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  1. Retiring CBS golf broadcaster Ken Venturi waves to Kemper Open winner Bob Estes from the broadcast booth during the final round of the Kemper Open at the TPC at Avenel in Potomac, Md., on June 2, 2011. AP Photo/Roberto Borea, File

    Ken Venturi remembered as great golf champion, father

    Ken Venturi was remembered as a great golf champion and broadcaster Thursday, but he was remembered more as a father, a friend and a man who gave back to the game and to his community.

    • 6:45 PM
  2. The Shadow Hills softball team celebrates its win over Bishop Union on May 16. On Wednesday, the Knights were removed from the playoffs after the CIF deemed they violated a rule prior to Tuesday's win over Mary Star of the Sea. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    Shadow Hills softball dismissed for breaking rule

    The CIF Southern Section has removed the Shadow Hills High School girls' softball team from the postseason for a violation of playoff rules.

    • May 23, 2013
  3. Palm Desert's Abe Hewko and five Aztec teammates will participate in the first day of the CIF individual finals today. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Palm Desert Aztecs take court today at individuals

    Palm Desert High School senior Abe Hewko knows this will be his last shot at winning a CIF singles title after coming so close as a sophomore, when he reached the semifinal. However, Hewko is honest in that he's not in prime condition like he has been.

    • May 22, 2013
  4. La Quinta softball, DCA baseball still at it

    After Shadow Hills softball's stunning dismissal from postseason play by the CIF on Wednesday (see story, C1), two valley teams remain on the postseason diamond for the quarterfinals — La Quinta softball and Desert Christian Academy baseball.

    • May 22, 2013

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.


  1. FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2012 file photo, San Francisco 49ers' Michael Crabtree (15) reaches for a pass as he's grabbed by Houston Texans' Brice McCain (21) in the first quarter an NFL preseason football game in Houston. 49ers leading wide receiver Crabtree is not on the practice field for Wednesday afternoon's, May 22, 2013 organized team activity, though the team has provided no update regarding his absence amid reports he tore his Achilles tendon. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) AP

    WR Crabtree tears right Achilles tendon

    The San Francisco 49ers suddenly have a huge void in their receiving corps as they chase another Super Bowl berth: Michael Crabtree is sidelined after surgery on his right Achilles tendon.

    • May 23, 2013
  2. LeBron James goes in for the game winner in overtime as the Miami Heat host the Indiana Pacers for game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Miami Herald, C.W. Griffin) AP

    Lebron James delivers at buzzer

    LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim.

    • May 23, 2013
  3. Pete Donovan. Richard Lui, The Desert Sun

    Two MLB managers riding high

    The stories are unfounded that the federal government has contacted Joe Girardi and Terry Francona seeking their advice in lowering the national debt, bringing peace to the Middle East and finding a cure for the common cold.

    • May 23, 2013
  4. Austin Dunphy (4) of Palm Desert slides into home safely to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh inning against Bishop Amat on Tuesday. The Aztecs were eliminated when Amat won 8-6 in eight innings. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun

    Never-say-die Aztecs finish on wrong end of dramatic game

    When you've been to three CIF championship baseball games in a row, it only makes sense that you are the type of team that isn't easy to beat in the postseason.

    • May 21, 2013
  5. Adam Scott, shown putting May 9, is one of several recent major championship winners who uses an anchored putter. Rules changes approved Tuesday will begin in 2016. AP

    Golf bans anchored putting

    Mike Shea never considered the senior pros he has faced had an advantage by using long putters and so-called anchored putting strokes.

    • May 21, 2013
  6. New format, similar success for Palm Desert tennis

    Bullard High School's boys' tennis team had to travel approximately 10 hours and nearly 700 miles roundtrip to Rancho Las Palmas to lose to Palm Desert High School in a match that lasted less than 90 minutes Tuesday.

    • May 21, 2013
  7. Shadow Hills' Nathan Tiaga tags out Santa Ynez's Jacob Pritchard trying to get back on to second base during the second round of the CIF Division V baseball playoffs on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Indio. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Sun sets on Shadow Hills Knights' year

    Sometimes when the wheels come off, they come off in full.

    • May 22, 2013
  8. Zach Boetto (left) of La Quinta tags out Kevin Franklin of Gahr at home plate during the CIF second round playoff. Gahr won 6-1. Wade Byars/The Desert Sun

    La Quinta struggles to find its offense in loss

    Trevor Abshire took the mound Tuesday under perhaps the most difficult circumstances he's faced all year. La Quinta already trailed by two runs in the second inning with one out and the bases loaded. He was inserted for starter Casey Costello to keep the game from slipping out of reach.

    • May 21, 2013
  9. Conquerors collect win, move into quarterfinals

    With a fever nearly as high as the temperature Tuesday, Desert Christian Academy ace pitcher Morgan Earman picked up his first save of the season in the Conquerors' 3-2 victory over Buckley (Sherman Oaks) in a second-round CIF playoff game.

    • May 21, 2013
  10. FILE - In this March 13, 2013, file photo, Los Angeles Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro hangs his head during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies in Los Angeles. Del Negro is out as coach of the Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) AP

    Clippers won't offer Vinny Del Negro new deal as coach

    Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs.

    • May 21, 2013
  11. Blackhawks, Knights find road success

    To win a playoff softball game on the road, you usually have to battle until the final out. That was the case Tuesday for two valley teams, and both La Quinta and Shadow Hills were left celebrating after that pivotal final out was recorded.

    • May 21, 2013
  12. NBA basketball team representatives sit onstage at the start of the NBA draft lottery, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) AP

    Cleveland Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again

    Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again.

    • May 21, 2013
  13. This artist drawing provided by the San Francisco 49ers shows the team's proposed stadium in Santa Clara, which has been awarded Super Bowl 50. San Francisco 49ers via AP

    Bay Area to host Super Bowl 50 in 2016

    The San Francisco Bay Area has been picked to host the 50th Super Bowl in 2016.

    • May 21, 2013
  14. Johnson continues trending up on LPGA

    The first time I met Jennifer Johnson she was 12 years old. She was living in Carlsbad and her father had brought her up to the American Junior Golf Association tournament at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage.

    • May 21, 2013
  15. adidas adicross tour shoe tmagolf.com

    adidas adicross shoes

    What truly can you do different with a golf shoe? Plenty, according to adidas.

    • May 21, 2013
  16. Tour pairings?

    Q: Would you mind explaining how players are selected for pairings in the final round of a PGA event. I understand the basics of leaders go last. But how is it determined between multiple players?

    • May 21, 2013
  17. Shadow Ridge Access Pass

    Marriott's Shadow Ridge Golf Club in Palm Desert has announced its annual Summer Access Pass is back for 2013, providing local golfers with discounts for the upcoming summer golf season.

    • May 21, 2013
  18. SCPGA short game school in the desert

    The Southern California PGA will host a short game school in the desert on May 29 at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert. The day is part of the SCPGA Golf Schools program

    • May 21, 2013
    • SPORTS /

    S.O.S. Marine fundraising golf

    The annual summer Drive'Em, Home benefits golf tournament for Soliders Organized Services, or S.O.S. will begins June 214 with a tournament a Shadow Hills Golf Club in Indio.

    • May 21, 2013
  19. Cathedral City's Timothy Bradley will defend his WBO welterweight title on Sept. 14 against Juan Manuel Marquez. Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun

    Timothy Bradley concerned with legacy over money

    WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley said fighting a boxer the caliber of Juan Manuel Marquez was more important to him than the money he passed on to fight Manny Pacquiao in a rematch in China.

    • May 20, 2013
  20. Palm Desert High School's baseball team celebrates after beating La Quinta on May 7 in Palm Desert. Richard Lui/The Desert Sun

    Palm Desert faces Bishop Amat on Tuesday

    The Palm Desert High School baseball team will face a familiar foe in Tuesday's second round of the CIF playoffs.

    • May 20, 2013
  21. Nichols

    John Nichols, Ki Taek Lee move onto state qualifier

    La Quinta High School's Ki Taek Lee and Desert Christian Academy's John Nichols each made the cut at the CIF-Southern Section Individual Championship Tournament on Monday to advance to the Southern California state qualifier May 30.

    • May 20, 2013
  22. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly looks on during a game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday in Atlanta. AP

    Don Mattingly doesn't feel he's about to be fired

    Beleaguered manager Don Mattingly insisted Monday he doesn't feel he's about to be fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he has no idea whether he needs to win a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers to keep his job.

    • May 20, 2013
  23. Webb

    Marshall Webb's bat led Conquerors to CIF playoffs

    The Desert Christian Academy baseball team once again has rolled through the Victory League undefeated and is now looking to make a deep run in the CIF Southern Section Division VI playoffs.

    • May 20, 2013
  24. Tiger Woods loses his club as he hits off the second tee Friday, May 10, 2013, during the second round of The Players championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. AP Photo/Chris O'Meara

    Just say 'no' to make-up between Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia

    Tiger Woods spoke for some 20 minutes about the state of his game, belly putters, the U.S. Open and the AT&T National. As he was wrapping up, he needed just one word to cover the topic of Sergio Garcia.

    • May 20, 2013
  25. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, May 20, 2013, in Milwaukee. AP Photo/Morry Gash

    Clayton Kershaw pitches 3-hitter as Dodgers beat Brewers

    With speculation that Don Mattingly could be fired sometime this week, the Los Angeles Dodgers manager needed Clayton Kershaw to pitch well in the worst way.

    • May 20, 2013
  26. San Diego Padres' Huston Street and catcher John Baker congratulate each other Monday after the Padres 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in a baseball game in San Diego. AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi

    Jason Marquis wins 5th straight, Padres beat Cards 4-2

    Jason Marquis combined with four relievers on a four-hitter to win his fifth straight start and Will Venable homered to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win against the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.

    • May 20, 2013
  27. San Diego Chargers rookie Manti Te'o grabs a catch during Chargers training camp. AP

    No media for Chargers' Manti Te'o, but he still parties

    Manti Te'o isn't hiding out. He's just not talking to the media.

    • May 20, 2013
    • SPORTS /
    San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi blocks a goal attempt against Los Angeles Kings left wing Dustin Penner as San Jose Sharks center James Sheppard defends Saturday in San Jose. AP Photo/Tony Avelar

    Sharks look to tie series with Kings in Game 4

    For all that the San Jose Sharks accomplished with their overtime victory over Los Angeles in Game 3, they know it will mean very little if they don't back that win up with another at home against the defending Stanley Cup champion Kings.

    • May 20, 2013
  28. Jennifer Johnson poses with the trophy after winning the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic golf tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Ala., on Sunday, May 19, 2013. AP Photo/Dave Martin

    Desert Christian's Jennifer Johnson wins Mobile Bay LPGA Classic

    Desert Christian Academy graduate Jennifer Johnson got a hug and congratulations from the defending Mobile Bay LPGA Classic champion before it even sunk in Sunday that she had won her first tour title.

    • May 19, 2013
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