Play Golf with the Pros at the Bob Hope Classic
Whether it is playing or just coming out to take in some golf action, the Bob Hope Classic is the premier professional golf tournament in the desert to be a part of and a must stop on your next vacation to Palm Springs and the California desert resort cities.
Taking place in the month of January, the PGA's early tour season gets under way with the Coachella Valley being one of the stops on the tour's west coast swing. What makes this event such a gem is it's notoriety for being a celebrity pro-am as well as having five daily 18-hole rounds to go with it.
The Bob Hope has all the action one could ask for, and there is a lot of it, taking place on multiple golf courses throughout the Coachella valley, including the Arnold Palmer Private Course and the Nicklaus Private Course at the PGA West in La Quinta, along with the SilverRock Resort in La Quinta, the Bermuda Dunes Country Club, and the La Quinta Country Club. On my recent visit, I was so close to the action that I felt I could grab a club myselfand hit a tee shot or make a birdie from four feet out.
All the courses are beautiful and present an amazing opportunity for the gallery to see some world class golf and their favorite Hollywood celebrities. Besides taking in the professional action that features PGA players like Phil Mickelson, Chad Campbell, Mike Weir and Justin Leonard, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic's biggest draw is it's celebrity Pro-Am competition. It has attracted celebrities such as Bing Crosby, George Lopez, Samuel Jackson, Justin Timberlake, and a number of professional football, baseball and basketball players to give it its personal charm. Next season the event will be hosted by former president and golf enthusiast, Bill Clinton.
The Bob Hope is a wonderful opportunity to make a week of it and experience golf at it's best form, involving the serious competition of the PGA with the fun and games that the celebrity Pro-Am brings to the course.
The one event that is synonymous with the Coachella Valley is the Bob Hope Classic. The event that continues to sustain and garner accolades for the atmosphere it creates. It's a breath of fresh air when it comes to the standard set in golf competition and it only makes it that much more entertaining to come out and catch sight of your favorite Hollywood personality hitting one into the water hazard.
On your next golf vacation grab the wife, the kids and make a family event of it and see the pros in action on your next trip to Palm Springs and the California desert resort communities.
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