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Larry Bohannan

Top 100 Golf Holes

On this site you'll get a peek at 100 holes of premiere golfing in the Coachella Valley where world-class fairways, greens, lakes and bunkers stretch from Palm Springs to La Quinta. Discover stunning vistas where tees are carved into the mountains and greens nestled between rocks, lakes and unspoiled desert scenery.

Our golf guide features video instructions from Desert Sun golf columnist Larry Bohannan to help you master his hand-picked selection of the valley's top 100 holes.

Follow Larry and videographer/photographer Marilyn Chung as they navigate 100 holes and 62 courses at top100golf.mydesert.com and on Twitter: @MyDesertGolf.


  • Top Larry Bohannan News
  1. Retiring CBS golf broadcaster Ken Venturi waves from the broadcast booth during the final round of the Kemper Open in Potomac, Md., on June 2, 2011. AP

    Golf icon Ken Venturi had long connection to desert

    Former U.S. Open champion Ken Venturi who later enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a golf analyst for CBS Sports died Friday afternoon at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage.

    • May 17, 2013
  2. Byron Smith of Palm Desert, pictured in last year's PGA Tour qualifying tournament at PGA West, is ranked 13th on the Web.com Tour season money earnings. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Valley golfer Byron Smith finds success on Web.com Tour

    It's not that Byron Smith didn't still enjoy playing golf. It's just that for a while he felt like he was stuck in the same place for too long.

    • May 15, 2013
  3. Garber. Courtesy

    Pair of local golfers keep dream alive

    Two local golfers made the cut at the U.S. Open local qualifier at Ironwood Country Club Tuesday, bringing them just one step away from the field at the 113th playing of the Open next month at the East Course of the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa.

    • May 15, 2013
  4. A buck a hole can grow and grow

    Perhaps the most uttered words on a golf course, other than words you can't print in a family publication, are 'What do you want to play for?'

    • May 10, 2013
  5. PING Nome TR putter ping.com

    PING Nome TR putter

    What exactly are variable-depth grooves?

    • May 10, 2013
  6. Club lean?

    Q: For some time the Rules of Golf have provided: Players should not lean on their clubs when on the putting green, particularly when removing the ball from the hole. Yet for years many of the golfers repeatedly violate this rule.

    • May 10, 2013
  7. Calendar, Raim win Toyota Cup events

    Grant Calender, a freshman at Desert Christian Academy, and junior Mackenzie Raim of Palm Desert High School, each one their divisions in a two-day SCPGA Toyota Tour Cup event at Desert Falls Country Club in Palm Desert.

    • May 10, 2013
  8. Peace Chapel military golf event

    The Troop Support-173d Peace Chapel Golf Tournament will be played May 18 at the Mountain Vista Golf Course in Palm Desert.

    • May 10, 2013
  9. Coe

    'Secret weapon' pays off for La Quinta's Alex Coe

    While most sun-washed players limped to the scorer's table after their U.S. Open local qualifier at Bermuda Dunes Country Club on Monday, La Quinta's Alex Coe strode indoors with baby blues alight.

    • May 13, 2013
  10. Tiger Woods speaks to reporters Sunday after winning the final round of The Players Championship. Debby Wong, USA Today Sports

    Tiger Woods keeps it dry and wins Players Championship

    A weekend filled with sharp words between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia came down to one last showdown Sunday in The Players Championship, this one staged across the water in a tiny, terrifying section of the TPC Sawgrass.

    • May 12, 2013
  11. Larry Bohannan. Richard Lui, The Desert Sun

    Report spotlights impact of golf in California

    There is plenty of important news in the latest 52-page report on the economic impact of golf in California.

    • May 11, 2013
  12. Henrik Stenson, of Sweden, hits from a bunker on the second hole during the third round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass on Saturday, May 11, 2013 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. AP Photo/Chris O'Meara

    Henrik Stenson surges to top at Players Championship before storms arrive

    Former champion Henrik Stenson surged into the lead at The Players Championship before storms delayed the third round Saturday.

    • May 11, 2013
  13. Larry Bohannan. Richard Lui, The Desert Sun

    Sawgrass rival lives in desert

    Each year the PGA Tour makes its trek to the home of the tour in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. And that means the players have to face the famous, or infamous, par-3 17th hole on the TPC at Sawgrass course, the home of The Players Championship.

    • May 10, 2013
  14. The third green at The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnyland course offers a picturesque view of the San Jacinto mountains. Jay Calderon/Desert Sun

    Sunnylands: part museum, part golf course

    A totem pole. A pair of palm trees honoring a former U.S. president. A pagoda.

    • May 7, 2013
  15. Monty coming to America is good news

    Some of the best news in weeks for golf came from Colin Montgomerie during his World Golf Hall of Fame induction speech.

    • May 7, 2013
  16. Pink Wilson FG Tour wedge wilsongolf.com

    Pink Wilson wedge

    A pink wedge might seem like a bit much for a Mother's Day gift, but what does your mother think about it?

    • May 7, 2013
  17. Phil's fairways?

    Q: I would like your opinion on why you think it is that Phil Mickelson has such a problem hitting the fairways. This guy has talent and all the instructors available.

    • May 7, 2013
  18. The first hole green at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands golf course shown on Monday, May 6, 2013. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    Sunnylands reveals 'gorgeous' environment to play golf

    Behind the pale pink walls off Bob Hope Drive sits a pristine golf course that few have played.

    • May 6, 2013
  19. Desert Sun golf reporter Larry Bohannan Richard Lui The Desert Sun

    Derek Ernst shows merits of Q-school

    And so now we know the name, apparently. Now we know the name of what is likely to be the last guy to win a PGA Tour event in his rookie year after working his way through the PGA Tour's qualifying process, or Q-school.

    • May 6, 2013
  20. No locals advance in U.S. Open sectional play

    Dan Buchner of Seal Beach fired a 5-under 66 on Monday to earn medalist honors at a U.S. Open local qualifying tournament at the Grove Course at Indian Ridge Country Club.

    • May 6, 2013
  21. COD golf team braces itself for tough regional

    Don't use the word dynasty around College of the Desert men's golf coach Tony Manzoni.

    • May 5, 2013
  22. Ken Venturi gives golf lessons to attendees at the Pete Carlson's Golf Expo at the College of the Desert Golf Center. Desert Sun File

    Ultimate validation for Ken Venturi

    Ken Venturi remembers holding court during family dinners when he was growing up, telling his family about his latest golf achievements.

    • May 5, 2013
  23. Larry Bohannan Richard Lui, The Desert Sun

    It's not called the U.S. Closed

    Webb Simpson is the defending champion of the U.S. Open, having won that title at the Olympic Club in San Francisco last year.

    • May 5, 2013
  24. Larry Bohannan Richard Lui, The Desert Sun

    World of golf has week to forget

    Let's face it, this has not been a good couple of days for the image of professional golf in this country.

    • May 3, 2013
  25. Henson, Smith on different paths to same goal

    Here's the tale of two former desert high school star golfers who are working their way toward a common goal by completely different paths.

    • Apr. 30, 2013
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