conditioning, and personality-rich architecture that leave a lasting impression. If you can score an invite, it offers an elite private experience surrounded by iconic resort golf territory.
Be sure to visit the elevated patio between rounds—views of the Santa Rosa Mountains and both 18th greens offer a unique Hideaway perspective.
Hideaway Golf Club offers two contrasting expressions of high-caliber desert golf—one by Pete Dye, the other by Clive Clark—unified by dazzling conditioning and inventive use of the Coachella Valley landscape. The Dye course tempts and punishes through angled fairways and bold bunkering, while Clark’s design adds graceful movement and accessible strategy, both set amid mountain backdrops and vibrant desert flora. The 2024–26 renovation has renewed surfaces and restored architectural drama, ensuring both routings offer fresh, memorable tests for club members.
Both routings reflect their namesakes’ DNA—Dye’s masterful risk management and Clark’s blend of European panache and desert beauty—while recent restoration work has sharpened shot values and visual drama.
A long par 3 playing straight toward the mountainous horizon, this hole demands a crisp long iron or fairway wood. The green is well-guarded by a necklace of bunkers and slopes that feed errant shots away from the center.
Aim for the safe middle section of the green, taking more club if the wind is up, and avoid the deep right-hand bunkers.
Anything short or right can find trouble in the sand, while bold shots to a tight flag risk running off the back slope.
Greens and fairways are in first-class shape thanks to the multi-phase restoration, with lush but speedy surfaces.
Relaxed, private-club pace—expect unhurried rounds, especially with midweek member play.
Exclusive, peaceful, and service-oriented with a tone of understated luxury.
Standard upscale country club attire is required; collared shirts and no denim.
Recent renovations restored tricky undulations—practice your lag putts and getting approaches to the proper tier.
Desert heat can be intense, and clubhouse stops may be spaced out—bring extra water and sunscreen.
Walking is allowed but not common; most guests opt for carts given the course’s length and desert climate.
Pete Dye course opens as first of two championship layouts
Major greens restoration and bunker renovation launched on Pete Dye course
Final phase of full-club renovation, including course and clubhouse amenities, completed
The land that became Hideaway started as the Country Club of the Desert, but after financial struggles it was revived and reimagined under Discovery Land Company, evolving into a private 36-hole oasis. Each routing preserves a distinct flavor—Dye’s strategic theatricality on one, Clark’s elegant flourishes on the other.
Architect Clive Clark blended the rugged, sun-drenched desert terrain with strategic elements drawn from golf’s origins across the Atlantic, crafting holes that reward creativity and placement over brute strength. It’s a modern vision with roots in classic golf landscapes.
A sweeping course restoration brought new life to Hideaway’s classic lines, with Tim Liddy restoring Pete Dye’s vision by sculpting creative green surrounds and adding spectacle bunkers. Members heralded the transformation as a return to architectural sharpness and challenge.
Hideaway features two distinct championship routings designed by Pete Dye and Clive Clark.
The club underwent a $50 million course and clubhouse renovation from 2024–2026.
Spectacle bunkers and restored green complexes echo the boldest moments from Dye and Clark’s signature styles.
Past and present, the club’s fairways have hosted numerous celebrities and pro athletes as members.
Water and mountain vistas shape both the shotmaking and the mood throughout the round.
Host of The American Express and famous for Dye drama—mandatory for desert golf fans.
Both Celebrity and Players layouts feature strong architecture and lively resort energy.
Former Bob Hope Classic host with lush landscaping and mountain views.
One of the best-conditioned daily-fee courses in the region with memorable desert routing.
Broad fairways, showy hazards, and a setting at the foot of the mountains make it a must for visitors.
Base yourself in central La Quinta or Indian Wells—ideal for quick access to Hideaway, other private clubs, and the best public layouts within 15 minutes.
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