Seven Lakes Country Club

Overview: At Seven Lakes, Ted Robinson Sr. arranged an 18-hole executive course around the water features that give the Palm Springs community its name. The current long card is listed at par 58 and 2,712 yards, with a mix of par threes and shorter par fours. Mountain views, small targets and the repeated presence of water make the course a study in placement and touch rather than a test of driving distance.

History: Robinson’s course was planned in 1963 as part of a mid-century residential development in south Palm Springs. The community’s architecture and golf course were conceived together, which explains the close relationship between homes, lakes, planting and fairways. Later references sometimes date the wider development to 1964 or 1965; the profile uses 1963 for the golf-course planning history.

Did You Know? Seven Lakes is known for a compact scorecard but not a featureless one. The course includes several short par fours that can be tempting from the tee, while water and angled greens punish casual decisions. It is a classic Palm Springs executive layout: quick to walk, visually shaped by the desert mountains and built around the idea that an enjoyable round does not need to be long.